Hualalai Academy holds farmers market

Hualalai Academy holds farmers market

Hualalai Academy holds farmers market

Hualalai Academy recently held its semimonthly farmers market.

Steve Velonza, school garden coordinator and teacher, encourages students, families and staff members to bring in their surplus homegrown produce to add to what the children grow in the school gardens.

Produce is offered on a donation basis with all proceeds going back into the gardening program. A grant from the Kohala Center also provides funding support for the school’s garden program and those of other participating K-12 schools in order to improve the quality of food and agriculture sciences education in Hawaii.

Hualalai Academy is a designated “School of the Future” by the Hawaii Association of Independent Schools and the Hawaii Community Foundation for its commitment to collaborative, project-based learning. Working in the school garden supports these ideals.

For more information on Hualalai Academy, contact Elizabeth Sharma at 326-9866 or visit hualalai.org.

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