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SUCCESSFUL START TO 2016

TOP 5 WAYS TO ENJOY THE GRAPES OF LIFE

SUCCESSFUL START TO 2016

BUILD A HEALTHY MOAI

Plant Slant

TIS THE SEASON OF GIVING!  

Consider supporting local farmers by buying "Plant Slant" presents this holiday season and giving the gift of fresh fruits and vegetables!

The Local Inside CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program offers subscriptions for $25-$30 a week. A biweekly delivery option is also available. Right now, the program has a holiday promo featuring a petite Local Inside bag for just $15 through December 31! 

Local Inside is an Oahu Farmers CSA program that sources produce from local farmers, primarily from the Hawaii Agricultural Foundation (HAF) Ag Park at Kunia, and makes the produce available to the community through easily accessible delivery locations. The two locations in Koolaupoko are Pah Ke's in Kaneohe and Big City Diner in Kailua.

CSA consists of a community of individuals who pledge support to a farm operation so that the farmland becomes the community's farm, with the growers and consumers providing mutual support and sharing the risks and benefits of food production.

For more information visit www.localinside.org.

On behalf of the Blue Zones Project Hawaii team, we wish you a happy and safe holiday season!

Plant Slant

Photo courtesy of Waimea Ocean Film Festival

START THE NEW YEAR ON THE RIGHT FOOT!

A Waimea Ocean Film Festival walking-talk about plants that thrive in our North Hawaii environment - both native and edible - followed by a deliciously healthy "farm-to-table" cooking demo. It’s the next step in connecting Blue Zones Project with our North Hawaii community to help our ohana live longer, better - presented in partnership with Mala’ai School Garden, Waimea Outdoor Circle’s Ulu La’au Nature Park and Blue Dragon restaurant’s “farm-to-table” Chef Noah Hester.

Please join us for a walk-and-talk-story to start the new year on the right foot – making meaningful, sustainable choices to “Live Longer, Better.” Meet at Mala`ai: The Culinary Garden of Waimea Middle School at 7:30 a.m., Sunday, January 3, 2016, for Starbucks coffee and tea, then walk to Waimea Nature Park, Ulu La`au, to meet with Waimea Outdoor Circle volunteers to see and hear about native plants. Afterwards, we will walk back to Mala`ai to learn more about the plants middle school students are growing and eating!  This will be followed by a healthy cooking class with Chef Noah Hester from the Blue Dragon. Learn about how the Blue Dragon Farm in North Kohala grows food to support its restaurant, and how you can create tasty, freshly harvested recipes from this talented young chef. 

RSVP:
Patti Cook
cookshi@aol.com
(808) 937-2833

or

Carol Ignacio
CarolR.Ignacio@healthways.com
(808) 202-4958

Come January 1, you may also sign up at the Waimea Ocean Film Festival headquarters at the Kahilu Theatre Lobby – sooner is better!

Please wear comfortable shoes and dress in warm layers in case Waimea's wild winter weather rolls in! Please also bring your own plate – must be just 10-inches – both to minimize waste generated by the event, and to honor Blue Zones researched-based strategy of making it easier to enjoy smaller portions.

This event it is FREE thanks to kokua by all of the event partners.

We hope to see you there!

Chef Alyssa Moreau Shares Tasty Plant Slant Recipes for the Holiday Season

Individuals
Blue Zones Project held FREE Purpose Workshops on December 9th and 10th at the University of Hawaii at Hilo that was well-attended by the East Hawaii community.

BIG ISLAND COMMUNITIES TAKE STEPS TOWARD SAFER, MORE PEDESTRIAN AND BIKE-FRIENDLY TOWNS