03-09-2023, 05:48 AM
Come learn about food forests, perennial polycultures, and permaculture. Take home inspiration and free cuttings & plants! We're in the middle of transforming an overgrown jungle of ornamental and volunteer plants into a food forest meeting the needs of humans and non-humans.
DAY: Sunday, March 12
CLASS: 11 AM til noon. Introduction to permaculture, food forests, and perennial polycultures.
TOUR: noon til 1, with time to chat or wander more afterwards.
PLANT GIVEAWAY: 1 PM
WHERE: Malama O Puna, between Habitat Tattoo and the County Council building.
ADDRESS: 15-2881 Pahoa Village Rd, Pahoa
PARK: Across the street in the parking lot next to NAPA Auto Parts.
We hold regular work parties. If you'd like to learn hands-on, get in touch to find out our days and times!
If you know you're coming, and know that you want any of the following plants, please RSVP so that we can prepare them for you in advance.
GREENS & OTHER CUTTINGS
bele AKA edible hibiscus (Abelmoschus manihot)
chaya (Cnidoscolus chayamansa)
sissoo spinach (Alternanthera sissoo)
katuk (Sauropus androgynus)
longevity spinach (Gynura procumbens)
Vietnamese coriander (Persicaria odorata)
cassava (Manihot esculenta)
bouillon plant (Cordia verbenacea)
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
honohono grass (Commelina diffusa)
perennial peanut (Arachis pintoi)
ice plant / sour fig (Carpobrotus edulis)
holy basil (Ocimum sanctum)
cranberry hibiscus (Hibiscus acetosella)
SEEDS
air potato bulbils (Dioscorea bulbifera)
Crotalaria (unknown species. Good chop-and-drop shrub.)
pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan)
horseradish tree (Moringa oleifera)
sacha inci / inca bean (Plukenetia volubilis)
chayote (Sechium edule. very far sprouted)
POTS
seedlings of "Auntie Lillie's" bele / edible hibiscus
seedlings of Ma'afala ulu / breadfruit
blackberry jam fruit
cabeludinha (Myrciaria glaziovana, a jaboticaba relative)
ipu squash (Lagenaria siceraria. edible form, not for gourds)
grains of paradise (Aframomum melegueta. WARNING: may become invasive.)
sweet pepper (Capsicum anuum)
"Dwarf everbearing" mulberry (Morus nigra)
kukui (Aleurites moluccana. 1 available)
mamee apple (Mammea americana. 1 available)
chupa-chupa (Quararibea cordata. 1 available)
soursop (Annona muricata. 1 available)
peach palm (Bactris gasipaes)
Aloe vera
edible canna (Canna edulis)
jamaican lilikoi (Passiflora laurifolia)
tree tomato (Cyphomandra betacea. small.)
cranberry hibiscus (Hibiscus acetosella)
belembe (Xanthosoma brasiliense. taro-like leaf which needs minimal cooking)
DIVISIONS & ROOTS
rakkyo onion (Allium chinense)
marsh lawn pennywort (Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides)
pohe (Hydrocotyle verticillata)
red tower spiral ginger (Costus barbatus)
"black turmeric" (probably zedoary, Curcuma zedoaria)
citronella grass (Cymbopogon nardus)
surinam cherry (Eugenia uniflora)
hausa potato (Plectranthus rotundifolius)
We will probably also have available a few things not on this list.
Hope you can join us!
DAY: Sunday, March 12
CLASS: 11 AM til noon. Introduction to permaculture, food forests, and perennial polycultures.
TOUR: noon til 1, with time to chat or wander more afterwards.
PLANT GIVEAWAY: 1 PM
WHERE: Malama O Puna, between Habitat Tattoo and the County Council building.
ADDRESS: 15-2881 Pahoa Village Rd, Pahoa
PARK: Across the street in the parking lot next to NAPA Auto Parts.
We hold regular work parties. If you'd like to learn hands-on, get in touch to find out our days and times!
If you know you're coming, and know that you want any of the following plants, please RSVP so that we can prepare them for you in advance.
GREENS & OTHER CUTTINGS
bele AKA edible hibiscus (Abelmoschus manihot)
chaya (Cnidoscolus chayamansa)
sissoo spinach (Alternanthera sissoo)
katuk (Sauropus androgynus)
longevity spinach (Gynura procumbens)
Vietnamese coriander (Persicaria odorata)
cassava (Manihot esculenta)
bouillon plant (Cordia verbenacea)
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
honohono grass (Commelina diffusa)
perennial peanut (Arachis pintoi)
ice plant / sour fig (Carpobrotus edulis)
holy basil (Ocimum sanctum)
cranberry hibiscus (Hibiscus acetosella)
SEEDS
air potato bulbils (Dioscorea bulbifera)
Crotalaria (unknown species. Good chop-and-drop shrub.)
pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan)
horseradish tree (Moringa oleifera)
sacha inci / inca bean (Plukenetia volubilis)
chayote (Sechium edule. very far sprouted)
POTS
seedlings of "Auntie Lillie's" bele / edible hibiscus
seedlings of Ma'afala ulu / breadfruit
blackberry jam fruit
cabeludinha (Myrciaria glaziovana, a jaboticaba relative)
ipu squash (Lagenaria siceraria. edible form, not for gourds)
grains of paradise (Aframomum melegueta. WARNING: may become invasive.)
sweet pepper (Capsicum anuum)
"Dwarf everbearing" mulberry (Morus nigra)
kukui (Aleurites moluccana. 1 available)
mamee apple (Mammea americana. 1 available)
chupa-chupa (Quararibea cordata. 1 available)
soursop (Annona muricata. 1 available)
peach palm (Bactris gasipaes)
Aloe vera
edible canna (Canna edulis)
jamaican lilikoi (Passiflora laurifolia)
tree tomato (Cyphomandra betacea. small.)
cranberry hibiscus (Hibiscus acetosella)
belembe (Xanthosoma brasiliense. taro-like leaf which needs minimal cooking)
DIVISIONS & ROOTS
rakkyo onion (Allium chinense)
marsh lawn pennywort (Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides)
pohe (Hydrocotyle verticillata)
red tower spiral ginger (Costus barbatus)
"black turmeric" (probably zedoary, Curcuma zedoaria)
citronella grass (Cymbopogon nardus)
surinam cherry (Eugenia uniflora)
hausa potato (Plectranthus rotundifolius)
We will probably also have available a few things not on this list.
Hope you can join us!