Events

April 10, 2009, begins at 4:30 pm
Event: Farm Community Potluck and Seed Exchange
Sponsor/Organizer: Hawai‘i Farmers Union
Brief Description of Event: Seed exchange begins at 4:30 pm, with potluck
dinner at 6 pm. Home gardeners, farmers and other community members are most
welcome whether you bring seeds, plants or cuttings, or just take some home!
Place: Honokaa's historic ILWU Jack Wayne Hall building (on the Waipi'o, makai end of Mamane Street)
Cost: free
Contact: http://www.hawaiifarmersunion.org/

April 11, 2009, 8:45 am - Noon
Event: Work & Learn Day: Compost and Soil
Sponsor/Organizer: Mala'ai: The Culinary Garden of Waimea Middle School
Brief Description of Event: A learning event followed by potluck & talk-story noon - 1:30 pm.
Place: garden at Waimea Middle School
Cost: Free, limited enrollment and first come.
Contact: email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call Matilda Thompson at 885-9206.

April 16, 2009, 9 am - Noon & April 17, 2009 9 am - 1 pm
Event: From Bean to Bar
Sponsor/Organizer: Kuaiwi Farm - Una Greenaway & Leon Rosner
Brief Description of Event: Two morning chocolate making class, from dried fermented bean to candy
Place: Kuaiwi Farm, Captain Cook mauka
Cost: $75
Contact: Una Greenaway email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , Tel: 328-8888

April 18, 2009, 8:45 am - 1 pm
Event: Hamakua Small Farms Tour (small scale animal production)
Sponsor/Organizer: Mala'ai: The Culinary Garden of Waimea Middle School
Brief Description of Event: Field tours.
Place: Meet at garden at Waimea Middle School
Cost: Free, limited enrollment and first come.
Contact: email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call Matilda Thompson at 885-9206.

April 25, 2009, 8:45 am - Noon
Event: Work & Learn Day: Seed Saving and Planting—at the garden
Sponsor/Organizer: Mala'ai: The Culinary Garden of Waimea Middle School
Brief Description of Event: A learning event followed by potluck & talk-story noon - 1:30 pm.
Place: Garden at Waimea Middle School
Cost: Free, limited enrollment and first come.
Contact: email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call Matilda Thompson at 885-9206.

April 25, 2009, 9 am - 1 pm
Event: Kawanui Farm with Nancy redfeather: A Unique Experience in
Self-Sufficiency
Sponsor/Organizer: The Kohala Center
Brief Description of Event: Building community food self-reliance for the
future starts at home-on Kawanui Farm. Visit Kawanui Farm and lunch with
owners Nancy Redfeather and her husband Gerry Herbert.
Place: contact Kohala Center
Cost: $25 (members) - $75
Contact: http://www.kohalacenter.org/TKCMemberEvents09/about.html and This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , Tel: 887-6411

April 26, 2009, 9 am - 5 pm
Event: 1st Annual South Kona Earth Day Festival
Sponsor/Organizer: South Kona Green Market and Sanctuary of Mana Ke'a Gardens
Brief Description of Event: Earth Day Celebration
Place: Amy B. H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Gardens, Captain Cook, Mile Marker 110
Cost: Free
Contact: Tim Bruno, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , www.skgm.org, Tel: 328-8797 or Randyl Rupar This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , Tel: 334-3340

April 26, 2009, 12:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Event: Transitioning to Organic Workshop
Sponsor/Organizer: Hawaii Organic Farmers Association
Brief Description of Event: The workshop will feature University of Hawaii Department of Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences specialist, Theodore Radovich, PhD and a panel of qualified certification experts as well as local growers. The program will consist of: lecture, discussion, and information to help with a successful transition to organic methods.
Place: North Hawaii Education and Research Center in Honoka'a
Cost: $35/ HOFA member, $50/ Non-HOFA member
Contact: Kelly Lange, Hawaii Organic Farmers Association, Tel: 969-7789; Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

June 13, 2009, 8:30 am - 12:30 pm
Event: 7th Annual Hawai'i Island Seed Exchange
Sponsor/Organizer: Know Your Farmer Alliance, the Hawai'i Peoples Fund,
the Hawai'i Community Foundation, and support from the Amy B.H. Greenwell Garden
Brief Description of Event: This annual agricultural festival develops community food self-reliance by bringing together our agricultural community to freely share cuttings, roots, hulis, and seed of food crops that grow well on Hawai'i Island.
Place: Amy B. H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Gardens, Captain Cook, Mile Marker 110
Cost: Free
Contact: call Nancy Redfeather 322-2801 or Lynn Bell at 325-0615

July 25, 2009, 12:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Event: Honopua Farm: A Waimea Family Farm
Sponsor/Organizer: The Kohala Center
Brief Description of Event: Visit Honopua Farm and lunch with owners Ken
and Roen Hufford.
Place: contact The Kohala center
Cost: $25 (members) - $75 (non-members)
Contact:
http://www.kohalacenter.org/TKCMemberEvents09/about.html and This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , Tel: 887-6411

Recurring Events

every Saturday morning, 9 am - noon
Event: Holualoa Farmer's Market
Sponsor/Organizer: Holuakoa Gardens & Cafe
Brief Description of Event: all locally grown, direct from the growers, farm fresh produce and products
Place: in the front yard of the Holuakoa Gardens
Cost: free
Contact: Barb Gerrits, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , 322-2233

every Saturday morning, 8 am - noon
Event: Keauhou Farmers Market
Sponsor/Organizer: Hawaii Farm Bureau
Brief Description of Event: all locally grown produce, flowers, 100% Kona Coffee and more
Place: Keauhou Shopping Center parking lot
Cost: free
Contact: Nancy Miller, email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

every Sunday morning, 9 am - 2 pm
Event: South Kona Green Market
Sponsor/Organizer: Local community
Brief Description of Event: all locally grown produce, local crafts, and more
Place: Amy B. H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Gardens, Captain Cook, Mile Marker 110
Cost: free
Contact: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

We invite you to submit information about educational events, resources, workshops, festivals, presentations, etc., related to growing, exchanging, selling, preparing, and eating locally grown food that is sustainable or organic. Please send us your submissions using the e-mail forms below.We will compile your submissions and send them to hundreds of Hawai'i Island sustainable food practitioners and supporters.

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