01-10-2025, 09:28 PM
This month: Turn "waste" into value! Urine is liquid gold for plants, and safe to use with a few simple precautions. Humanure needs more care in treatment, but can also safely improve soil. We'll discuss strategies for responsibly returning nutrients to the land, via techniques including direct deposit, thermophilic composting, moldering, and using vermifilters or biodigesters.
DAY: Sunday, January 12th
DISCUSSION: 11 AM til noon: Closing the nutrient cycle: Using urine & humanure
TOUR: noon til 1, with time to chat or wander more afterwards.
PLANT GIVEAWAY: 1 PM
WHERE: Pahoa Urban Food Forest (PUFF), at Living Planet Learning Center between Habitat Tattoo and the County Council building. (The building doesn't have any identifying signs yet.) Walk through the side gate to find us.
ADDRESS: 15-2881 Pahoa Village Rd, Pahoa
PARK: Across the street in the parking lot next to NAPA Auto Parts.
COST: Suggested $15 donation in time/cash/materials/plant keiki
ABOUT LPLC: https://livingplanetalliance.org
MARK YOUR CALENDAR: Next month, February 9 - A celebration of air potatoes
We hold regular work parties. If you'd like to learn hands-on, get in touch to find out our days and times!
We'll share seeds and starts of many species, including:
Cacao - *Theobroma cacao*
Canary nut - *Canarium indicum* - similar to macadamia in tree form, and nut use
Paradise nut - *Lecythis zabucajo* - large tree, related to Brazil nut
Posh-te - *Annona scleroderma* - fruit tree related to cherimoya and sugar apple, does well in windward lowland Hawai'i
Cuban fiberless soursop - *Annona muricata*
Peach palm - *Bactris gasipaes*
Pigeon pea seed - *Cajanus cajan*
Inca nut / sacha inchi- *Plukenetia volubilis*
Vanilla vine
Pepper vine - *Piper nigrum*
Uhi (yam) - *Dioscorea alata* - vigorous vine, staple root crop
taro - *Colocasia esculenta*
belemebe - *Xanthosoma brasiliense* - greens like taro without the need for prolonged cooking
Bele AKA edible hibiscus - *Abelmoschus manihot*
Chaya - *Cnidoscolus chayamansa*
Cassava - *Manihot esculenta*
Longevity spinach - *Gynura procumbens*
Katuk - *Sauropus androogynus*
Chipilin - *Crotalaria longirostrata(
Vietnamese coriander - *Persicaria odorata*
...and more...
Please share this event with others who might be interested. Hope you can join us for any or all of it!
DAY: Sunday, January 12th
DISCUSSION: 11 AM til noon: Closing the nutrient cycle: Using urine & humanure
TOUR: noon til 1, with time to chat or wander more afterwards.
PLANT GIVEAWAY: 1 PM
WHERE: Pahoa Urban Food Forest (PUFF), at Living Planet Learning Center between Habitat Tattoo and the County Council building. (The building doesn't have any identifying signs yet.) Walk through the side gate to find us.
ADDRESS: 15-2881 Pahoa Village Rd, Pahoa
PARK: Across the street in the parking lot next to NAPA Auto Parts.
COST: Suggested $15 donation in time/cash/materials/plant keiki
ABOUT LPLC: https://livingplanetalliance.org
MARK YOUR CALENDAR: Next month, February 9 - A celebration of air potatoes
We hold regular work parties. If you'd like to learn hands-on, get in touch to find out our days and times!
We'll share seeds and starts of many species, including:
Cacao - *Theobroma cacao*
Canary nut - *Canarium indicum* - similar to macadamia in tree form, and nut use
Paradise nut - *Lecythis zabucajo* - large tree, related to Brazil nut
Posh-te - *Annona scleroderma* - fruit tree related to cherimoya and sugar apple, does well in windward lowland Hawai'i
Cuban fiberless soursop - *Annona muricata*
Peach palm - *Bactris gasipaes*
Pigeon pea seed - *Cajanus cajan*
Inca nut / sacha inchi- *Plukenetia volubilis*
Vanilla vine
Pepper vine - *Piper nigrum*
Uhi (yam) - *Dioscorea alata* - vigorous vine, staple root crop
taro - *Colocasia esculenta*
belemebe - *Xanthosoma brasiliense* - greens like taro without the need for prolonged cooking
Bele AKA edible hibiscus - *Abelmoschus manihot*
Chaya - *Cnidoscolus chayamansa*
Cassava - *Manihot esculenta*
Longevity spinach - *Gynura procumbens*
Katuk - *Sauropus androogynus*
Chipilin - *Crotalaria longirostrata(
Vietnamese coriander - *Persicaria odorata*
...and more...
Please share this event with others who might be interested. Hope you can join us for any or all of it!