Chefs + Garden + Kids = Inspiring Maui School Garden Video!

This video by Emmy winning photographer Jess Craven tells the story of Grow Some Good and their work with a public elementary school garden that has grown from 3 box beds to nearly a quarter acre edible schoolyard and learning lab in the heart of campus. This is an edited version of the original segment,… [Continue Reading]

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Wailuku Elementary Gardeners Share Cinco de Mayo Recipes

Mas de 100 estudiantes participating in tutoring and enrichment programs at Wailuku Elementary School celebrated Cinco de Mayo by harvesting produce from their Salsa & Green Smoothie Gardens and sharing recipes during an after-school fiesta! Wailuku Elementary School garden program is supported through a partnership between 21st Century Learning Centers Baldwin Complex and Grow Some… [Continue Reading]

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300 Volunteers Plant & Beautify Lokelani Intermediate School

In recognition of International Permaculture Day, Community Work Day Program, Grow Some Good, and Maui School Garden Network partnered May 4 to make a lasting impact at Lokelani Intermediate School with nearly 300 volunteers from the Church of Jesus Christ and Latter-Day Saints, teachers, parents and other community members. The group planted hundreds of native… [Continue Reading]

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Food Economics: Where in the World… and Why?

The harvest stage of a school garden provides an ideal setting to observe interdependence of producers and consumers: harvesting food in the garden vs. buying produce in a store or a restaurant.  This is when Social Studies benchmarks can be supported in the garden and students can gain an understanding of how consumer choices affect… [Continue Reading]

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SOS: Saving Our Seeds for a Sustainable Future

In the final months of school, garden lessons turn to a continuation of the life cycle with seed saving workshops at all grade levels. This exercise connects students to sustainable practices that preserve their favorite plants, ensure food security and support benchmarks in science (life cycle), social studies (food economics) and more. During hands-on lessons,… [Continue Reading]

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World Class Chefs + 1,000 Students Celebrate School Garden Harvest Fest

For three full days, April 24-26, world-class chefs led garden recipe workshops with more than 950 students in nearly a quarter-acre of garden space in the heart of the Kihei Elementary School campus. Kindergarten through 5th grade students and chefs prepared Asian stir-fry and gourmet veggie pizzas using ingredients grown and harvested from the school’s… [Continue Reading]

Wailuku Elementary Students Grow Some Good

Grow Some Good is partnering with 21st Century Learning Centers to introduce an after school gardening program at Wailuku Elementary School. Students learn gardening and sustainability skills that support curriculum benchmarks in science, math, history, language arts, social studies and more.  Projects so far include designing and installing new garden beds, refurbishing and planting existing beds,… [Continue Reading]

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