One Island Sustainable Living Center is located on Painted Church Road in Honaunau. Email reservations to oneislandslc@gmail.com for directions and details. Visit one-island.org/hawaii for more information. One Island center lists programs ADVERTISING The One Island Sustainable Living Center opens its
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The One Island Sustainable Living Center opens its doors to guest volunteers for farm tours and work parties from 9 a.m. to noon Wednesdays. The Day on the Farm program helps the center restore and develop it educational garden exhibits. A free lunch is served to volunteer workers from noon to 1 p.m. The event participants see sustainable practices in action, including local food system, renewable energy, wildlife habitat, medicinal plants and more. Activities are offered for all ages and abilities.
On the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month, the center hosts a community potluck from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., followed by a presentation or fun activity at 7 p.m., including film, music jam, game, international food nights and more.
The public is invited to come and learn about ancient Hawaiian sustainability practices that supported a larger population on the Big Island than lives here today from 9 a.m. to noon Friday. Participants will learn about the plants, agricultural field system and ahupuaa land management systems that created 100 percent self-reliant living. Guest presenter is Noa Lincoln.
“Starting an Organic Garden — Yes You Can!” is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 3. Master gardener Una Greenaway will open her farm for a hands-on, learn-by-doing day where a new garden plot will be started and soil, plant and growing practices for a successful food garden will be demonstrated, step-by-step. Participants should bring their own lunch and wear protective, sturdy garden clothing. The fee is $35 with reservation. Proceeds will fund scholarships for youth programs at the center and its new Same Canoe Community Gardens Project.
A “Mauka to Makai Field Trip” is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 4 in Kealakekua. Rick Bennett will lead a small group of explorers up-slope and down to the sea for a one-day, car caravan look at watershed life. Flora, fauna, geology, weather and water systems will be explained and the interdependence of a watershed life system will be experienced. Bennett is executive director of H20: Healthy Hawaiian Oceans. There is a fee. Proceeds will fund scholarships for youth programs at the One Island Sustainable Living Center and theSame Canoe Community Gardens Project.
“Butterfly and Honey Bee BUZZ Breakfast” is slated from 8 a.m. to noon Feb. 11. A suggested $15 breakfast donation or $5 coffee donation is asked. Butterflies and bees and their role in our ecosystem and food production will be discussed. The fundraiser pancake, local fruit and egg/tofu breakfast will benefit One Island’s summer youth programs and the Same Canoe Community Garden Project. Farm and garden tours will be offered on site.
From 9 a.m. to noon Feb. 24, the center offers “Secret Life of Plants.” A $10 donation is asked. Proceeds will fund scholarships for youth programs.
From 9 a.m. to noon March 2, the center offers “School Gardens for Families and Volunteers,” including a field trip to a small farm in Honalo. Participants will discover productive, green living learning and teaching experiences in the schools and at local community gardens, and how to participate in training workshops at local farms. Presenter is Nancy Redfeather. This is a free event. Volunteers are welcome at school gardens by arrangement and at the Same Canoe Community Garden Project.
One Island Sustainable Living Center is located on Painted Church Road in Honaunau. Email reservations to oneislandslc@gmail.com for directions and details. Visit one-island.org/hawaii for more information.
