Kōkua Blog
Celebrating Farm to School with Local ‘Ulu Beef Stew
This month, public schools throughout Hawaiʻi are putting a delicious, local and seasonally abundant product on the lunchline: ‘Ulu! Also known as breadfruit, ʻulu is an important staple throughout the Pacific, celebrated for its many uses and most famously, its generous fruiting season. As...
Read more...Hawaiian Garden Huli Harvest!
Mahalo to our amazing network of docents for attending the first ʻĀINA in Schools training of the year! Over the last two weeks, garden, compost and nutrition docents attended regional trainings with their ʻĀINA teams to receive curricula, lesson materials, and teaching tips to start the...
Read more...An Introduction to Rat Lungworm Disease
If you’ve been watching the news or reading the newspaper you have probably been hearing about something called Rat Lungworm Disease. What is it? How did it come to Hawaiʻi? How can we keep ourselves and our families safe? After attending a training for educators run by the Oʻahu Farm to...
Read more...Mahalo First Hawaiian Bank!
School gardens need many hands to thrive and the ʻĀINA In Schools program is continuing to make connections with local partners and friends to help our gardens grow. This summer, with enormous support from First Hawaiian Bank’s Community Care service program, two ʻĀINA schools received major...
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