The public is invited to attend “Revitalizing Hawaii with Food Forestry,” a free class, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 25, at Panaewa Farmers Market Educational Hub located at 363 Railroad Ave. in Panaewa (across from Home Depot).
Dave Sansone, owner of Hawaii Edible Landscaping on Hawaii Island, will be sharing how food forestry, also known as agroforestry, can help gardeners, farmers, land managers and habitat restorationists meet their needs while protecting and revitalizing the health of the land and water.
“Agroforestry is a set of sustainable agriculture practices with ancient roots that can increase production, beat the weeds naturally, and improve the soil,” Sansone said in a press release. “With agroforestry, we transformed a rock quarry, rubbish dump and railroad grade into a low-maintenance edible botanical garden. Agroforestry has solutions for nearly every challenge. Cultivators can benefit from agroforestry since it ‘lets nature do the work’ to reduce dependence on increasingly expensive and scarce resources like fertilizer, herbicide, fuel and irrigation.”
Attendees will learn what agroforestry is, see examples of agroforestry in action in Hawaii, and go home empowered with simple agroforestry practices.
There will be a talk story session for people to share why they are attending, what their needs and challenges are, and the successes folks have had in the Panaewa area.
There is no admission charge. People are encouraged to come early to buy produce. For more information, go to HawaiiEdibleLandscaping.com or call (808) 464-3657.