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Slow Food Oahu Outreach

Slow Food Oahu participated in Hawaii Conservation Week sponsored by the Hawaii Conservation Alliance at the ING Cafe in Waikiki August 1. Along with approximately 20 other exhibitors committed to the preservation of Hawaii's ecosystem, Slow Food Oahu was present with literature, information, and a food tasting demonstration. Slow Food Oahu's philosophy of sustainable agriculture blended well with other groups concerned with sustainability of the environment and capped two weeks of public outreach at the Farm Fair at the Bishop Museum (July 18-19) and the Green Market in Downtown Honolulu (July 25).

Molokai Trip: Fishpond, Kumu Farms, Pu'u O Hoku Ranch

The Slow Food Oahu group at Kumu Farms.

Beautiful herbs growing at Kumu


Emanuela tells us how she finds her way to Molokai, via Italy and California.


An old fishpond...

...with the mangrove creeping in.


Ed...
...and Duke collecting opihi (which they later put back).


Jack Spruance of Pu'u O Hoku Ranch gives us a tour.






Some of the beautiful veggies from the ranch for dinner.

Tomato Patch Luncheon at North Shore Farms

Here are pictures from a beautiful day on the North Shore, on Jeanne Vana's farm with good food and good company.


Jeanne Vana's beautiful tomatoes.


Michelle and Jeanne.


Roasted tomatoes and tomato preserves that we couldn't get enough of!


A tomato bar.

Olomana Gardens

Last Sunday, Slow Foodies convened at Olomana Gardens in Waimanalo. This organic farm is a rather fascinating place--it integrates worm composting, raised bed gardening, aquaponics, and livestock raising. UH Outreach has contracted with Olomana Gardens to do most of their noncredit gardening classes.

Below, Glenn Martinez with just a few of his feathered friends...


Michelle Phillips with the biggest papaya tree anyone's ever seen.


Aquaponics in action.


A good worm moment (versus the bad worm moments when worms are escaping from my bin)