Transition and Friends Potluck/Picnic and Get Together at Kapiolani Park (Look for us across the street from the Aquarium)
Saturday, March 31 from 12 noon to 4pm
Transition minded folks, let's meet and make friends!
We'll have a volleyball net set up and frisbees and some scheduled activities. We're trying to make this a low/no waste event, so please bring your own reusable plates, cups and utensils. We'll have some buckets there for food scraps that gardeners can take home. If you forget to bring your eating paraphernalia, we'll have some extras, but try to remember.
We will have a Seed Share station at the picnic where anyone is welcome to take seeds or to share seeds. Seed-sharing is an ancient practice throughout the world. It is currently under threat by big industrial seed corporations that patent seeds and prevent us from sharing them so we will always be forced to buy from them. Seed sharing is crucial to our freedom, autonomy from capitalism and crucial for our collective survival. Seed Share (http://nomoola.com/seeds/index.html#.T1XHpSOQ388)
SCHEDULED ACTIVITIES
2pm : Music by Lucie Lynch and Allen Fanning
3pm: Children's activities (adults allowed too)
Worm Composting with Vivian Best
Composting with worms is great for apartment dwellers who don’t have yard space. Worms are fun pets for kids! By lettingworms eat your food waste, you’ll end up with one of the best soil amendments available—worm castings. Even if you live in an apartment, worm tea and worm castings can be used in container gardens. Waikiki resident and educator Vivian Best will share her experiences with several models of worm bins, and will help you and your household get started on a wormy adventure, that reduces waste and builds awareness of natural cycles. You'll learn how to start your bin, and worms will be provided on a first come, first served basis. If there aren't enough worms to share, sources for worms will be provided!
Bring your own bin!
-If you would like to start a mini worm bin with kids, bring a plastic flower pot and lid or dark paper covered plastic container with holes in it (there will be a drill to put holes in it).
-If you would like to start a larger bin, bring an 8-10 gallon plastic storage container (NOT clear, look for one that isn't transparent, preferably a dark color.)
Bring newspaper, shredded office paper, and corrugated cardboard!
IF YOU ALREADY HAVE A WORM BIN, please bring a handful of WORMS TO SHARE with someone who's just getting started! If you'd like a group's help harvesting what's in your bin, please feel free to bring your whole bin! =)
More info: Call Vivian at 282-0053
Saturday, March 31 from 12 noon to 4pm
Transition minded folks, let's meet and make friends!
We'll have a volleyball net set up and frisbees and some scheduled activities. We're trying to make this a low/no waste event, so please bring your own reusable plates, cups and utensils. We'll have some buckets there for food scraps that gardeners can take home. If you forget to bring your eating paraphernalia, we'll have some extras, but try to remember.
We will have a Seed Share station at the picnic where anyone is welcome to take seeds or to share seeds. Seed-sharing is an ancient practice throughout the world. It is currently under threat by big industrial seed corporations that patent seeds and prevent us from sharing them so we will always be forced to buy from them. Seed sharing is crucial to our freedom, autonomy from capitalism and crucial for our collective survival. Seed Share (http://nomoola.com/seeds/index.html#.T1XHpSOQ388)
SCHEDULED ACTIVITIES
2pm : Music by Lucie Lynch and Allen Fanning
3pm: Children's activities (adults allowed too)
Worm Composting with Vivian Best
Composting with worms is great for apartment dwellers who don’t have yard space. Worms are fun pets for kids! By lettingworms eat your food waste, you’ll end up with one of the best soil amendments available—worm castings. Even if you live in an apartment, worm tea and worm castings can be used in container gardens. Waikiki resident and educator Vivian Best will share her experiences with several models of worm bins, and will help you and your household get started on a wormy adventure, that reduces waste and builds awareness of natural cycles. You'll learn how to start your bin, and worms will be provided on a first come, first served basis. If there aren't enough worms to share, sources for worms will be provided!
Bring your own bin!
-If you would like to start a mini worm bin with kids, bring a plastic flower pot and lid or dark paper covered plastic container with holes in it (there will be a drill to put holes in it).
-If you would like to start a larger bin, bring an 8-10 gallon plastic storage container (NOT clear, look for one that isn't transparent, preferably a dark color.)
Bring newspaper, shredded office paper, and corrugated cardboard!
IF YOU ALREADY HAVE A WORM BIN, please bring a handful of WORMS TO SHARE with someone who's just getting started! If you'd like a group's help harvesting what's in your bin, please feel free to bring your whole bin! =)
More info: Call Vivian at 282-0053
