November 7, 2015—This Seed Exchange & Gardening Fair at Waimea Valley will be jam packed with lots of goodies for backyard gardeners and farmers. Please bring your seeds and cuttings to share. Note these important details listed below. In addition to the Exchange, there will be a number of exciting activities and opportunities to learn more about island backyard gardening and food production. There will be workshops on Chickens, Beekeeping, Kalo, as well as childrens’ activities and a localvore potluck at noon. An added bonus is a native plant sale and a fruit tree giveaway.
November 7, 2015— This Seed Exchange & Gardening Fair at Waimea Valley will be jam packed with lots of goodies for backyard gardeners and farmers. Please bring your seeds and cuttings to share. Note these important details listed below. In addition to the Exchange, there will be a number of exciting activities and opportunities to learn more about island backyard gardening and food production. There will be workshops on Chickens, Beekeeping, Kalo, as well as childrens’ activities and a localvore potluck at noon. An added bonus is a native plant sale and a fruit tree giveaway.
https://kohalacenter.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/TKC_logo_1.png00adminhttps://kohalacenter.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/TKC_logo_1.pngadmin2015-10-31 07:37:442015-11-29 19:14:59Farming Outside The Box with Anna Peach (Hale‘iwa)
August 8, 2015—Hawai‘i SEED and Slow Food in Hawai‘i are hosting a seed saving and cleaning workshop especially for people who are already conducting seed exchanges on O‘ahu. The general public is invited as well. Lyn Howe, who works with the Hawai‘i Public Seed Initiative through The Kohala Center, will be coming over to share her expertise on seed saving and sharing. She will share tips on the best ways to save, clean and store seeds and will be talking about how to navigate HPSI’s Seed Variety Selection Tool map and database to discover which plants optimally grow in your regional zone on O‘ahu.
May 16, 2015—The 3rd Annual Community Seed & Plant Exchange event at the Kahumana Farm Festival will engage over 1,200 people with the opportunity to exchange seeds and plants saved from their own backyards. Beginning and advanced workshops on seed-saving will be held throughout the day, as well educational talks about the importance of saving seeds and plants. Click here for more information.
April 29, 2015—Join us for a seed-themed dinner to share seeds and knowledge. Meet others who support seed saving and sharing in our community. Join the movement to save local seeds. Join the network of local seed sharers. Bring seeds to share if you have them…or ideas and questions about seed saving if you don’t. RSVP required: kodom@kkv.net.
SlowFood & Hawai’i SEED Seed Exchange & Gardening Fair (Hale‘iwa)
/in HPSI Past Events /by adminNovember 7, 2015—This Seed Exchange & Gardening Fair at Waimea Valley will be jam packed with lots of goodies for backyard gardeners and farmers. Please bring your seeds and cuttings to share. Note these important details listed below. In addition to the Exchange, there will be a number of exciting activities and opportunities to learn more about island backyard gardening and food production. There will be workshops on Chickens, Beekeeping, Kalo, as well as childrens’ activities and a localvore potluck at noon. An added bonus is a native plant sale and a fruit tree giveaway.
Farming Outside The Box with Anna Peach (Hale‘iwa)
/in HPSI Past Events /by adminNovember 7, 2015— This Seed Exchange & Gardening Fair at Waimea Valley will be jam packed with lots of goodies for backyard gardeners and farmers. Please bring your seeds and cuttings to share. Note these important details listed below. In addition to the Exchange, there will be a number of exciting activities and opportunities to learn more about island backyard gardening and food production. There will be workshops on Chickens, Beekeeping, Kalo, as well as childrens’ activities and a localvore potluck at noon. An added bonus is a native plant sale and a fruit tree giveaway.
Slow Food Hawai‘i & Hawai‘i SEED Seed Saving Workshop
/in HPSI Past Events /by adminAugust 8, 2015—Hawai‘i SEED and Slow Food in Hawai‘i are hosting a seed saving and cleaning workshop especially for people who are already conducting seed exchanges on O‘ahu. The general public is invited as well. Lyn Howe, who works with the Hawai‘i Public Seed Initiative through The Kohala Center, will be coming over to share her expertise on seed saving and sharing. She will share tips on the best ways to save, clean and store seeds and will be talking about how to navigate HPSI’s Seed Variety Selection Tool map and database to discover which plants optimally grow in your regional zone on O‘ahu.
Additionally, we want to use this event as an opportunity to develop a master plan for seed exchanges; so we can publicize and support one another in these efforts. Registration is now open online at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/slow-food-hawaii-hawaii-seed-seed-saving-workshop-tickets-17609398184. For more information please contact Laurie Carlson at lauriecarlson@me.com.
Kahumana Farm Festival: Seed & Plant Exchange
/in HPSI Past Events /by adminMay 16, 2015—The 3rd Annual Community Seed & Plant Exchange event at the Kahumana Farm Festival will engage over 1,200 people with the opportunity to exchange seeds and plants saved from their own backyards. Beginning and advanced workshops on seed-saving will be held throughout the day, as well educational talks about the importance of saving seeds and plants. Click here for more information.
Decolonizing Our Diets: Returning to Our Roots
/in HPSI Past Events /by adminApril 29, 2015—Join us for a seed-themed dinner to share seeds and knowledge. Meet others who support seed saving and sharing in our community. Join the movement to save local seeds. Join the network of local seed sharers. Bring seeds to share if you have them…or ideas and questions about seed saving if you don’t. RSVP required: kodom@kkv.net.