Educational School Gardens on Maui
The terrace project in the heart of Lokelani Intermediate School is nearly complete, thanks to significant contributions from Goodfellow Brother s Inc., Hawaiian Cement and numerous other local businesses and community members. Students are planting food garden starts from seeds and preparing native Hawaiian cultural plants for terraces and additional garden spaces throughout the campus. If you’d like to… [Continue Reading]
On Saturday, April 28, Community Work Day Program is teaming with Mormon Church, Department of Health, Americorps volunteers and other community organizations for an island-wide school garden “Helping Hands Day.” Organizers expect to gather 50-100 volunteers at 13 sites for a total of 1,000 volunteers working in gardens across Molokai, Lanai, and Maui. Projects at… [Continue Reading]
On Wednesday, June 14, Monkeypod Kitchen by Merriman in Wailea hosted a special fundraising dinner to support the launch of new school gardens and outdoor learning programs for more than 600 students at Lokelani Intermediate School in Kihei. The Lokelani program launch is a collaborative effort between South Maui School Gardens Project, Community Work Day… [Continue Reading]
Monkeypod Kitchen by Merriman is hosting a special fundraising dinner to support the launch of new school gardens and outdoor learning programs for more than 600 students at Lokelani Intermediate School in Kihei. The Lokelani program launch is a collaborative effort between South Maui School Gardens Project and Community Work Day Program. Twenty percent of… [Continue Reading]
Through structured pledges of support and commitments to school garden and nutrition programs, our Garden Sponsors share a vision of educational gardens in every school in Maui County. Contact us if you’d like to find out more about becoming a partner. Thank you to our Kihei School Garden sponsors: Chef Brian Etheredge Capiche? &… [Continue Reading]
We have found that if the students help prepare the food, they will eat it. Student Chef Kits … Donate!
We are always in need of more folding work tables. We use them for harvest events, classroom … Donate!
We've had generous support for our major irrigation needs from ISI! However, irrigation is a … Donate!
Mas de 100 estudiantes participating in tutoring and enrichment programs at Wailuku Elementary School celebrated Cinco de Mayo by harvesting … [More...]
In recognition of International Permaculture Day, Community Work Day Program, Grow Some Good, and Maui School Garden Network partnered May 4 … [More...]
Join us this Saturday morning for "Second Saturday" at Kihei Elementary School Garden as we prepare for summertime cover cropping and soil … [More...]
The harvest stage of a school garden provides an ideal setting to observe interdependence of producers and consumers: harvesting food in the … [More...]
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 … [More...]
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 … [More...]
