Maui Huliau Foundation, a nonprofit organization offering environmental education programs to Maui youth ages 12-18, is partnering with at least 15 local conservation organizations to launch new distance learning resources for the upcoming school year. The project, called the “Maui Aloha ʻĀina Virtual Classroom” will release distance learning resources aimed at grades 8-12 … [Read more...] about Maui Huliau Foundation and local conservation organizations launch distance learning resources for teachers and students
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Zero Waste at Lahaina Intermediate School
Co-founder of West Maui Green Cycle Gretchen Losano, Grow Some Good, and Lahaina Intermediate School have created a new pilot program to reduce waste on campus. The new Zero Waste Program grew out of a letter Losano wrote to Grow Some Good about a garden coordinator position. In the letter, Losano proposed a different option for the garden coordinator position via mentorship … [Read more...] about Zero Waste at Lahaina Intermediate School
2019 MauiTime Charity Guide
Ah, the holidays. It’s that time of year when our lattes get pumpkin spiced and pepperminted, loved ones reconnect, carols are played (and sung) on loop, and all join in the spirit of giving. But it’s also a time when shopping lists get cluttered with all the best stuff, and it becomes easy to succumb to the consumerist frenzy that surrounds “the most wonderful time of the … [Read more...] about 2019 MauiTime Charity Guide
Grow Some Good Celebrates Ten Years in Maui School Gardens
Creating a self-sustainable food system in Hawai‘i has been on our minds for a while. It almost seems preposterous that our economy could collapse without the apron strings of the mainland while we have acres and acres of farmland and a rural community to support it. Grow Some Good has been working on building the sustainability model one Maui kid at a time, … [Read more...] about Grow Some Good Celebrates Ten Years in Maui School Gardens
Maui School Garden Network and Grow Some Good at Akaku Community Media
Akaku Upstairs will present Maui School Garden Network and Grow Some Good at Akaku Community Media on Thursday, Oct. 26. Speakers include Lehn Huff of Maui School Garden Network, Kathy Becklin of Grow Some Good and Robyn Pfahl, the Hawaii Department of Agriculture’s Farm to School Coordinator. Discussions will include more information about the programs and how they’re linking … [Read more...] about Maui School Garden Network and Grow Some Good at Akaku Community Media