‘AINA IS: Actively Integrating Nutrition & Agriculture In Schools

‘AINA In Schools is a farm-to-school program dedicated to connecting children to their land, waters and food in order to grow a healthier future for Hawai’i.


We are working to achieve three main goals:

  • Addressing childhood health issues like obesity/overweight by fostering healthy eating habits
  • Encouraging environmental stewardship by connecting children to the land that sustains them
  • Creating an institutional market for Hawaii’s farmers and their produce


Six Integrated Program Components:

  • Nutrition Education in the classroom teaches students to make healthy choices that will last a lifetime
  • Garden-based Learning reconnects students to the natural world by experiencing the joys of growing food
  • Agricultural Literacy introduces students to where their food comes from and who grows their food
  • Healthy School Lunch puts ‘AINA lessons into practice and provides a market for Hawaii’s farmers
  • Waste Reduction and Management reduces, reuses and recycles waste in gardens, cafeterias, and classrooms
  • Family & Community Outreach raises awareness to support ‘AINA IS at school and at home