Keep and eye out for our next Hawai'i Island Homegrown Food Self-Reliance Workshop, expected to take place in North Kohala in February 2009.
Previous events
"Food Security—Pacifika Style"
A free presentation at these venues:
Multipurpose Room, Pilina Bldg, Maui Community College (campus map), Kahului, Maui,
Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008, 5–7 pm
Waiola Church, Lahaina, Maui,
Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008, 6–8 pm
Ala Kukui (Hana Retreat Center), Wakiu, Hana, Maui,
Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008, 6–8 pm
Practical Agriculture for Hamakua class,
NHERC, Honoka’a, Hawai'i, Thursday, November 20, 2008, 6-8 pm
Craig Elevitch will be presenting a photo-rich talk about Hawai'i food security. He will show images of traditional agricultural systems in Samoa, Tonga, Palau, and Yap and describe how these age-old systems can guide us in achieving food security in Hawai'i and elsewhere in the tropics. Steps we all can take to create personal, neighborhood, and community food security will be covered. Craig will also present plans for transforming a 1/4 acre lawn into an abundant perennial homegarden within a year.
A presentation of the Hawaii Homegrown Food Abundance Project, focusing on Hawai'i food security and how we can use traditional Pacific island agricultural systems as models for stable and sustainable systems for nutritious, safe, and culturally appropriate home food production and healthy lifestyles.
Recent past presentations of "Food Security--Pacifika Style"
UH Hilo, Campus Center 301, Saturday, October 4, 2008
Maui Island Sustainable Living Expo, MCC, Sunday, August 17, 2008
Kona Outdoor Circle Summer Tropical Gardening Series, Kailua-Kona, Monday, August 11, 2008
The Barn at Kohala Village Inn, Hawi, Sunday, July 20, 2008
6th Annual Hawaii Island Seed Exchange, Kealakekua, Saturday, June 21, 2008
Kona Outdoor Circle, Kailua-Kona, Saturday, June 7, 2008
Kaua'i Community Seed and Plant Exchange, KCC, Lihue, Saturday, March 1, 2008
Above photo: Margaret Krimm's abundant garden of annuals and perennials in Napo'opo'o.
Above photo: A productive, sustainable, traditional Polynesian homegarden.
Hawai'i Island Homegrown Food Self-Reliance Workshop
Hawai'i County Imin Center, Holualoa, North Kona
8 am - 6 pm, Saturday, October 18, 2008
This all-day workshop gave participants a wide range of techniques for growing abundant quantities of food at home--without reliance on imported inputs. Topics included:
• Sustainable traditional Pacific island homegardens (Craig Elevitch)
• Abundant garden crops we love (Nancy Redfeather)
• Chicken feed and chicken tractors (Ben Discoe and Bonnie Perata)
• How much lawn and ornamentals do we need? (Tom Baldwin)
• Perennial vegetables, nutritious beauties (Craig Elevitch)
• On-farm methods of building soil fertility (Nancy Redfeather)
• Early bearing and very productive fruits (Ken Love and Craig Elevitch)
• Homesteading the small family farm (Melanie Bondera)
• Weathering the storm: Food plants with staying power (Tom Baldwin)
• Community and network building (Nancy Redfeather and Craig Elevitch)
This workshop is for gardeners, farmers, homeowners, landscapers, teachers, extension professionals--anyone interested in growing Hawai'i community food self-reliance.
This October 18, 2008 workshop was sponsored by the Hawai'i County Resource Center and Department of Research and Development, and Permanent Agriculture Resources. Download the workshop brochure (PDF file)
Above photo: Nancy Redfeather shares decades of gardening experience with workshop participants at the Hawai'i Island Homegrown Food Self-Reliance Workshop at the Imin Center in Holualoa. The workshop covered a wide range of topics, including soil fertility, chickens, growing the menu, productive garden plants, fruits, edible landscaping, survival foods, perennial veggies, and traditional Pacific island agriculture.
Book signing at Hawaiian Homestead Farmers Market
Kuhio Hale, 64-759 Kahilu Road, Waimea
Saturday, February 2, 2008, 7:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
Craig Elevitch will be signing his new book, Pathways to Abundant Gardens, in a canopy shared with Mala 'Ai, The Culinary Gardens at Waimea Middle School and Slow Food Hawai'i. Pathways to Abundant Gardens is for those who are looking for inspiration and guidance in growing their own food using natural methods. It highlights the voices of over twenty outstanding gardeners and farmers, people who have lived and breathed organic gardening. Craig will also be signing his other books, including Agroforestry Guides for Pacific Islands (2000), Growing Koa: A Hawaiian Legacy Tree (2003), The Overstory Book: Cultivating Connections with Trees (2004), Traditional Trees of Pacific Islands: Their Culture, Environment, and Use (2006), Noni: The Complete Guide for Consumers and Growers (2006)
Above photo: Mayumi Oda enjoys her abundant garden, Kealakekua, Hawai'i.
Abundant Gardens of Hawai'i
Hawai'i Island Food Summit, Keauhou, Hawai'i, October 6, 2007
A slideshow celebrating organic gardeners
and their contributions to physical, spiritual, and community wealth
Craig Elevitch will be presenting a specially commissioned slideshow to conclude the Hawai'i Island Food Summit, an important event that brings people together to foster food security and healthy lifestyles. The 4-minute slideshow will highlight some of Hawai'i's great organic gardeners, their crops, and their inspired land and cultural stewardship. See Craig's photos of this event and the slideshow.
Successfully Photographing Plants
Monday, August 21, 2006, 6:30–9:00 pm
Kona Outdoor Circle, Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i
Craig Elevitch lead this workshop in documentation of plants for recordkeeping, teaching, and artistic purposes. The workshop covered principles of lighting, composition, and perspective. The concepts covered in this workshop are widely applicable to all photography. Craig Elevitch is editor and coauthor of the new books Traditional Trees of Pacific Islands: Their Culture, Environment, and Use and Noni: The Complete Guide for Consumers and Growers. For more images by Craig, visit his photo web site.
Above photo: Miniature water lily flower.
Trees for improving profitability, sustainability,
and resource conservation on farms and ranches
During May and June 2006, Permanent Agriculture Resources held agroforestry workshops in Kona, Hawai‘i, Hagåtña, Guam, and Koror, Palau. There were a total of over 160 participants, speakers, and field tour presenters involved in the workshops.
Tuesday, May 16–Friday, May 19, 2006
Keauhou (Kahalu‘u), Kona, Hawai‘i
Monday, June 26–Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Koror, Palau
Thursday, June 28–Friday, June 29, 2006
Hagåtña, Guam
Download lecture presentations and view virtual field tours
Above photo: Jack Masters stands in front of agroforestry landscape, Babeldaob, Palau.
Contact information for future workshops:
Craig Elevitch
Workshop Coordinator
Permanent Agriculture Resources
PO Box 428
Holualoa, Hawaii 96725 USA
Tel: 808-324-4427; Fax: 808-324-4129
E-mail: craig@agroforestry.net
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