We’re getting geared up for another amazing year of outdoor learning and you’re invited to this special Second Saturday Work & Learn Day to help us get the gardens ready for new crops and hands-on learning in science, math, history, Hawaiian Studies and more! This Saturday, we have 3 schools participating in South Maui — Kihei Elementary, Kihei Charter Middle and Kamali’i Elementary Schools — and 1 Central Maui location — Wailuku Elementary School.
Learn how to cover crop gardens and restore soil health with nitrogen fixing plants. Adopt a garden plant from our new nursery. Dig into a day of garden care conditioning soil, planting, making garden signs, composting, tending worms, creating new planting spaces, weeding, mulching and helping the garden transition into a new life cycle.
Good fun and sharing food with neighbors. Bring the family!
Work & Learn Day – “Second Saturday”
Saturday, September 13
8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. (Same Time @ All Locations Listed Below)
CHOOSE FROM 4 LOCATIONS:
1. Kihei Elementary School
250 E Lipoa St Kihei, HI 96753
Notes: The Kihei School Garden is located in the center of campus, just beyond the main office adjacent to the cafeteria playground. Parking available in front parking lots. Gathering includes a potluck picnic afterwards with special garden grown treats.
2. Kihei Charter Middle School
41 E Lipoa St, Kihei, HI 96753
Notes: Located at Lipoa Center in rear of building. Garden care followed by a hand-on workshop (starts 11:30 am) on how to make Bokashi – a Japanese farming technique used to boost and accelerate compost.
3. Kamali’i Elementary School
180 Alanui Kealii Dr, Kihei, HI 96753
Notes: Garden located near ft entrance, adjacent to basketball court. Tasks include installing a new shed and platform, composting, weeding, amending soil and turning cover crops.
4. Wailuku Elementary School
355 S. High Street
Wailuku, HI 96793
Notes: Garden is located in back of campus behind buildings K and L, adjacent to Koeli Street. Bring a fresh snack or dish to share for a garden ohana picnic afterwards.
Please join us for all or part of the day – at either location.
What to Bring: Closed toe shoes, hat, sunscreen and gloves are recommended. Also, please bring your own drinking container. Drinking water will be provided.
If you have questions in advance, email [email protected], call 808.269.6300 or visit our Volunteer Page.
Mahalo nui loa for your kokua.
RSVP: Bokashi Composting Workshop This Saturday
Grow Some Good is offering a 1 hour, hands-on workshop that will lead you through the steps to making your own Bokashi mix, as well as exploring how you can use this highly effective composting system.
For a $20 donation participants leave with one 5-gallon bucket of Bokashi mix made during the workshop! Bring you own bucket with a tight fitting lid, or for a $30 donation, Grow Some Good provides the bucket and lid. Regular market value is approx. $45/bucket.
*Special $10 donation per 5-gallon bucket for school garden programs.
The Bokashi workshop is excellent opportunity to learn about this wonderful composting additive..and great fun to boot! Nio Kindla will lead participants in a demonstration of creating the mix, which includes hand stirring batches of bran, molasses, water and the magic ingredient ‘EM’ (stands for Effective Microorganisms) together in a large tub (in the right order!) and then packing it in an airtight bucket.
Please email your RSVP by noon Friday, Sept. 12, so we order supplies in advance and reserve a bucket of Bokashi for your home or school garden.
WHEN:
Saturday, September 13
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
– Immediately following the Kihei Charter Middle School Work & Learn Day which begins at 8:30 a.m. You’re welcome to join us for all or part of the day.
WHERE:
Kihei Charter Middle School
41 E Lipoa St, Kihei, HI 96753
Notes: Located at Lipoa Center in rear of building.
RSVP (by Noon Friday, Sept. 12)
[email protected]
