Kamali'i Elementary School garden program provides nutrition education and curriculum support for all grade levels. Theme gardens, such as the Pizza Garden, Green Smoothie, Pioneer Garden and Native Hawaiian Gardens match learning objectives for each grade and connect...
Culture Articles
Juicing Kō for Lilikoi Lemonade!
Today we harvested two varieties of heirloom Kō sugar cane, talked story about canoe plants brought by the earliest Hawaiian settlers, and used a hand crank cane juicer to make lilikoi lemonade with K-5 grade students during Maui Family YMCA A+ after school program -...
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...
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...
Sept. 22 Workshops: Youth Gardens as Classrooms
Home Gardening Support Network, Maui School Garden Network, Community Work Day and Grow Some Good are pleased to announce a Youth Gardening Workshop to make school garden information and experiences more accessible to teachers, volunteers and others who work with...
Seaweed Lesson and Use in the Garden
The following is a synopsis of seaweed lessons and materials used for YMCA classes (mixed ages). Goal: Give students a understanding of the value of seaweed and it's importance in our Hawaiian economy and culture. Time: 30 minutes Basic Plan: 1) Gather students in...
$680 Lokelani Lo’i Restoration
Help us finish the restoration of the Hawaiian Studies lo'i at Lokelani Intermediate that need soil and amendments. This area is used for cultural plant propagation and education. Estimated Cost $680 [donation-can goal_id="grow-some-good" show_description="false"...
Kalo Harvest for Makahiki Season
[slickr-flickr search="sets" set="72157627939259555"] In celebration of the opening of Makahiki season this month, students from Mr. Little’s fourth grade class harvested the remaining taro (called kalo in Hawaiian). The kalo patch was planted and cultivated by last...
Seed Saving: The Cycle of Life… In Real Life
When teaching life sciences and sustainability with students of any age, seed saving is an essential element that bridges the gap between a text book explanation and real life. As students experience the full cycle of a plant, from planting the seed to harvesting the...