Food Security--Pacifika Style Presentation

An important and timely event coming to our island of Maui, presented by the Maui Coffee Association and the Sustainable Living Institute of Maui (SLIM). A presentation about Hawai’i food security and how we can use traditional Pacific island agricultural systems as models for stable and sustainable systems for local food production and healthy lifestyles.

Craig Elevitch of Hōlualoa, North Kona will be presenting a photo-rich talk about Hawai’i food security. He will show images of traditional agricultural systems in Samoa, Tonga, Palau, and Yap and describe how these age-old systems can guide us in achieving food security in Hawai’i and elsewhere in the tropics. Steps we all can take to create personal, neighborhood, and community food security will be covered. He will also present a project for transforming a 1/4 acre lawn into an abundant perennial homegarden within one year.

The event will take place in three locations on three separate dates:

Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008, 5–7 pm, Multipurpose Rm, Pilina Bldg, MCC Campus

Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008, 6–8 pm, Waiola Church, Lahaina

Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008, 6–8 pm, Ala Kukui (Hana Retreat Center), Wakiu, Hana

The event is free and open to the public. Please join us for this unique opportunity to learn from an agroforestry expert about how we as individuals and communities can better sustain ourselves here on Maui and improve our food security and nutrition.

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Event Sponsor
Sustainable Living Institute of Maui (SLIM), Maui Campus

More Information
Alex de Roode, 808-984-3379, sliminfo@hawaii.edu, www.sustainablemaui.org

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