The Garden as Teacher — the third in a series of five Lyman Museum excursions looking at self-sufficiency and beauty in East Hawaii — is set for Saturday, April 14. Examine what the garden and similar agricultural endeavors have to
The Garden as Teacher — the third in a series of five Lyman Museum excursions looking at self-sufficiency and beauty in East Hawaii — is set for Saturday, April 14. Examine what the garden and similar agricultural endeavors have to teach about subsistence and people, themselves.
The tour will start with a presentation by Jeff Melrose, who has been working on the “Hawaii County Food Self-Sufficiency Baseline Study” for county officials.
“Many of us realize that our island produces only 10 to 15 percent of its food, meaning we rely on vulnerable transportation systems and are only a few days away from empty grocery store shelves should something go wrong,” said a Lyman spokesman. “Could Hawaii Island be self-sufficient in terms of food?”
The tour will visit Liliuokalani Gardens for a look at its Japanese-style gardens, and hear from the garden’s architect, as well as the creator of the Zen garden surrounding the tea house.
Experience the ritual of a tea ceremony in the garden’s Urasenke Tea House. Among other stops, the group also will visit a palm garden and meet with a bonsai grower at his garden.
The cost is $75 per tour. To register, please call the museum at 935-5021. Tickets include same-day admission to the Lyman Museum following the tour. Visit www.lymanmuseum.org.
