The Hawai’i Agriculture Research Center is a nonprofit entity with a mission to support a viable agricultural sector by researching and applying relevant science and technology to achieve practical solutions and identify new agricultural opportunities. This walking tour will take participants in and around HARC's main facility with stops to explore their new outdoor nursery area as well as their new learning center for educational programs.
For nearly 100 years, the guardians of Kalauao Spring and Kamehameha Schools Bishop Estate, have supported Sumida Farm to carry on the tradition of nourishing the community through fresh, nutritious watercress and by educating past and future generations of the cultural significance and importance of protecting the fresh water resources of the island. Join this tour to explore this amazing family watercress farm and learn about the processes involved in getting these healthy greens from the farm to your fork.
Saturday April 12, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am HST
Sumida Farm
The University of Hawaiʻi Urban Garden Center in Pearl City is a place for the community to see and learn about horticulture. The Master Gardener and 4-H Program volunteers maintain demonstration gardens and hold workshops to educate the community about growing vegetables, pollinator plants and fruit trees that promote food security and environmental conservation. Join a tour to walk through the 4-H gardens, the Hawaiian tree garden and the fruit orchard where you will see examples of subtropical fruit trees that you can grow in your own backyard.
In January 2025, the UH Urban Garden Center wormery began offering ʻLearn to Wormʻ workshops via the Worm Ohana network with the purpose of educating and supplying the community with home worm colonies. Join CTAHR staff Mindy Jaffe and Master Gardeners to learn about the program and how to get involved with the movement to convert food waste into high quality vermicompost, a soil amendment containing essential plant nutrients. View the effects of vermicompost on vegetable plants.
