Food Security—Pacifika Style
Kona Outdoor Circle Summer Tropical Gardening Series, Monday, August 11, 2008
Maui Island Sustainable Living Expo, Sunday, August 17, 2008
Recent past presentations
The Barn at Kohala Village Inn, Sunday, July 20, 2008
6th Annual Hawaii Island Seed Exchange, Saturday, June 21, 2008
Kona Outdoor Circle, Saturday, June 7, 2008
Kaua'i Community Seed and Plant Exchange, March 1, 2008
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 local food production and healthy lifestyles.
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. He will also present plans for transforming a 1/4 acre lawn into an abundant perennial homegarden within a year.
Above photo: Margaret Krimm's abundant garden of annuals and perennials in Napo'opo'o.
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 will give participants a wide range of techniques for growing abundant quantities of food at home--without reliance on imported inputs. Topics include
• 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.
Download the workshop brochure and registration form (PDF file)
Above photo: A very productive, sustainable, traditional Polynesian homegarden.
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
