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Slow Food O'ahu News
Number 2011-11
Mailed July 11, 2011

Table of Contents
Every Day Asian Fusion Cooking - July 21 (Slow Food O'ahu event)
Slow Food Oahu Mid-Summer Potluck and Spice Tour - July 31 (Slow Food O'ahu event)
Soil-Less Farming - June 23
City and County of Honolulu Seeks Input on General Plan - Deadline July 14
Slow Reading (Cross- Pollanization)
A Little Bit of This and That...
Everyday Asian Fusion Cooking Class with Ola Loa Wellness
Thursday, July 21, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Ola Loa Wellness co-founders Traci Potterf, Ph.D. and Skya Boudousquie aim to take the confusion out of shopping for, preparing and enjoying favorite Asian dishes that are delicious and healing, while still simple and affordable. In this class, participants will learn to make favorite Asian dishes, inspired by the traditions of China, Korea, Japan and Thailand, but without any of the stuff that harms your health or zaps your energy!  Ola Loa Wellness creates healing, nutritious and delicious dishes that you can conveniently incorporate in your everyday diet, using local and organic produce whenever possible.  Their dishes use no synthetic or harmful additives, preservatives or MSG, as well as no refined oils, flours or sugars.  Along with the cooking demonstration, a full meal will be served.  Please bring your own plates, bowls, cups, utensils, beverage and your appetite!  Participants will be given handouts with recipes and other wellness information.

Menu:
Grilled chicken over green papaya entr�e salad with Thai dressing, fresh mint, cilantro and kaffir lime leaf
Egg drop soup with vine ripened tomatoes and scallions in a rich nourishing broth
Local pumpkin coconut custard

This event will take place on Thursday, July 21 from 6 - 8 pm at Fergusons Kitchen Gallery in Kalihi.  Please RSVP to Michelle by Saturday, July 16 at [email protected].  Please include in your RSVP your name, member status, phone or email and the name of any nonmember or member guests you would like to bring.  The cost for members is $65 and $70 for nonmembers.  Payment MUST be received by Tuesday, July 19.  Please note:  Due to the nature of this event and the necessity of purchasing ingredients beforehand, if cancellations are required after the RSVP date and we are unable to fill your spot, you will be responsible for payment.  Payment information will be sent to you following your RSVP.  Address and final details will be sent to all confirmed guests a few days prior to the event.

About Ola Loa Wellness: Ola Loa Wellness was created to help return traditional nourishing foods and holistic health wisdom to the communities of Hawaii. Ola Loa Wellness offers a wide array of food and yoga workshops as well as private consults. Traci and Skya have worked with Hale'iwa Farmer's Market, North Star University, 'Olelo Community Media, Castle Medical and school children, among other groups in Hawaii, to educate the public about the accessibility and benefits of nourishing, local foods.  They believe people from all walks of life have the right to clean food and abundant health.  To learn more about Ola Loa Wellness or for more information about instructors Skya and Traci, visit http://www.olaloawellness.com.

This event is part one of a three part series on Asian Fusion Cooking by Ola Loa Wellness.  Parts two and three will take place in Kailua at Kalama Beach Club on August 18th and September 15th from 6-8pm and are not Slow Food related events.  For more information, and to sign up for these classes, please check the Ola Loa Wellness website: http://www.olaloawellness.com.
Slow Food O'ahu Mid-Summer Potluck and Spice Tour at Ho'omaluhia
Sunday, July 31, Spice tour from 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Come meet and greet other Slow Food O'ahu members at our mid-summer potluck, which will be held at Ho'omaluhia Botanical Gardens on the Windward side.  Heidi Bornhorst, staff member and resident garden expert, will offer members a free tour of the spice grounds beginning at 10:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. and the potluck will take place afterward.  If you are unable to attend the spice tour, please come to the potluck at 11:30 a.m.  Please bring a dish to share, preferably highlighting local ingredients, as well as your own plates, bowls, cups, utensils, and beverages.

This event will take place on Sunday, July 31 at Ho'omaluhia Botanical Gardens, 45-680 Luluku Road, Kaneohe.  To help us in organizing the space and arranging the tour, please RSVP to Michelle by noon on Saturday, July 30 at [email protected].  Please include in your RSVP your name, member status, and the name of any nonmember guests you would like to bring.  Directions and parking details will be sent to you with the confirmation of your RSVP. 

For more information about the garden itself, please see the website: http://www1.honolulu.gov/parks/hbg/hmbg.htm

Challenges and Opportunities of Soil-Less Farming

Saturday, June 23, Windward Community College 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

 

A workshop on the "Challenges and Opportunities of Soil-Less Farming in Hawaii," facilitated by Clyde Tamaru (MBBE, pictured), will be offered on Saturday, July 23, at Windward Community College from 9:00 to 12:30. Participants can find out about food safety certification of aquaponically and hydroponically grown foods from Jim Hollyer (PEPS) and discuss the economic realities of these farming methods with Harry Ako (MBBE). Then participants will hear from farmers already successful in this field, including Richard Ha of Hamakua Springs Country Farms and Paul Singleton of Waipoli Hydroponic Greens. Finally, they'll have the opportunity to talk with those who market produce in the Islands, including Tisha Uyehara of Armstrong Produce and James Channels of Foodland, to find out what is expected of growers. A limited number of seats are available.  To reserve a place, please contact Harry Ako at 956-2012 or [email protected], or Clyde Tamaru at 342-1063 or [email protected].    

 

This is not a Slow Food O'ahu event but might be of interest to our members 

City and County of Honolulu seeks input on the General Plan
Deadline July 14, 2011

The City and County of Honolulu is seeking input on a survey as part of its General Plan Update.  The findings from this survey will provide valuable insight about issues being considered as part of the City's effort to update the General Plan. The survey will be open through July 14, 2011. Complete survey findings will be posted on the City's project website shortly after.

 

Although this survey is not specifically about food, it is about the growth of the County, the use of agricultural farm lands, and priorities for the County.  This survey consists of 17 questions, and should take about 10 minutes of your time to complete. Your Executive Committee members have taken the survey and we strongly encourage Slow Food O'ahu members to do so and make a different .  Express your preference for the retention of agricultural lands and support for farmers.  Your answers will be completely anonymous.

 

If you have any questions, please contact Helber Hastert & Fee, Planners at [email protected] or by phone at (808) 545-2055.

 

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/RFVMYFZ

A little Slow Reading (Cross - "Pollanization")

Surfing Goal is Sure - Footed on Maui (about the Surfing Goat Dairy)
by Cheryl Tsutsume in the Star Advertiser (6/26/11)

Kauai Farm Pursues Puff Perfection (about Blair Estate Organic Farm cultivating coffee and tobacco)
by Cheryl Tsutsumi in the Star Advertiser (6/19/11)

New 'Opihi Science: Lots to Know About Science
by Jan Tenbruggencate in Raising Islands - Hawaii Science and Environment (7/8/11)

Vanilla Sex Education (about the Kahuku Farms Country Store)
by Shantel Grace in the Honolulu Weekly (6/15/11)

Make Food Choices Simple: Cook
by Mark Bittman in the New York Times (7/2/11)

Banned from the Barn
by Mark Bittman in the New York Times (7/5/11)
A Little Bit of This and That ...

- Governor Abercrombie has recognized the importance of our bee population and the increasing threat to our agricultural industry.  With the threat to our hives, the Governor has hired a bee expert.  Check out the story and video on his website.

- Madre Chocolate, with Slow Food O'ahu member Nat Bletter, announces their kickstarter campaign for expansion of their company.  See their campaign and video with the video made by another Slow Food O'ahu member Shirley Thompson, along with Stanford Chang.  
 
- Mahalo to the Governor for the Governor's Garden.   The College of Tropical Agriculature and Human Resources (CTAHR) partnered with individuals, schools, community associations, and the Hawaii Department of Agriculture to establish a "new day" vegetable and fruit garden at the governor's residence on the Washington Place grounds. The garden will provide food for the first family and help to educate the community about fresh, nutritious, locally grown vegetables and fruits, as part of a wider initiative to achieve a higher level of food security and self-sufficiency in the state. At the dedication and blessing ceremony, Kahu Kamaki Kanehele called the event "a truly new day in Hawai'i." He explained that this was the first planting of a vegetable garden at Washington Place since 1917, when Queen Lili'uokalani lived there. About 20 children from the Kainalu Elementary School, the Nanakuli Elementary School, and the University Laboratory School, along with Governor Abercrombie himself, planted vegetable seedlings and fruit trees, among them papaya seedlings provided by CTAHR's Ted Radovich (TPSS) and his sustainable agriculture program.

Slow Food Leadership

 

Slow Food O'ahu Officers:

Laurie Carlson, President; Francine Wai, Secretary/Membership/Newsletter; Michelle Phillips, Events; Mae Isonaga, Treasurer; Rike Weiss, Outreach; Nina Bermudez, Membership and E-mail correspondent.

Web master: Martha Cheng

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Slow Food O'ahu Convivium website Slow Food Hawai'i Convivium website 

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