Pudding Painting with Back to Earth

Malama Learning Center partnered with Back to Earth on May 21, 2011 hosting painting with pudding at Wai'anae Farmers Market!

WOW- Vermicomposting Workshop

Wai'anae High School presented a Vermicomposting workshop on May 7, 2011 for families to learn about worms and create worms bins. Worms help us by eating our kitchen food scraps, diverting waste from our landfills while making "black gold" fertilizer for our garden vegetables. Win-Win!!

Dry Box Workshop

The Cultural Learning Center at Ka'ala held a workshop on April 16, 2011 for families to come together and create dry boxes. These boxes can be used for drying fish, beef, and preserving all kinds of fruits and vegetables using the sun's energy!

Exploring Colors in Nature: a Keiki and Family Workshop

Alyce Dodge from the Honolulu Academy of Arts shared simple techniques of art through color, texture, and inspiration from plants. We explored using different mediums to re-create the beautiful colors we see in nature every day.

Wai'anae Farmers Market with Mama T

MLC brought "Mama T" from Down to Earth Health Food Store to give a free cooking demo using locally grown foods at the Wai'anae Farmers Market at Wai'anae High School on February 26 (8:00 - 11:30 am). She taught folks how to make Manoa Lettuce Tacos with seasoned veggie meat, pineapple salsa, local avocado guacamole with sweet Maui onions, and Hau`ula tomato salsa fresca!

Introduction to La'au Lapa'au Workshop

This workshop looked at both the curative and preventative aspects of La‘au Lapa‘au, a Hawaiian healing practice that employs plants and minerals to cure illness and injury. Participants gained knowledge of basic herbs and preparations, as well as information about lifestyle choices that keep ourselves, our communities, and our ‘aina healthy and strong. Practitioner Krista Steinfeld led the workshop.

Simple and Healthy Cooking with Locally Grown Foods

Chef Leslie Ashburn, of Macrobiotic Hawaii provided simple ideas and demonstrated how to make several healthy recipes using fresh local food, reconnecting to the goodness of the earth and its natural resources. Participants learned tips on how to lead a healthy diet, found information on where to get all kinds of locally grown foods, and got to sample some of these delicious recipes!