Cultivating a healthy community by strengthening local agriculture and improving access to nutritious, affordable food.

Programs

A focus on Farm to School education and Community Food Systems here on Maui

Education

Learning opportunities for Maui’s keiki: school gardens and take-home garden kits

Volunteering

Encouraging a community where everyone grows, shares & prepares healthy local food

Grow Some Good…

In Your Neighborhood

Grow Some Good is a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating hands-on, outdoor learning experiences that cultivate curiosity about natural life cycles, connect students to their food sources, and inspire better nutrition choices. In addition to helping establish food gardens and living science labs in local schools, we provide resources and curriculum support through community partnerships in agriculture, science, food education, and nutrition.

Our program was created in 2008 under South Maui Sustainability’s School Garden Committee to support gardens created at Kihei Elementary, Lokelani Intermediate School and Kamali’i Elementary.
Members of South Maui Sustainability felt that working in schools was reaching our future generations to instill much needed knowledge about sustainability, our environment and nutrition. Since its inception, the program has expanded its outreach from one teacher at Kihei Elementary and three small raised beds to 11 schools and more than 4,000 students participating in outdoor learning programs every month.

Programs

Farm to School

Since 2008, Grow Some Good has provided school garden programming and now supports over 7000 students each year. School Gardens are a key resource for learning, engaging with nature, and instilling...

Community Food Systems

This program was kicked off in 2020 with our support of 2 community gardens at the YMCA and Big Brothers, Big Sisters. With the high rate of food insecurity in Maui, we decided to name the program to encompass more…

Volunteer

Grow Some Good is always on the lookout for volunteers. There are always a variety of volunteer opportunities! Help with watering and light maintenance in the mornings, pick up coffee grounds at the local coffee shop...

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Education

Kumu Mea Kanu Garden Kits

Kumu kanu is the starting or originating plant that begins a plant collection. It is the first plant that the following seeds come from. It is also the teacher. The relationship with the kumu kanu teaches us the things that help us understand how to mālama that plant.

Online Courses

Courses are all FREE but we ask you to register so we can track progress. The first lesson in the SOIL class is OPEN for viewing without registration. We are supported by donors and the County of Maui. If you have not registered yet, please register below.

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