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Newsletter 23 - January 2011
Aloha!Your growing and purchasing local food shows your personal commitment to a sustainable future. Given our current food system, it often requires more time and money to live consistent with what is right, pono. Thank you for your support of local and sustainable food in 2010.New Mid-Week Market in WaimeaNEW Grand Opening date: March 30! Visit the new Wednesday afternoon market at Anna Ranch. Hours are 1-5 p.m. every Wednesday. Anna Ranch is located near the Jacaranda Inn on Kawaihae Road in Waimea. For more information, contact Vicki, phone: 775-1721, E-mail:
Waikaloa Farmers Market BeginsThe Kings' Shops now hosts a farmers market every Wednesday from 8:30am to1:00pm. Contact information is Tammy Touchet, Palani Makai Partners, LLC at New chocolate, coffee, tea, and vanilla extension publicationsHOLUALOA, HAWAI‘I—New extension publications advise farmers in developing value-added products from sustainably grown high-value crops in Hawai'i..
A series of new extension publications about high value crops including chocolate, coffee, tea, and vanilla has just been published. The photo-rich booklets focus on management, production, marketing and value-added processing in Hawai’i and the Pacific region. Specialty crops such as these provide a rapidly growing economic opportunity for farmers and gardeners who are interested in diversifying their crops and who are willing to innovate their production methods, post-harvest processing, and marketing. These publications are part of a series of specialty crop booklets designed to promote agroforestry and value-added product development in the Pacific. The specialty crop series is being coordinated by Craig Elevitch of Permanent Agriculture Resources in Holualoa, Hawai’i. The publications can be downloaded for free at http://agroforestry.net/scps Kaiao Garden and Kaiao Garden CampThe name Kaiao means the quality of light at dawn over the ocean. The vision of this garden was simple and profound. Growing food heals our body, mind, and spirit. This community garden from its inception has been devoted to collaboration, education, and community development. As the times we live in are dictating to us the direction we are going if our focus is love and care for each other then we follow the ways of the 'aina and those that have lived in this place for thousands of years. We are devoted to the truthful and important dialogue that occurs when diverse cultures participate with each other. Kaiao Garden Camp is a summer day camp for youth. Cost is free for participants. This camp is devoted to exploring kuleana as a community experience of working with the 'aina to grow food, friends, and self reflection. We are located on Lahaina Street just up from the Veteran's Cemetery in Hilo. It is open to everyone on Saturday mornings from 9-12. During the week different schools can come to the garden as part of a class or curriculum. We are also open to community projects and programs having ongoing or single sessions at the garden. Please contact us. We look forward to working with you.
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