"Mottainai - don't waste what Nature gives you..."

MOTTAINAI, don't waste what Nature gives you is a saying I can get behind. 

If there is one thing I hate to do, it's throw away anything that can be reused.

Reduce

Re-Use

Recycle

With that in mind, here is a video with music and lyrics by

NOBUKO

Introduction To Aquaponics on Maui

Glenn Martinez, owner of Olomana Gardens on Oahu and Lokelani 'Ohana a non profit organization on Maui, will be holding an Introduction to Aquaponics workshop on Maui.


The workshop will be held on December 10, 2011 from 9am to 12pm and 2pm to 5pm. The cost for the class is $100. The workshop will be held at the Lokelani'Ohana Farm, 2315 Kahekili Hwy, Waihe'e, Maui 96793.  
Contact Natalie Cash at 808-551-8442 to sign up for the class.


What's Good About Aquaponics?

Recycles water and nutrients environmental friendly.

Uses 90% less water than ground crops.

Eliminates chemicals and pesticides.

Eliminates soil-bourne diseases.

Is a sustainable source of fish and vegetables at your back door.

Is a family activity that promotes healthy eating and helps to stretch food budgets.

Provides a great way to teach children how to grow food and care for living things.

Vegetables can be organic from day one, instead of waiting several years to certify land where herbicides, pesticides and non-organic fertilizers have been used.

Fish can be organic if natural feeds like soldier fly larvae or azolla are used as feed.
Can be scaled up to a small or large profitable, production.

Glenn Martinez is the creative impulse and owner of Olomana Gardens on Oahu, a
five-acre permaculture wonder that has received many honors. Mr. Martinez is the
President of the Hawaii Farmers Union and is legislatively active in insuring the
livelihood of farmers in our State. He is a recognized teacher of permaculture and
aquaponics throughout the entire Pacific Rim. 

Olomana Gardens, 41-1140 Waikupanaha St. Waimanalo, HI 96795, 808-259-0223 www.olomanagardens.com

Lokelani 'Ohana is a non profit organization running programs in organic gardening, weaving/ creative arts and housing for people with developmental disabilities. Our goal is to expand our services in providing safe, loving, fulfilling homes and programs. 

We are located at 2315 Kahekili Highway, Waihe'e, Maui 96793, 808-249-0254, www.lokelaniohana.org

LOKELANI OHANA FROM MAUI TO YOU from Tony Leone on Vimeo.

Occupy WallStreet and then OccupyFarms again

Taking back the economy from the banks to the communities requires understanding the past and how the banks and corporations managed to own the farm lands.

Maui Farmers Union United October Meeting Agenda

Here is the agenda for the October Hawaii Farmers Union United Meeting.

This Tuesday we have a very special guest attending who will speak to the "Future Prosperity of Hawaii....."

Make it a point to be on time for this presentation at 6:45.....with Q&A

Dinner will be at 6:30 sharp.

Maui Farmers Union United Meeting

Tavares Center Pool Room Oct. 25, 2011

Tuesday nite doors open 6:00pm

Dinner opening circle 6:30 pm sharp

LocaVore Potluck & Produce Swap

Share your Maui Abundance for dinner...

Bring something you grew and go home with someone else's produce...

Great Business donations to go home with from DTE, Hawaiian Moons, Whole Foods, Mana Foods, Maui Bio-Char, Greenleaf Farm.

(If you have a business that wants to donate a prize to the cause please contact Melissa at) windspiritm@mac.com

Meeting Agenda

6:30pm-7:00pm- LocaVore Potluck Great Meal!!! Be creative and

add to the abundance, your the event!!!

"Its all about growing, sharing and being nourished by our food"

6:45pm-7:00pm Special Guest- Future prosperity of Hawaii
7:00pm-7:10pm Chefs Corner-Suki Bergeron-Squash in season

7:10pm-7:20pm Produce Scoop-Ryan Eareheart - Mana Foods

7:20pm-7:30pm Astronomy in Agriculture- HarrietteWitt-

www.passengerplanet.com/

7:30pm-7:45pm MFU Website Update- Lehua VanderVelde

http://mauifarmersunionunited.weebly.com/

7:45pm-8:00pm Education- Greg Hopkins- Making Compost

8:00pm-8:30pm Member Input- Share Ideas & Direction

8:30-pm-9:00pm Member Network/Meeting Pau

PRODUCE SWAP:

Bring your home grown farm produce, seeds or plant starts to share and swap with others.

"Remember its all about celebrating our communities food"

MauiPonics Experiments in Aquaculture

While my MauiPonics version of Aquaponics may not feed the world, or even a family, the on-going knowledge is great. 

It is also interesting and the sound of the water cycling, quite soothing.

 Still trying to figure out the whole nutrient issue, but at about 15 inches, this cucumber was a surprise to me.

I never really let lettuce go to seed before and I would not have recognized my lettuce gone to seed (by the cucumber above) as the one I got from an aquaponics workshop below. I did get a few dollars worth of my own seed out of it.

Various experiments going on with plants, fish, ebb & flow systems using water and air pumping.

Maui Farmers Union United September Meeting

Maui Farmers Union United Meeting (Advocating for the rights of our small farmers)

Tavares Center Pool Room Sept. 27th

Tuesday nite doors open 6:00pm

Dinner 6:30 pm

Our State President and NFU facilitator will be present.

The Maui Farmers Union United meetings are a LocaVore Potluck & Produce Swap

Share the Maui Abundance of what you prepare and grow!!!

Sign up for membership and get a free meal* tonight!

$15-Individual Non Voting Member

$30- Individual Voting Member

$75- Ohana Membership up to 4 Voting Members 

*Normally there is a $10 charge for non members and $5 for members if unable to bring food and want to eat. It's potluck, so bring a dish to the meetings and you eat like royalty for free. Where else can you get a huge variety of locally grown and produced foods, prepared with the love and passion that Maui's farmer's, gardeners and people put into these meals. It's all about the food, so while you can pay, sharing your food with neighbors is always so much better. 

Please bring a locavore dish exhibiting to our mainland guest on how we value our locally grown food.

Helping the Maui Farmers Union United through their generous and consistent giving back to Maui are the following merchants and people. Support them when ever you can. 

Support the Maui Farmers Union United tonight and you may go home with some of the following goodies: 

Gift cards from DTE & Hawaiian Moons

Basket of local produce. Mana Foods, Whole Foods!

Basket of produce from Greenleaf Farm Marta & Bill

Feather Meal- Crop Production Service

Bio Char- Maui Bio Char

Large Jackfruit- Whispering Winds Bamboo

This is a trash free event please bring your own eating and drinking vessels.

Meeting Agenda
6:30pm-7:00pm- LocaVore Potluck Great meals!!! Be creative and

add to the abundance,your the event!!!

"Its all about growing, sharing and being nourished by our food"

6:45pm-7:00pm Evening Agenda-Vincent Mina - www.MauiGrown.com
7:00pm-7:10pm Chefs Corner-Chef Jason Skandunas - Maui MacroBiotics-(Jan. 2011 article on MauiTime)

7:10pm-7:20pm Produce Scoop-Ryan Eareheart - Mana Foods

7:20pm-7:30pm Astronomy in Agriculture- HarrietteWitt -

www.passengerplanet.com/

7:30pm-7:45pm Education- Jenna Tallman - Making Bokashi

7:45pm-8:00pm State of the State HFU - State Board of Directors

Report on our Strategic Planning session on Kauai

8:00pm-8:10pm MFU Website- Lehua VanderVelde

http://mauifarmersunionunited.weebly.com/

8:10pm-8:40pm Member Breakout Groups - Legislation, Education

and Cooperation.

8:40-9pm Meeting Pau

PRODUCE SWAP:

Bring your home grown farm produce, seeds or plant starts to share and swap with others.

"Remember its all about celebrating our communities food"