Growing Gardens...Growing Lives
Summer school garden workshops and training for teachers are available through the Hawaii Farm to School and School Garden Network. They generally last for two days and give more in depth access to school garden learning. Although they may be off island, there are scholarships available for teachers. In addition, school garden tours by region… [Continue Reading]
Grow Some Good offers regular Work & Learn days where teachers, students, volunteers and the public come to learn and care for school gardens. There are monthly work days on the school sites that end up being lots of fun and very educational. Workday are held at Kihei Elementary on 2nd Saturdays at 9:00am-noon and… [Continue Reading]
The Community Work Day program offers lessons in seeds, plant starts and soils on Wednesdays at their Omaopio nursery site provided by Raj Shoor of Bioponic Photoceuticalsis. The site is open to the public on Wednesdays from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm. For specific information about a work and learn experience and the specific times… [Continue Reading]
The Joy of Worms website provides valuable information on vermiculture and composting. The second Saturday of each month, there is a wonderful 90 minute workshop offered to anyone and everyone who is interested in soil amendments and wants to explore the wonderful world of worms, worm castings, and worm tea. Classes take place at the… [Continue Reading]
The College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources provides master gardeners who can come to schools to give presentations to the teachers and students on garden related topics. In addition, CTAHR is now once again offering the 4H clubs and Future Farmers of America programs for our K-8 and 9-12 students respectively. Workshops on garden… [Continue Reading]
What an inspiring day touring thoughtfully created school and family therapy gardens throughout upcountry and central Maui. it’s clear these gardens change lives and, in some cases, save lives. We wandered through curvy paths, felt the cool water from an ‘auwai demo, went on a garden scavenger hunt, learned about soil building, biodynamics, ocean connections… [Continue Reading]
When teaching life sciences and sustainability with students of any age, seed saving is an essential element that bridges the gap between a text book explanation and real life. As students experience the full cycle of a plant, from planting the seed to harvesting the seed, the concept of life cycles is experienced more deeply… [Continue Reading]
Now that we are coming to the end of the school year, the question of saving seeds arises. The following are sources can help! (1) Seed Saving Workshop this week, Tuesday evening, May 10, from 6:30-9:00 pm at the Mayor Hannibal Tavares Community Center Pool Room. Bring overly mature vegetable plants from which to extract… [Continue Reading]
Worm composting, or vermiculture, provides students an opportunity to enrich their school garden, both literally and figuratively, and is an easy way to teach students that waste is in the eye of the beholder. While learning and applying skills that satisfy Hawaii State Academic Standards, students can study worms and how worm composting turns garbage… [Continue Reading]
Gardens for Learning is a comprehensive guidebook that provides a strong foundation to support the growing school garden movement. It was developed by a team of experienced garden educators, nutritionists, California state officials, and other garden experts. This guidebook is a must-have resource for anyone looking to enhance learning through the use of gardens… [Continue Reading]
Summer school garden workshops and training for teachers are available through the Hawaii Farm to School and School … [Read More...]
Grow Some Good offers regular Work & Learn days where teachers, students, volunteers and the public come to learn … [Read More...]
The Community Work Day program offers lessons in seeds, plant starts and soils on Wednesdays at their Omaopio nursery … [Read More...]
The Joy of Worms website provides valuable information on vermiculture and composting. The second Saturday of each … [Read More...]
The College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources provides master gardeners who can come to schools to give … [Read More...]
Congratulations to Kihei Public Charter School for winning the Bronze Award in the Healthier US School Challenge … [Read More...]
Deadline is November 15 for Garden Grants and December 1 for Salad Bar Grants 2012 has been an exciting year for … [Read More...]