Past Events

2011 East Hawaii Seed Exchange and Festival (La'akea Permaculture Community, Puna, from 11-26-2011, 09:25 AM to 11-26-2011, 01:30 PM)

 

2011 West Hawaii Seed Exchange (Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, Captain Cook, from 11-05-2011, 02:00 PM to 11-05-2011, 04:00 PM)

Annual event at Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical garden

Practical Agriculture for Hamakua 2010 (Honoka'a & Pepeekeo and other areas, from 09-15-2010, 12:00 AM to 11-17-2010, 12:00 AM)

This is a great series of educational classes and farm tours. They will be held on from September 15 to November 17th. Check out the list below.

Eighth annual Hawaii Island seed exchange (Amy Greenwell ethnobotanical garden, Captain Cook, from 06-19-2010, 09:00 AM to 06-19-2010, 12:00 PM)

 

Hua Ka Hua - Restore our seed symposium (Outrigger Keauhou Beach Resort, Kailua-Kona, from 04-17-2010, 08:30 AM to 04-18-2010, 04:30 PM)

A public seed symposium

The Story of Seed (Outrigger Keauhou Beach Resort, Kailua-Kona, from 04-16-2010, 05:30 PM to 04-16-2010, 07:00 PM)

Wild, Domesticated, Bred, and Engineered–Where Did We Begin and Where Might We Go?

Body and Soil Farm Health Conference (Wai'aha Whole Systems Farm, Holualoa, Kona, from 01-23-2010, 09:00 AM to 01-24-2010, 05:00 PM)

Explore the relationship between healthy soil and healthy bodies at Hawaiʻi Island’s first full two-day Body and Soil Farm Health Conference

Puna Small Farm Initiative Volunteer “Farm Aid Day” Our second event (Milk & Honey Farm in Pahoa, from 11-07-2009, 10:00 AM to 11-07-2009, 05:00 PM)

This initiative targets small local family farms for direct community support. Deferred maintenance, simple expansion plans and endless projects that never quite get started or finished are possible candidates for our help. This is an opportunity to physically help those who bring us the gift of quality local food. It is also a great way to get to “Know Your Farmer.” The families feel supported and valued, we have a great day meeting new friends and working together - knowing we are making a difference!

5th Annual Eastside Seed Exchange (La'akea Community, Pahoa area, hwy 130 S. from Pahao after mile marker 14 - On Ali'ili rod - look for event signs, from 10-10-2009, 08:00 AM to 10-10-2009, 12:30 PM)

Joinl us for our Annual Seed Exchange. A gifting of seeds, exchange of information, presentation, garden tour, garden tool swap/sale and so much more!

E.M. Effective Microorganisms workshops (Hilo & Kapa'au, from 10-02-2009, 01:00 PM to 10-03-2009, 12:00 AM)

Presentation by EM expert HIROMICHI NAGO*

Beginning Beekeeping Class and Hands-On Workshop (Pahoa, from 09-12-2009, 01:00 PM to 10-03-2009, 04:00 PM)

Learn how to raise and manage your own bees effectively for harvesting honey, pollinating your fruit trees and flowers or simply building strong hives for local and global sustainability.

Spend a Day helping one of our favorite local farmers (Lava Rocks Goat Dairy in Hawaiian Acres, from 07-30-2009, 12:00 AM to 07-31-2009, 12:00 AM)

Puna Small Farm Initiative Work Day The Puna Small Farm Initiative (a local farm-aid project) will host two volunteer work days (weather permitting) at Lava Rocks Goat Dairy in Hawaiian Acres.

Beginning Beekeeping (Pahoa Hawaii, from 07-16-2009, 12:00 AM to 07-16-2009, 12:00 AM)

Classes & Hands-On Workshop Learn how to raise your own bees effectively whether it is for harvesting honey, pollinate your fruit trees and flowers or simply to build strong hives for local and global sustainability.

Seventh Annual Hawaii Island Seed Exchange (Captian Cook, from 06-13-2009, 08:30 AM to 06-13-2009, 12:30 PM)

Annual West Hawai'i seed exchange at Amy Greenwell Garden

International Seeds Day (Worldwide venues, from 04-26-2009, 12:05 AM to 04-26-2009, 11:55 PM)

To advocate for patent-free seeds, biodiversity, farmers rights, and challenge Iraq’s Order 81

Kawainui farm visit (South Kona, from 04-25-2009, 09:00 AM to 04-25-2009, 01:00 PM)

Visit Kawanui Farm and lunch with owners Nancy Redfeather and her husband Gerry Herbert

Hawai'i Island Homegrown: Food Self-Reliance Workshop (In Pahoa) (Pahoa Pahoa Community Center & Milk & Honey Farm, from 03-22-2009, 08:30 AM to 03-22-2009, 06:00 PM)

With more than 85% of our food imported from off-island, many Hawai'i Island residents are concerned about our community's food security. This workshop will empower you to be in control of your own food security, reduce your food budget, increase consumption of fresher, more nutritious food, decrease the impact of spiraling fuel costs and help ceate an abundance of food for sharing or sale. this workshop is for gardeners, farmers, homeowners, landscapers, teachers, extension professionals - anyone interested in growing Hawai'i community food self-reliance.

Introduction to Keyline design and water management (Near Umauma, Hamakua coast, from 03-15-2009, 10:30 AM to 03-15-2009, 03:00 PM)

Keyline Design is a holistic land use design system originally developed in Australia in the mid 1950's. Significant aspects of permaculture design have their roots in Keyline methods and principles.

Hawai'i Island Homegrown: Food Self-Reliance (in Hawi) (Kohala Intergenerational Center, Hawi, from 03-08-2009, 08:00 AM to 03-08-2009, 06:00 PM)

With more than 85% of our food imported from off-island, many Hawai'i Island residents are concerned about our community's food security. This workshop will empower you to be in control of your own food security, reduce your food budget, increase consumption of fresher, more nutritious food, decrease the impact of spiraling fuel costs and help ceate an abundance of food for sharing or sale. this workshop is for gardeners, farmers, homeowners, landscapers, teachers, extension professionals - anyone interested in growing Hawai'i community food self-reliance.

Growing Vegetables on a Volcano – organically! with Hector Valenzuela (Location: Milk and Honey Farm in Pahoa area, from 01-24-2009, 02:00 PM to 01-24-2009, 04:30 PM)

Donation: $5 Vegetable crops extension specialist at UH- Manoa, Hector Valenzuela will help us make sense of the challenges of eco-growing vegatables on the diverse soils and elevations on the Big Island.