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Page 1: Kaua'i School Garden Portfolio
Page 2: Kaua'i School Garden Portfolio

Andrew FoyAmeriCorps VISTA

Youth & Food Program Coordinator

Designer & Project Manager: Served through: School Partners:

‘Ele’ele Elementary School

St. Theresa Catholic School

Kalaheo Elementary School

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Eleele Special EducationPreschool GardenʻEleʻele Elementary SchoolʻEleʻele, Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi

PAGES 1-2

St. Theresa School GardenSt. Theresa Catholic SchoolKekaha, Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi

PAGES 3-4

Kalaheo School ProjectsKalaheo Elementary SchoolKalāheo, Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi

PAGES 5-6: Salsa Garden

PAGES 7-9: Hawaiiana Garden

PAGES 10-11: Community Fruitsafe

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ʻEleʻele Elementary School, ʻEleʻele, Island of Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi

The Special Education Preschool Garden at ʻEleʻele Elementary School was designed & installed for Mrs. Ryan's special education class. The objective of the project was to create a hands-on, outdoor space that would encourage social & motor skill development and teach students how to mālama (take care of) herbs, vegetables, flowers, succulents, and native Hawaiian plants.

BEFORE

AFTER

Mrs. Ryan and her students planting arugula, Swiss chard, basil, and kale in their keiki (child) sized raised beds.

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❖ $960 in grant funding and $375 of in-kind donations were received❖ 12 volunteers from Mrs. Ryan’s classroom community - including

teaching aids, parents, students, and other school staff - dedicated a combined 37 volunteer hours to help complete the garden install

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St. Theresa Catholic School, Kekaha, Island of Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi

St. Theresa Catholic School (STS), a K-8 private Catholic charter school, installed it’s first-ever school garden in May 2017. The school garden was designed to accommodate the ʻĀINA in Schools curriculum, which aims to connect students to local land, water & food and promote a healthier, more sustainable Hawaiʻi. The garden features a Hawaiian malaʻia (garden) for native & canoe plants, raised beds for vegetables & herbs, and a composting area.

Garden Plan

Proposed Site

BEFORE

AFTER (December 2017)

Niu (coconut) was used to create border for the Hawaiian garden.

Mulch for the garden was donated by a local tree trimmer.

Raised beds were constructed to allow students to mālama vegetables & herbs for the ʻĀINA in Schools curriculum.

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❖ $1,000 in grant funding and $360 of in-kind donations were received for the garden install

❖ 26 volunteers - including teachers, students, parents, community members, and even the school principal - worked a combined 78 volunteer hours to help install the garden

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Kalaheo Elementary School, Kalāheo, Island of Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi

The raised bed salsa garden project at Kalaheo Elem- entary School was installed in collaboration with four 3rd grade classes at the school. Four raised beds were installed so that each class had its own area to mālama plants that would eventually be used to make homemade salsa at the end of the school year. During the project, students learned that salsa gardens are good examples of companion planting, and that plants like cilantro, parsley, chives, tomatoes, and basil grow better together than they would on their own.

Each raised bed was fitted with automated drip irrigation for ease of maintenance during the summer months.

Two of the four raised beds for the salsa gardens were refurbished from a previous garden project at the school.

Locally-grown tomato, pepper, basil, chive, parsley, and cilantro seed starts were purchased to jump-start the salsa gardens.

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❖ $675 in grant funds were received to purchase garden materials❖ Over 60 students, 4 teachers, and 1 master gardener helped move compost,

soil, and plants to install the salsa garden

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The Hawaiiana Garden at Kalaheo Elementary School was created to function as an outdoor classroom for the 4th graders during their Hawaiian history & culture unit. The garden features several canoe plants (plants brought over on canoes by the first Polynesian voya- gers) as well as lei (garland or wreath with Hawaiian cultural significance) making plants that will be used to make garments and adornments for the school’s annual May Day performance.

Kalaheo Elementary School, Kalāheo, Island of Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi

Kī (ti) plant

ʻAwapuhi Kuahiwi(shampoo ginger)

ʻUala (sweet potato)

ʻOlena (turmeric)

Kalo (taro)

Maiʻa (banana)

ʻIlima (flower of Oʻahu)

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Raised beds will be used to cultivate three of the staple Hawaiian crops: ʻuala (sweet potato), ipu (gourd), and kalo (taro).

Native Hawaiian plants - like ʻahuʻawa (sedge),ʻIlima (official lei flower of Oʻahu), Hawaiian hibiscus, and the medicinal shrub māmaki (Hawaiian nettle) - are also featured in the garden.

The garden entrance features a mixture of canoe, lei-making, and native plants, like ko (sugarcane), kī (ti), ʻawapuhi kuahiwi (shampoo ginger), ʻolena (turmeric), and the loulu palm.

24 VOLUNTEERS,20 4TH GRADE STUDENTS & 2 AG INTERNS

4 CUBIC YARDS OF COMPOST 35 NURSERY STARTS $2,000 OF GARDEN TOOLS & MATERIALS

96 COCONUTS

HAWAIIANA GARDEN

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❖ $2,000 worth of in-kind donations were received by WorkDay, the project’s corporate sponsor

❖ 25 WorkDay volunteers, 20 students, and 2 ag interns worked for a combined 85 volunteer hours to help bring this garden to life

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Kalaheo Elementary School, Kalāheo, Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi

The Kalaheo School Community Fruitsafe was constructed to serve as a temporary, safe storage space for produce & fruit harvested on school grounds, as well as unused produce or fruit from students’, parents’, and staff members’ properties. The school and many of the residential properties in Kalaheo are home to an abundance of tropical fruit trees - including citrus, banana, papaya, mango, lychee, ʻulu (breadfruit), and many more. However, most fruit trees on Kauaʻi bear more fruit than their owners can actually use. The Kalaheo School Community Fruitsafe aims to reduce this fruit waste by encouraging excess fruit to be gleaned & shared with the Kalaheo School Community.

FRUITSAFE PLAN

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❖ $500 in crowdsourcing funds and $250 in in-kind donations were received to secure lumber, roofing, hardware, and paint for the project

❖ 1 ag intern and 2 community members contributed a total of 25 volunteer hours to help construct & paint the fruitsafe