Community Food Systems Program
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 on Maui, we decided to name the program to encompass more… to stick with our mission to cultivate a healthy community by strengthening local agriculture and improving access to nutritious, affordable food.
Community Food Systems Focus Areas
Plant Distribution
We grow and distribute plants to people who want to learn to grow their own food. We share information on care, growing, use and storage of many types of plants that grow well in our tropical climates.
Community Gardens
We stick with what we do best! Build gardens and educate people (families and keiki) on growing food! We hope to integrate some kitchen programs to demonstrate how to prepare food that grows in our gardens.
Community Food Systems Articles
6 Tips to Grow and Harvest Your Sunflower
Here are some tips to help you grow sunflowers. Water your sunflower seed start container every morning to keep the soil and sprouting seed moist. Once the sunflower sprout reaches a height of about 4 inches, transplant it directly into the soil. Sunflowers have long...
Taste of School Gardens 2019 Recap
On the evening of March 9, 2019, about 375 people came together at the beautiful Maui Tropical Plantation, to celebrate 10 years of building school gardens with Grow Some Good at the Taste of School Gardens 2019. Mahalo to the chefs, vendors, sponsors, volunteers,...
2019 Taste of School Gardens Menus
Want a glimpse into the wonderful dishes the chefs are preparing? Scroll through this list and share your favorites! [logo-showcase id="6536" title="Chef Carousel"] Thanks to All of our Sponsors [logo-showcase id="6509" title="TOSG 2019 Sponsors"]