Department of Agriculture

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OCTOBER CALENDAR OF EVENTS – NATIONAL & HAWAII F2S MONTH!!!

• October 1^st  \(Sun) 10am-3pm: Children & Youth Day at the Capitol’s F2S Zone (on Iolani Palace grounds)
  • 2017 Kalo Pick-up Reservation LINK
• October 2^nd – (3-4:30pm) Malama Kauai’s Free Farmer Workshop on Tractors & Tillers
• October 2^nd – 6^th – HIDOE F2S Initiative celebrates F2S by highlighting their pilot project at Kohala Complex, featuring local ingredients in its lunch menu
• October 3^rd – STEM Grows Workshop at Iolani School
• October 5^th – 2017 Landscape Industry Council of Hawai`i’s Green Industry Annual Conference & Tradeshow @ Neal Blaisdell Exhibition Hall
• October 5<sup>th</sup> – 8<sup>th</sup>  – Maui County Fair Livestock & Poultry 4-H Show
• October 6<sup>th</sup>  (5-7pm) – Kauai Island Opportunity to meet HIDOE’s New Superintendent Dr. Kishimoto @ Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School Dining Room in Lihue, Kauai County.
• October 6<sup>th</sup> & 7<sup>th</sup> – Hawaii Association for the Education of Young Children (HAEYC) 2017 Annual Leadership Symposium @ Hawaii Convention Center – Connecting  F2S with early childhood education (ECE) (AKA “Farm to Keiki”)
• October 6<sup>th</sup> – Hawaii Farmer’s Union United Convention @ UHWO
• October 7<sup>th</sup> – (11am – Sunset) Kahumana Annual Farm Fair Festival
• October 7<sup>th</sup> – Kaumuali`I Ho`olaulea @ Kauai’s Old Waimea Sugar Mill
• October 9 – 13 HIDOE’s Fall Break & National School Lunch Week
  • The Kohala Center is running Fall Break Programs on Hawaii Island!
    • Ke Kumu ‘Āina Alaka‘i ‘Ōpio Program
    • Ke Kumu ‘Āina Fall Break Program for Middle School Students 
    • Sustainable Agriculture Program for High School Students 
• October 10-12<sup>th</sup> – Oahu Teacher Workshop on Agriculture, Soil, & Water – 3 credit PDE3 course w/ West Oahu Soil & Water Conservation District, few spaces left!
• October 10<sup>th</sup>  – Oahu RC&D’s  Women Farmers Workshop Series @ Kualoa Ranch, Kaneohe on Oahu Island
• October 11 – (6am-7am HST) NFSN – Economic Impact of Farm to School Webinar
• October 10<sup>th</sup> (5pm-9pm) & 11<sup>th</sup> (10am-4pm) – Kauai’s Chocolate & Coffee Festival in Hanapape Town
• October 12 – (9:30am-10:45am HST) National Good Food Network’s Community Food Webinar w/ MA`O Organic Farm’s Youth Leadership Training Program
• October 12^th– Oahu RC&D’s  Women Farmers Workshop Series @ Lihue Neighborhood Center, Lihue, Kauai Island
• October 13^th – (8:30am-12:00noon) Malama Kauai’s Youth Garden Workday @ Wai Koa Plantation, Kauai Island
• October 14^th – Aloha ‘Āina Day: Outplanting Native Plant Species w/ The Kohala Center on Hawaii Island
• October 17^th – Oahu RC&D’s  Women Farmers Workshop Series @ J.W. Cameron Center, Kahalui, Maui Island
• October 18^th – (1:00pm-5:00pm) Malama Kauai’s Workday @ Ke Kula Ni`ihau O Kekaha PCS on Kauai Island
• October 19^th – Oahu RC&D’s  Women Farmers Workshop Series @ DHHL Kuhio Hale, Waimea, Hawaii Island
• October 20^th   – Hawaii Afterschool Summit – “Supporting Students’ Success” with Hawaii Afterschool Alliance @ UH Manoa.
• October 21^st – ReefTeach Volunteer Training  with The Kohala Center in Kailua-Kona on Hawaii Island
• October 23-25^th – Hawaii Farm Bureau’s 70^th Annual Convention Farm Tour & Membership Convention
• October 24th – FOOD DAY!
• October 25^th – (1:00pm – 5:00pm) Malama Kauai’s Kokua Day @ Kawaikini NCPCS on Kauai Island
• October 26th & 27th – Schools of the Future Conference (HAIS) – Hawaii Farm to School and School Garden Hui outreach with 2 panel sessions & F2S table
• October 28^th – Record-Keeping Principles for Certification workshop  with The Kohala Center & USDA, in Kilauea, Kauai Island

 

Upcoming Calendar Events:

• November 13^th – 14^th – Tentative Hawaii Farm to School & School Garden Hui Meeting (Details TBD)
• November 14^{th –} Tentative P-20 Ag-Education Working Group Meeting (Details TBD)
• November 14^th – STEM Grows Workshop NGSS:  Exploring Living Soil with the Hawai’i School Garden Curriculum Map @ Iolani School
• November 17-18^th, Annual Hawaii Cattlemen’s Council Convention @ Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort & Spa