Slow Food O'ahu Work Day at Kako'o 'Oiwi: Kalo Restoration Project in He'eia
Saturday, August 13, 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Free
Grab your family and friends and join Slow Food O'ahu as we help Kako'o 'Oiwi with their Kalo Restoration Project! Kako'o 'Oiwi is a non-profit organization whose mission is to strengthen the community through the perpetuation of Hawaiian culture and practice. Their current project, Mahuahua 'Ai o Hoi, or "Re-planting the fruit of Hoi," is a community-driven project to restore nearly 400 acres of currently fallow land into a working agricultural landscape. Through this project, Kāko'o 'Ōiwi is creating hands-on cultural, educational, economic and scientific research opportunities for the benefit of the local community. We will be working to reinstate lo'i kalo (wetland taro) that was historically prevalent throughout the He'eia wetland.
This event will take place on Saturday, August 13 from 8:30 a.m to 12:00 p.m. at the He'eia wetland on the Windward side. Please RSVP to Michelle by Friday, August 12 at sfo.reservation@gmail.com so that we know an approximate number of people. Please include in your RSVP your name, member status, and phone or email. This event is free and will include a tour of the facility and a small lunch with a tuna sandwich and/or hot dog with chips, but you may also bring your own lunch if you prefer.
Who: Everyone is welcome. Bring your family and friends!
What to bring: Clothes, shoes/tabis that you do not mind getting muddy! and a water bottle. Other items to consider are a towel, change of clothes, hat, sunscreen, gloves, snack.
What to expect: The needs of the farm vary on a day to day basis and the weather plays a big role. Various work includes but is not limited to clearing and digging new lo'i, harvesting and planting kalo, weeding, weed-whacking, stream restoration, eradication of invasive species.
Where: He'eia Wetland (Hoi) link to the google map with directions.
If you have any questions or would like to be added to the volunteer contact list for upcoming events with Kako'o 'Oiwi, please contact Kyrie Puaoi via email or phone at kyrie@kakoooiwi.org or 352-0764. If you would like to continue working with them, community work days take place the 2nd Saturday of every month from 8:30am - 12:00pm.
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Fresh- The Movie at Coffee Talk Care
Friday, August 19 7:00 p.m.
You are invied to watch FRESH, THE MOVIE on Friday, August 19 at 7 p.m. at Coffee Talk (3601 Waialae Ave., Kaimuki). FREE, sponsored by Transition Oahu. Invite your friends! FRESH celebrates the farmers, thinkers and business people across America who are re-inventing our food system. Each has witnessed the rapid transformation of our agriculture into an industrial model, and confronted the consequences: food contamination, environmental pollution, depletion of natural resources, and morbid obesity. Forging healthier, sustainable alternatives, they offer a practical vision for a future of our food and our planet. Among several main characters, FRESH features urban farmer and activist, Will Allen, the recipient of MacArthur's 2008 Genius Award; sustainable farmer and entrepreneur, Joel Salatin, made famous by Michael Pollan's book, The Omnivore's Dilemma; and supermarket owner, David Ball, challenging our Wal-Mart dominated economy.
This is not a Slow Food O'ahu event but may be of interest to our members.
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Introduction to Permaculture Workshop
Saturday August 20, 2011 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Transition Oahu is sponsoring an "Introduction to Permaculture" Workshop on Saturday, August 20 from 10am to 3pm at Honolulu Farms in Palolo. Honolulu Farms is a permaculture farm in progress. Visit this unique urban homestead complete with organic gardens and orchards, worms, chickens, bio-gas digester, biochar production and more. Instructor Hunter Heaivilin holds a degree in Tropical Forest Ecosystem and Agroforestry Management and has worked in projects throughout our island state, Haiti and Peru. He is an instructor at The Green House, an
urban model for sustainable living in Honolulu and lead designer with Pono Permaculture.
Cost is $20 and includes lunch. Most of it will be local and/or organic. Pre-registration is required. Send $20 to Stuart Scott 2801-N2 La'i Road, Honolulu, HI 96816.
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Slow Dinner at Hiroshi Eurasian Tapas
Saturday, August 20 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Join Slow Food O'ahu for a slow, communal locavore dinner prepared especially for us at Hiroshi Eurasian Tapas in Restaurant Row. The fabulous meal will be served at one long table (or two, if the numbers are large) where we will be able to partake of conversation as well as good food. The meal includes two pairings of wine (an option without wine is provided as noted in the cost):
- Marinated Kaua'i Shrimp
- Kabocha and Sweet Potato Ravioli and Brown Sage Butter
- Wine: Oroya
- Fresh, Homemade Fettucine with Big Island Smoked Pork
- Hamakua Mushrooms, Hiraoka Farms Broccoli Rabe, Local Organic Egg
- Wine: Lapergula
- Passion Fruit Semifreddo with Pineapple Gelato
This event will take place on Saturday, August 20 from 6 - 8 pm at Hiroshi Eurasion Tapas, located at 500 Ala Moana Blvd, Restaurant Row, Honolulu. Please RSVP to Michelle by Wednesday, August 17 at sfo.reservation@gmail.com .This event is LIMITED TO 24 PEOPLE and is sure to fill up, so please RSVP quickly if you would like to attend! 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 $49 and $59 for nonmembers with wine pairing (if you do not want wine pairing, the cost will be $35 for members and $45 for nonmembers). Both prices include tax and tip. Please specify if you will be doing a wine pairing with your meal when you RSVP. Payment MUST be received by Friday, July 19. Payment information will be sent to you following your RSVP and final details will be sent to all confirmed guests a few days prior to the event.
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Solar Cooking Demo with Markus Faigle
Saturday, August 27, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Interested in how to cook with the resources Nature provides? Join our resident expert Markus Faigle who has been using the sun to cook nutritious foods, like beans and beets, for over two years. He will discuss the equipment and how to use it for the demo, as well give us a tasty sampling of the product of the cooking; either beans or vegetables, depending on the weather! Come learn this interesting, fun, and sustainable new way of cooking food. We'll combine the demo with a potluck to add the solar cooked vittles, along with plenty of time to talk story before going our separate ways.
This event will take place on Saturday, August 27 from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. location TBA, most likely in Kaneohe. Please RSVP to Michelle by Wednesday, August 24 at sfo.reservation@gmail.com. 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 $5 and $10 for nonmembers. Payment MUST be received by Friday, August 26. 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.
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A little bit of this and that...
- SAVE THE DATE... Saturday, September 17 for a tour of Mari's Garden in Mililani, a talk on hydroponics, and a home grown lunch. Cost $40 for members, $50 for non-members. More details to follow.
- SAVE THE DATES... September 23 - 25 for Cinema Italiano. Slow Food O'ahu will be sponsoring several Italian food films, including shorts, at the festival. The program is currently in development. More details to follow.
- The July 2011 edition of National Geographic Magazine has an excellent feature story on The Food Ark highlighting the efforts to preserve our food seeds from extinction. The article describes the looming crisis: To feed our growing population, we'll need to double food production. Yet crop yields aren't increasing fast enough, and climate change and new diseases threaten the limited varieties we've come to depend on for food. Luckily we still have the seeds and breeds to ensure our future food supply-but we must take steps to save them. This article features the Svalbard Seed Vault in Norway and other efforts to capture the seeds of our past for our food future.
- Food Solutions Nobody's Talking About was the cover story in a recent issue of Honolulu Weekly. Written by Al Santoro, owner and organic farmer at Poamoho Farms, this "Ag Manifesto" is a bold commentary on the state of the agricultural industry in Hawaii, challenging some of the myths and misconceptions that have prevented us from reaching viable solutions to food production in Hawaii.
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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
Quick Links
Slow Food O'ahu Convivium website Slow Food Hawai'i Convivium website
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