With more than 85% of food imported from off-island, many Hawai‘i Island residents are concerned about our community’s food security. These workshops empowered participants to reduce their food budgets, increase consumption of fresher, more nutritious food, decrease the impact of spiraling fuel costs, and help create an abundance of food for sharing or sale. The workshops took place in Kona (October 18, 2008), Hawi/Kapa'au (March 8, 2009), Pahoa (March 22, 2009), and Ocean View (June 6, 2009). Support for the workshops came from the Hawai'i County Resource Center and Permanent Agriculture Resources.
Nancy Redfeather shares decades of gardening experience with workshop participants at the Hawai'i Island Homegrown Food Self-Reliance Workshop at the Imin Center in Holualoa on October 18, 2008. The workshop covered a wide range of topics, including soil fertility, chickens, growing the menu, productive garden plants, fruits, edible landscaping, survival foods, perennial veggies, and traditional Pacific island agriculture.
Nancy Redfeather shares decades of gardening experience with workshop participants at the Hawai'i Island Homegrown Food Self-Reliance Workshop at the Imin Center in Holualoa on October 18, 2008. The workshop covered a wide range of topics, including soil fertility, chickens, growing the menu, productive garden plants, fruits, edible landscaping, survival foods, perennial veggies, and traditional Pacific island agriculture.