Hands In The Earth – Hawaiian Sanctuary
Hawaiian Sanctuary Mile Marker 12, Hwy 130, Pahoa, HI, United StatesHands In The Earth March 3rd, 2015
Hands In The Earth March 3rd, 2015
Thursday, March 5th Nitrogen Fixers and Mulch Crops LEARN How to grow and use mulch locally. Nitrogen fixing plants are able to pull nitrogen from the air Magic you say?… nitrogen from thin air? Actually it’s science, through a symbiotic association of microbes in their roots but we won’t be getting into the technical details. […]
Thursday March 12th Agroforestry Design Basics Want to plant a food forest or home orchard and not sure where to start? Come join us and bring your questions! You will learn observation, identification, and assesment of resources on your site. Each site is different and the “problem” is often the “solution” as they say in […]
Thursday March 19th Root Crops for Hawaii Taro, cassava(manioc), sweet potato, uhi, yacon, turmeric, ginger, and galangal (Thai ginger). Learn to plant, grow, and cook a large part of your homegrown diet. We will be planting Turmeric and ginger, taro, sweet potato and more hands on! Learn some recipes to use these great plants as […]