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Aloha!
This is the October 2009 edition of the the Hawai'i Homegrown Food Network e-mail newsletter.
We have been producing this newsletter since March 2009 as a volunteer project of Agroforestry Net, a 501(c)3 organization based in Holualoa. Thank you to all of our subscribers for your enthusiastic support.
During the month of September, we received two grants to support the Hawaii Homegrown Food Network that will allow us to carry on and expand this project through September 2010. We received support from the Hawai‘i County Resource Center, a program of the County of Hawai‘i Department of Research and Development. The Hawaii Agricultural Development Program in sponsorship with the Big Island RC&D Council also gave its generous support. We are proud to be able to support these organizations' visions of vibrant, sustainable, local food systems on Hawai'i Island.
As you will see below, all sections of this newsletter are growing. Please continue to send us your submissions for future newsletters. They are welcome using the form at the bottom of this email. The deadline for the November newsletter is October 24.
Supporting organizations of the Hawai'i Homegrown Food Network
Kona Outdoor Circle http://www.konaoutdoorcircle.org
Sustainable Kohala http://sustainablekohala.ning.com/
Amanda Rieux, teacher at Mala ‘Ai Culinary Garden at Waimea Middle School
Andrea Dean, project manager, How Hawaii Eats, Kapa‘au
Bruce Mathews, professor of Soil Science, UH Hilo
Deborah Ward, retired UH CTAHR extension agent and farmer, Kea‘au
Geoff Rauch, director of Know Your Farmer Alliance and farmer, Kapoho
Hector Valenzuela, vegetable crops extension specialist, UH Manoa
Jerry Konanui, mahi 'ai and educator, Pahoa
Joe Kassel, naturopathic physician and farmer, Holualoa
Ken Love, tropical fruit horticulture and marketing specialist, Captain Cook
Lyn Howe, director of Know Your Farmer Alliance and farmer, Kapoho
Mary Lynn Garner, Konawaena High School teacher and farmer, Kealakekua
Nancy Miller, marketing specialist and manager of Keauhou Farmers’ Market
Roen & Ken Hufford, Honopua Farm, managers, Hawaiian Homestead Farmers Market, Waimea
Ted Radovich, crop specialist, Sustainable Farming Systems Laboratory, UH Manoa
Events
Sunday, September 27, 10 am - 3 pmEvent: La'akea Internship Program
Sponsor: La'akea Permaculture Hawai'i
Place: La'akea Community, Puna (contact for directions)
Cost: $650
Tuesday, September 29, 6 - 8 pm
Event: Beekeeping, by Richard Spiegel (Class #3 of series)
Sponsor/Organizer: Hilo-Hamakua Community Development Corporation and Hawai'i County Department of Research & Development
Description: contact Donna Mitts, below
Place: NHERC, Honoka'a, makai of hospital, Hamakua
Cost: $12; $140 for entire 13 classes plus 6 free field trips.
Contact: Donna Mitts, program manager, 936-2117, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Wedneday, September 30, 1 - 4:30 pm
Event: Drying & Storage for Parchment and Green Coffee
Sponsors: Kona Coffee Farmers Association and Cooperative Extension service, UH CTAHR.
Description: Ken Sheppard and Chuck Moss will again present their Drying & Storage workshop, but with a change of emphasis: this workshop will briefly cover drying and then go into more detail into how to safely store your precious coffee, from the simplest solutions through to fully self-sufficient storage rooms.
Place: Daifukuji Soto Mission Hall, Honalo, North Kona
Cost: KCFA members FREE; non-members $10 (towards membership).
Members please RSVP.
Contact: Sarah at CTAHR 322-4892 or
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or MaryLou Moss 329-4035 or
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Friday, Ooctober 2, 2:30 - 4:30 pm
Event: Introduction to Permaculture
Sponsor: La'akea Permaculture-Hawai'i Community
Description: Come discover the basics of permaculture. This class will cover ethics and principles. Please register for this class by 9 pm the night before. Class will start on time.
Place: La'akea Community, Puna (contact for directions).
Cost: $20
Contact:
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443-4076
Saturday, October 3, 9 - 11 am
Event: Local Foods Preparation
Sponsor: La'akea Permaculture-Hawai'i Community
Description: Learn how to grow and prepare a variety of perrenial greens and starches that grow well in the Puna district! Please register for this class by 9 pm the night before.
Place: La'akea Community, Puna (contact for directions)
Fee: $25, includes several take home plant cuttings
Contact: Tracy at
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, or 808- 443-4076
Saturday, October 3, 9 am - 4:30 pm
Event: HISGN Student Farmers Market. At the Kohala Country Fair.
Sponsor: Hawai'i Island School Garden Network, Kohala Center.
Description: Schools in HISG Network bring student-grown produce, student-made value-added products, and student-started plants for sale.
Place: North Kohala, Hawi, corner of Akoni Pule Highway and Hawi Road, under the banyan trees.
Cost: Free. Sale of items raises funds for the School Garden Network.
Contact: Donna Mitts,
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Saturday, October 3, 9 am - 4:30 am
Event: 2nd Annual Seed Exchange at the Kohala Country Fair
Sponsor: North Kohala Food Forum
Description: The Kohala Country Fair Seed Exchange will have a wide array of locally grown seeds, plants and cuttings available for trade and to share for home growers looking to transition from commercial, store-bought seeds and plants to homegrown varieties that have proven successful in Kohala.
Place: Hawi, corner of Akoni Pule Highway and Hawi Road, under the banyan trees, North Kohala.
Cost: Free
Contact: Andrea Dean, 889-5806, e-mail Andrea at andreadean dot com
Organizer: He Ola Hou O Ke Kumu Niu (nonprofit Hawaiian cultural education group)
Description: We are reopening a fishpond and raising kalo and vegetables as a cultural, educational process. Please join us for the work and fun. All ages are welcome; families please include and supervise young children. Tabis or old sneakers are a good idea for fishpond work. Come prepared for sun, rain, and mud. Please bring a potluck dish with ingredients from your ‘aina.
Place: Lihikai Hawaiian Cultural Learning Center is in Keaukaha. From Kalaniana’ole Ave. turn left on Onekahakaha Beach Road. Turn left again immediately before the yellow cable (don’t pass the county park gate). You’ll be driving on dirt and grass toward an open-sided halau building. Park on the road side of the garden beds, please.
Cost: Free
Contact: Call Keoni or Prana at 935-4328 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Email is not checked every day.
Saturday, October 3 9 am -12 noon and 12 - 1 pm potluck
Event: Mala'ai Work and Learn Day at the Garden
Sponsor: Mala'ai: The Culinary Garden of Waimea Middle School
Description: We will continue clearing the edges of the garden: weeding, weed eating and laying weed cloth. For the potluck, please bring a dish to share made using some locally grown ingredients. Lemongrass/verbena iced tea will be available.
Place: Mala'ai at Waimea Middle School - Waimea, South Kohala
Cost: Free
Contact: Matilda Tompson
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, www.malaai.org, 885-9206
Sunday, October 4, 9 am - 5 pm
Event: 2nd Harvest Moon Festival
Spopnsor: Sanctuary of Mauna Kea Gardens and South Kona Green Market (SKGM)
Description: Join us at the 2nd Annual Harvest Moon Festival to celebrate with live music, live local food, live fun featuring: Bolo, Sahra Indio, and Bikini Beach.
Place: Amy B. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, Captain Cook, South Kona
Cost: Free
Contact: SKGM, 328-8797
Monday, October 5, 2:30 - 4:30 pm
Event: Introduction to Permaculture Tour
Sponsor: La'akea Permaculture-Hawai'i Community
Description: Take a tour of La’akea while exploring the permaculture principles. See examples of things that work and some that don’t, remembering that every challenge presents a solution. Please register for this class by 9 pm the night before. Class will start on time.
Place: La'akea Community, Puna (contact for directions)
Fee: $20
Contact:
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Tuesday, October 6, 6 - 8 pm
Event: Seedsaving, by Nancy Redfeather (Class #4 of series)
Sponsor: Hilo-Hamakua Community Development Corporation and Hawai'i County Department of Research & Development
Description: contact Donna Mitts, below
Place: NHERC, Honoka'a, makai of hospital
Cost: $12; $140 for entire 13 classes plus 6 free field trips.
Contact: Donna Mitts, program manager, 936-2117,
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Saturday, October 10, 8 am - 3 pm
Event: 5th Annual Eastside Seed Exchange
Sponsor: Know Your Farmer Alliance & La'akea Gardens
Brief Description: This free community event is an opportunity to exchange/gift (you don’t need to bring to get) localized seeds, swap growing information, meet your neighbors, other eco-growers and innovative agricultural thinkers. Stay and listen to a public presentation on vermiculture tea and soil fertility by Dr. Norman Arancon of UH Hilo (unusual and not to be missed). Check out exhibits and vendors including Natural Farming, Aquaponics, Youth groups in Ag, EM (Essential Micro-organisms), local CSA’s, Master Gardeners etc. Farm/garden sale/swap and door prizes! Details will be updated and posted at http://www.knowyourfarmeralliance.com/
Place: La'akea Gardens- Hwy 130 south past Pahoa, past Leilani Estates, after mile marker 14 turn mauka on Ala'Ili (there will be an Event sign at this turn) continue on Ala'ili until you see the event sign on the left.
Cost: Free
Contact: Geoff Rauch 936-7040
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Saturday, October 10, 9 - 12 noon
Event: Tropical Fruit and Bamboo, by John Mood, Ninole Orchard (Field Trip #1 of series)
Sponsor/Organizer: Hilo-Hamakua Community Development Corporation and Hawai'i County Department of Research & Development
Description: contact Donna Mitts, below
Place: Ninole Orchard, Ninole, Hamakua (see contact below for directions)
Cost: Free; $140 for entire 13 classes plus 6 free field trips.
Contact: Donna Mitts, program manager, 936-2117,
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Monday, October 12, 2:30 - 4:30 pm
Event: Permaculture Systems Design
Sponsor: La'akea Permaculture-Hawai'i Community
Description: Come discover the basics of permaculture design. This class will be an introduction to system design. Please register for this class by 9 pm the night before. Class will start on time.
Location: La'akea Community (contact for directions)
Contact:
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Fee: $20
Tuesday, October 13, 6 - 8 pm
Event: Sustainable Gardening for Hawai'i, by Diana Duff, Kona Outdoor Circle (Class #5 of series)
Sponsor/Organizer: Hilo-Hamakua Community Development Corporation and Hawai'i County Department of Research & Development
Description: contact Donna Mitts, below
Place: NHERC, Honoka'a, makai of hospital
Cost: $12; $140 for entire 13 classes plus 6 free field trips.
Contact: Donna Mitts, program manager, 936-2117,
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Wednesday, October 14, 6:30 pm - 8 pm
Event: Gardens We've Seen
Sponsor: Kona Outdoor Circle
Description: This evening will begin at 6:30 pm with a pupu potluck and enjoy garden photos and stories until around 8 pm. This KOC free event is open to the public.
Place: The Kona Outdoor Circle Educational Center is located at 76-6280 Kuakini Highway, Kailua-Kona, North Kona
Cost: Free
Contact: Diane Duff, 329-7286
Friday, October 16, 10:30 am - 1 pm
Event: Seeds of Hope: Flourishing Gardens, Flourishing Communities
Sponsor: The Kohala Center
Description: A special luncheon and program to celebrate the good work of the Hawai'i Island School Garden Network. Includes presentations by school garden teachers and features Senators Russell Kokubun and Dwight Takamine, who will share their visions for a more self-reliant and sustainable food future for Hawai'i. Plus there will be a preview of Hawai'i filmmaker Danny Miller's "Seeds of Hope" documentary about our island school garden programs.
Place: The Golden Princess cruise liner, Hilo Harbor, South Hilo
Cost: $50
Contact: 887-6411, or e-mail
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Friday, October 16, 5 pm - 8 pm
Event: UN World Food Day: Hawai'i Food Self-Sufficiency, Where We Need To Go from Here
Sponsor: Hawai'i Chapter, United Nations Association of the United States
Description: Pupus and Garden Visit from 5-6 pm followed by Panel Discussion: Hawaii Food Self-Sufficiency – Where We Need to Go
Panelists: Nancy Redfeather, Kohala Center; Manu Meyers, UH Hilo; Margarita Hopkins, Hawaii County R & D; Russell Nagata, CTAHR, Komohana Ag Complex. Moderator: Richard Ha. There will be time for questions afterwards. The results of this panel discussion will be carried over to the November 7th E Malama Aina Festival where these and other issues can be discussed more fully. Our State imports roughly 85% of the food it consumes. This puts us in a precarious situation in a world with so many uncertainties. Every citizen should take note and be asking what needs to be done and how we will accomplish it. Please join us and share your thoughts and concerns.
Place: Big Island Boys and Girls Club, 100 Kamakahonu St., off Haili and above Kapiolani St., Hilo, South Hilo.
Cost: Free
Contact: Margaret Drake, 967-7295, or
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Saturday, October 17, 9 - 11 am
Event: Seed Saving & Propagation, by Amanda Rieux, Mala'ai Garden (Field Trip #2 of series)
Sponsor/Organizer: Hilo-Hamakua Community Development Corporation and Hawai'i County Department of Research & Development
Description: contact Donna Mitts, below
Place: Waimea Middle School, Waimea, South Kohala (contact below for directions)
Cost: Free; $140 for entire 13 classes plus 6 free field trips.
Contact: Donna Mitts, program manager, 936-2117,
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Monday, October 19, 2:30 - 4:30 pm
Event: Water Systems
Sponsor: La'akea Permaculture-Hawai'i Community
Description: Come learn about catchment systems and ponds. Please register for this class by 9 pm the night before. Class will start on time.
Place: La'akea Community (contact for directions)
Fee: $20
Contact:
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443-4076
Tuesday, October 20, 6 - 8 pm
Event: A Backyard Pastured Poultry Model That Works, by Ben and Deb Discoe (Class #6 of series)
Sponsor/Organizer: Hilo-Hamakua Community Development Corporation and Hawai'i County Department of Research & Development
Description: contact Donna Mitts, below
Place: NHERC, Honoka'a, makai of hospital
Cost: $12; $140 for entire 13 classes plus 6 free field trips.
Contact: Donna Mitts, program manager, 936-2117,
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Wednesday, October 21, 6 pm - 8 pm
Event: Exploring the World of Cheese, by Vicki Dunaway
Sponsor: Waimea Community Education
Description: How is it possible to turn a few ingredients—milk, culture, rennet and salt—into so many different kinds of cheese? Explore the world of cheesemaking and learn how the same ingredients can become cheddar or mozzarella, camembert or valençay, feta or bleu. Best of all, taste a variety of artisan cheeses representing the major categories of cheese available to food lovers. See www.smalldairy.com
Place: Waimea Community Education Building (see Contact for directions)
Cost: $45
Contact: Catherine Youtkus 885-1539, e-mail
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Friday, October 23, 2:30 - 4:30 pm
Event: Gardens and Soil
Sponsor: La'akea Permaculture-Hawai'i Community
Description: Discover the basics of soil chemistry. We will also discuss plant guilds appropriate for the tropics. Please register for this class by 9 pm the night before. Class will start on time.
Place: La'akea Community (contact for directions)
Fee: $20
Contact:
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443-4076
Saturday, October 24, 9 am - 2 pm
Event: Hamakua Alive with Cyril Pahinui
Sponsor: Tom Kadooka Foundation (with other private donations)
Description: This popular food event and farming celebration showcases the agricultural bounty of the verdant Hamakua Coast. Music this year will be by renowned slack key guitar legend Cyril Pahinui. There will be a Hamakua Cook-Off, featuring Hamakua purveyors and Big Island chefs; a Farmers Market with produce and products from local farms, home gardeners & ranchers; and Cooking Contests with recipes for pies and cakes, jelly and jams, and soups and breads. Don't miss agricultural demonstrations and info, education offered about alternative energy, composting, conservation, aquaculture and local baked goods for sale.
Place: The ballfield, Pa'auilo School, Hamakua
Cost: Free
Contact: Contact Wally Andrade at 937-8599, email
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Saturday, October 24
Event: The First Great Waimea Pumpkin Challenge
Description: Weigh-In at Waimea Town Market at Parker School. It’s pumpkin planting season so grab some seeds and go for BIG! Open to all Waimea gardeners including school gardens. Separate categories including Middle Schools, High Schools and an Open Division. Ribbons will be awarded for the biggest pumpkin in each division. They also will weigh in and measure other noteworthy vegetables and will award ribbons depending on entries. Will also have a kabocha squash category because fruit flies might be a problem for pumpkin growers on some parts of the island. School entries must be certified by the school as having been grown in its garden. Entry forms available. Free and all invited.
Place: Parker School at Waimea Town Market, South Kohala
Cost: Free
Contact: Paul Johnson, e-mail
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Monday, October 26, 2:30 - 4:30 pm
Event: Herbal Medicines
Sponsor: La'akea Permaculture-Hawai'i Community
Description: Come discover what grows in your backyard that you can use for healing. Please register for this class by 9 pm the night before. Class will start on time.
Place: La'akea Community (contact for directions)
Fee: $20
Contact:
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443-4076
Tuesday October 27, 6 - 8 pm
Event: Vickie Dunaway & Movie: "Mad City Chickens" (Class #7 of series)
Sponsor/Organizer: Hilo-Hamakua Community Development Corporation and Hawai'i County Department of Research & Development
Description: contact Donna Mitts, below
Place: NHERC, Honoka'a, makai of hospital
Cost: $12; $140 for entire 13 classes plus 6 free field trips.
Contact: Donna Mitts, program manager, 936-2117,
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Saturday, October 31, 8 am - 2 pm
Event: Pua Plantasia, Annual Plant sale. Theme this Year: Sustainability.
Sponsor/Organizer: Kona Outdoor Circle (KOC)
Description: West Hawai'i's premier plant sale featuring only locally-grown trees, fruit trees, cuttings, shrubs, flowers, vegetable plants of every possible description. Classes this year on sustainability.
Place: Old Airport Pavilion, Kailua-Kona
Cost: Free
Contact: Kona Outdoor Circle, 329-7286;
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; http://www.konaoutdoorcircle.org .
Saturday, October 31, 9 - 11 am
Event: Backyard Poultry, by Deb & Ben Discoe (Field Trip #3 of series)
Sponsor/Organizer: Hilo-Hamakua Community Development Corporation and Hawai'i County Department of Research & Development
Description: contact Donna Mitts, below
Place: Ahualoa Egg Farm, Ahualoa, Hamakua (see contact below for directions)
Cost: Free; $140 for entire 13 classes plus 6 free field trips.
Contact: Donna Mitts, program manager, 936-2117,
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Tuesday November 3, 6 - 8 pm
Event: Aquaponics systems, by Tim Mann & Suzanne Friend (Class #8 of series)
Sponsor/Organizer: Hilo-Hamakua Community Development Corporation and Hawai'i County Department of Research & Development
Description: contact Donna Mitts, below
Place: NHERC, Honoka'a, makai of hospital
Cost: $12; $140 for entire 13 classes plus 6 free field trips.
Contact: Donna Mitts, program manager, 936-2117,
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Saturday, November 7, 10 am - 2 pm
Event: More Raw Foods!
Sponsor: Waimea Community Education
Description: Due to the popularity of our first Raw Foods class, we are offering this new class with brand new recipes for all to enjoy. Menu items will focus on locally grown raw foods for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks and desserts. Everyone is welcome. Prior enrollment in our first Raw Foods class is not necessary to fully enjoy this new class! Come to class hungry. You will be sampling many delicious recipes, including: Pea Salad, Waldorf Salad, Coconut Macaroons, Tacos: Taco “meat”, salsa, sour cream, Onion Bread, Orange Shake, Corn Chowder, Fettuccine Alfredo
Cashew Mayonnaise
Place: Waimea Community Education Building (see Contact for directions)
Cost: $45
Contact: Catherine Youtkus 885-1539, e-mail
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Tuesday, November 10, morning
Event: Shade-grown coffee for Hawai'i, by Craig Elevitch
Sponsor: UH CTAHR Cooperative Extension
Description: This free talk explores the ecological and economic benefits and drawbacks of shade-grown coffee agroforestry systems in North and South Kona. Craig Elevitch will present results from a 12-month USDA-NRCS-sponsored study of twelve shade-grown coffee orchards. Shade- and open-grown coffee were compared based on environmental conditions (shade levels, tree density, plant species present, etc.), soil organic matter, yield and bean size, and pest and disease incidence.
Place: UH Cooperative Extension Service office, Kainiliu, South Kona
Cost: Free
Contact: Virginia Easton-Smith, 322-4892,
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Tuesday November 10, 6 - 8 pm
Event: Vermicomposting, by Dr. Norman Arancon, UH Hilo (Class #9 of series)
Sponsor/Organizer: Hilo-Hamakua Community Development Corporation and Hawai'i County Department of Research & Development
Description: contact Donna Mitts, below
Place: NHERC, Honoka'a, makai of hospital
Cost: $12; $140 for entire 13 classes plus 6 free field trips.
Contact: Donna Mitts, program manager, 936-2117,
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Friday, November 13, 5:30 - 7:30 pm
Event: Farm Community Potluck and Seed Exchange
Sponsor/Organizer: Hawai'i Farmers Union and Hamakua-North Hilo Agricultural Cooperative
Description: Seed Exchange begins at 5:30 pm; potluck dinner begins at 6:30 pm. Home gardeners, farmers and other community members are most welcome whether you bring seeds, plants or cuttings, or just take some home! E komo mai kakou, kokua kekahi i kekahi, aloha kekahi i kekahi. (Welcome! Help each other, love each other!) Join us in growing community food sovereignty in Hamakua!
Place: Honoka'a's historic ILWU Jack Wayne Hall building (on the Waipi'o, makai end of Mamane Street), Honoka'a, Hamakua
Contact/info:
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, http://hawaiifarmersunion.org, or call 331-3002
Saturday, November 14, 9 - 11 am
Event: Hands on Vermicomposting, by Terry Mortenson & Steve Velonza (Field Trip #4 of series)
Sponsor/Organizer: Hilo-Hamakua Community Development Corporation and Hawai'i County Department of Research & Development
Description: contact Donna Mitts, below
Place: Honoka'a, Hamakua (see contact below for directions)
Cost: Free; $140 for entire 13 classes plus 6 free field trips.
Contact: Donna Mitts, program manager, 936-2117,
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Saturday, November 14 10 am -12 noon
Event: Aston Patterning in the Garden - Effective Comfortable Movement in the Garden
Sponsor: Mala'ai: The Culinary Garden of Waimea Middle school
Description: Come learn from one of the country’s leading movement pioneers on how to effectively use your body and avoid or change bad habits. “Effective Comfortable Movement In The Garden” is a movement workshop intended to assist adults to move with more strength and balance in the garden.
Place: Mala'ai (email for directions) at Waimea Middle School, South Kohala
Cost: $35 -$45 -sliding scale. This is a fundraiser for the garden offered by Judith Aston www.astonkinetics.com
Contact: Matilda Tompson
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, www.malaai.org 885-9206
Tuesday November 17, 6 - 8 pm
Event: Storing Food in the Landscape, by Craig Elevitch (Class #10 of series) (Free Class)
Sponsor/Organizer: Hilo-Hamakua Community Development Corporation and Hawai'i County Department of Research & Development
Description: contact Donna Mitts, below
Place: NHERC, Honoka'a, makai of hospital, Hamakua
Cost: Free; $140 for entire 13 classes plus 6 free field trips.
Contact: Donna Mitts, program manager, 936-2117,
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Saturday, November 21, 10 - 11:30 am
Event: Aquaponic Systems, by Friendly Aquaponics (Field Trip #4 of series)
Sponsor/Organizer: Hilo-Hamakua Community Development Corporation and Hawai'i County Department of Research & Development
Description: contact Donna Mitts, below
Place: Friendly Aquaponics, Honoka'a (see contact below for directions), Hamakua
Cost: Free; $140 for entire 13 classes plus 6 free field trips.
Contact: Donna Mitts, program manager, 936-2117,
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Tuesday November 24, 6 - 8 pm
Event: GMO Crops -- Facts & Fiction, by Paul Achitoff, Earthjustice (Class #11 of series)
Sponsor/Organizer: Hilo-Hamakua Community Development Corporation and Hawai'i County Department of Research & Development
Description: contact Donna Mitts, below
Place: NHERC, Honoka'a, makai of hospital, Hamakua
Cost: $12; $140 for entire 13 classes plus 6 free field trips.
Contact: Donna Mitts, program manager, 936-2117,
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Tuesday December 1, 6 - 8 pm
Event: Tropical Fruit Tree Management, by Dr. Francis Zee, USDA/ARS/PBARC (Class #12 of series)
Sponsor/Organizer: Hilo-Hamakua Community Development Corporation and Hawai'i County Department of Research & Development
Description: contact Donna Mitts, below
Place: NHERC, Honoka'a, makai of hospital, Hamakua
Cost: $12; $140 for entire 13 classes plus 6 free field trips.
Contact: Donna Mitts, program manager, 936-2117,
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Saturday, December 5, 9 - 11 am
Event: Aerobically Activated Compost Tea, by Bobby Grimes & Koh Ming Wei (Field Trip #5 of series)
Sponsor/Organizer: Hilo-Hamakua Community Development Corporation and Hawai'i County Department of Research & Development
Description: contact Donna Mitts, below
Place: Pa'auilo mauka, Hamakua (see contact below for directions)
Cost: Free; $140 for entire 13 classes plus 6 free field trips.
Contact: Donna Mitts, program manager, 936-2117,
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Tuesday December 8, 6 - 8 pm
Event: Propagating Fruit Trees, by Mike Nagao, UH CTAHR (Class #13 of series)
Sponsor/Organizer: Hilo-Hamakua Community Development Corporation and Hawai'i County Department of Research & Development
Description: contact Donna Mitts, below
Place: NHERC, Honoka'a, makai of hospital, Hamakua
Cost: $12; $140 for entire 13 classes plus 6 free field trips.
Contact: Donna Mitts, program manager, 936-2117,
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Training: Advanced study internship in tropical agroforestry and permaculture by the people who bring you this Hawaii Homegrown Food Network newsletter. The internship is a period of practical, supervised, real-life training on an agroforestry and permaculture research and demonstration farm in Holualoa, North Kona. For more information, visit http://www.agroforestry.net/internship/
Mala'ai School Garden Needs you! Whether you like working side-by-side with middle schoolers (they're really a hoot), or prefer solitary gardening, or you are really better at grant writing or recruiting other types of help (sharing seedlings or compost, etc.), or have a particular skill set (composting, vermiculture, building things, teaching how to husk coconuts or prepare an imu), your help is needed and welcome. If you’re inspired to help for whatever reason (nurturing healthier kids, supporting sustainable ag, love quiet time pulling weeds, etc.) please call Mala'ai Executive Director Matilda Tompson (885-9206) or email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . School volunteers do undergo background checks and fingerprinting for the safety of all. Of course, if Waimea is a long drive from where you live, there are more than 30 school gardens around the island – all of which would welcome your help. Email Nancy Redfeather of the Hawai'i island School Garden Network to find the garden nearest you: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Activity: Hawai'i Tea Society Tea Propagation Program
Sponsor: Hawai'i Tea Society Propagation Committee
Description: HTS offers a low-cost local source for high quality Camellia sinensis tea plants for farmers who want to grow a quality sustainable vog-resistant and hardy crop. We have been conducting this program for several years and hope to maintain this as an ongoing program. These plants are all from cuttings from known varieties that have produced very finished teas of the highest quality.
Place: Delivery direct to farmers.
Cost: Contact Eva Lee, Propagation Chair. Reduced rates for members. To join, go to http://www.hawaiiteasociety.com
Contact: Eva Lee, 967-7637,
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