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Self-Reliant Garden Techniques Workshop

Written by Lokahi on Thursday, 22 July 2010 00:00.

Tim Lloyd demonstrates the strength of a garden bench he made in a few minutes out of scrap materials.
Tim Lloyd demonstrates the strength of a garden bench he made in a few minutes out of scrap materials.
I must say I was more than a little skeptical. I had seen the flyer for the Self-Reliant Home Garden Techniques (June 16-17, 2010, Holualoa, North Kona) workshop with the photograph of the presenter, Tim Lloyd, standing on top of his “garden bench” (isn’t a garden bench something you sit on to enjoy the view and smell the flowers?) made out of a couple of pallets. I thought he might just be talented at balancing himself. And a pallet has lots of gaps between the slats—how would the soil stay in? And if it was lined with, say, plastic, how would it drain? Not to mention that the sides were only 3” high—what can you grow in 3” of soil, other than starts?

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The Pa’auilo School Agriculture Program

Written by Donna Mitts on Thursday, 24 June 2010 11:49.

Kids holding chick at Pa'auilo Elementary & Intermediate School garden.
Kids holding chick at Pa'auilo Elementary & Intermediate School garden.
Pa’auilo Elementary & Intermediate School is located on the Hamakua Coast, between Honoka’a and Laupahoehoe. Its student population is around 275 and is the last K-9th grade school in the state. The school has had a long history of promoting agriculture and I started the garden here as a volunteer ten years ago. I’ve been leading the school’s agriculture program since then. Besides staffing the parent center, my purpose is to teach students how to produce healthy food and care for small-scale livestock.

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Holualoa Summer Farmfest & 'Ukulele Jam

Written by Paul Maddox on Thursday, 24 June 2010 08:48.

Music and dance performance at Holualoa post office.
Music and dance performance at Holualoa post office.
The Holualoa Village Association presented its 2nd annual Summer Farmfest & 'Ukulele Jam on June 19th, 2010. The celebration featured over two dozen local food purveyors who offered samples and sales of Hawai’i Island local food bounty along with local music in the historic upcountry village.

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Hilo Coffee Mill—Market @ The Mill

Written by Sonia Martinez on Wednesday, 23 June 2010 12:50.

Market owners Jeanette Barcia and Katherine Patton
Market owners Jeanette Barcia and Katherine Patton

The Farmers Market at The Hilo Coffee Mill has the distinction of being the only farmers market found on a working farm in East Hawai’i. The market grounds are graced by the farm’s collection of chickens, milling around and scavenging for treats, while visitors shop, eat breakfast and enjoy live entertainment.

Located on 24 acres, The Hilo Coffee Mill farm’s beautifully landscaped property consists of several acres planted in coffee and tea as well as fruit trees; gardens featuring native plants and some non-native ornamentals; chicken coops; a drying shed and the farm’s coffee roasting building; and the central building which houses a café, coffee tasting bar and gift shop.

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The Hawai’i Island School Garden Network

Written by Pedro Tama on Wednesday, 26 May 2010 12:10.

Students flow into garden for a recent celebration at Mala'ai: The Culinary Gardens of Waimea Middle School
Students flow into garden for a recent celebration at Mala'ai: The Culinary Gardens of Waimea Middle School
Have you ever wondered how the next generations will learn about where their food comes from? Or who will teach our kids how to grow their own food? Did you think that perhaps parents and families would teach their children these things? Think again: all evidence demonstrates that over the past century fewer and fewer parents even know where their food comes from or what a healthy diet is, let alone how to grow a backyard vegetable garden.

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