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Hawaii's cutest gardeners have been growing food at school for the last century
Did you know that kids have been growing food in school gardens in Hawaii for over a hundred years? Or that the first school garden broke ground on Hawaii Island (probably in Kona!)?Check out the...
View ArticleGarden Teachers Rule
It is mid-June and I am in Waimea with a group of garden teachers mostly from the BI but also from Oahu. We are gathered to formulate HI garden education standards and align them with HI education...
View ArticleMarines Kokua (help) IPCS; Students Share the Love
Many students thought meeting a "marine" meant they would be interacting with an ocean biologist. But after greeting and hearing the introductions of the 20 or so marines that came to IPCS to help...
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Surfing is a right
Check out the Roots ContestWhen you are surrounded by water, surfing is a right. Wherever you go on the Big Island, the ocean is your front yard. Yet not all keiki get the opportunity to explore...
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Ethiopian Kale is a dream come true
My latest plant crush is Ethiopian Kale. The silvery-green foliage can easily be your plant crush too. I like it so much, I finally dug up the rest of our grass to plant a fairy forest of this...
View ArticleTime for Change
Some call it midlife crisis. I call it Freedom of the Crone. My son is over me. My husband is a gifted man with his own ambitions. I have been a faithful public school garden teacher providing...
View ArticleUsing My Words
The n-word came into my life when I was around 10. It came from my Grandpa and was being hurled at the TV. My cousins and I were watching The Cosby Show; and Grandpa was scoffing back laughter saying...
View ArticleBI Landfill is Every Landfill
My BI Taxes pay for 2 landfills.* Landfill serving East Side is unlined and poses the worst kind of environmental threats. Closing a landfill is expensive so its taken three decades for BI to just...
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Bees make love too
When I started teaching garden, I had no idea how much bugs mate! Or that different bugs mate in different ways. And that some can just walk around - jeez, butterflies can even fly - with their mate...
View ArticleAmerica Needs Trashionista Armies
Who knew trash could be so spirited? The beauty and functionality of things we waste is an annual take away. My Trash Fashion crew makes discoveries with every material we set in our sights....
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