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Finding a balance between cash crops , subsistence farming and restoring endemics

Recording of the talk: Finding a balance between cash crops , subsistence farming and restoring endemics

Speaker: Una Greenaway

Una Greenaway is a longtime organic farmer from the ahupua'a of Kealakekua. She grows coffee, macadamia nuts and cacao as the major cash crops, and is committed to growing in the agroforestry style. She also grows many endemics and Polynesian introductions. Her farm, Kuaiwi Farm, has been managed organically for 47 years. She honors the people who cherished the land before her, and takes to heart the state motto, Ua mau ke ea o ka aina i ka pono.

Logistics:

  • When: Thursday, November 14, 2024 at 5:30 pm (Talk starts at 6:00 pm)
  • Where: Hale Pulelehua, Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, 82-6160 Mamalahoa Hwy (please park at the Garden Visitor Center and walk in)

Followed By: Ethnobotanical Pupu Potluck

Note: Please bring an ethnobotanically-relevant pupu and be prepared to explain the origin and significance of the plant(s) to be devoured. May contain meat: a card will be provided to list main ingredients.

Funding for this project provided by the Inflation Reduction Act and the USDA Forest Service, Urban and Community Forestry Program. USDA and Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden are equal opportunity providers and employers

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