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Hi'iaka's Healing Herb Garden : Newsletter index : 2001 News : Winter 01
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Volume 2, Number 2 Winter 2000/2001
We've Acquired Our First Endangered Hawaiian Plants
Many mahalos to the folks at the Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden in South Kona for helping us select some very special Hawaiian plants that are suited to our elevation and climatic conditions.
Among the dozen special plants are four that are endangered: koai'a, a dwarf dry lowland koa tree; two plants that I have very little information about: kokio and uhi uhi; and the beautiful Hawaiian state flower, a yellow hibiscus called ma'o hau hele.
We planted them in our new Hawaiian healing garden area, and we will be propagating them and teaching about them as we did recently with a group of children who toured the Garden.
Internship Program, Classes Taking Off
Last summer I attended a class at Andy's Organic Farm nearby and learned that they were expecting an intern who was interested in medicinal plants. I donated some plants to get them started on a healing garden, and when we met, the intern, Teresa Snow, and I decided that she would spend the final part of her program at Hi'iaka's Garden.
Teresa "Tree" Snow, from Sterling College of Sustainable Agriculture in Vermont, stayed in our ohana cottage and was a tremendous help in the garden in December.
Saturday classes at the Garden are going well and are well-attended. We're also beginning a tour program and have connected with the University of Hawaii EdVentures program, which organizes visits.
Mark Your Calendars for July 23-29
I'm very pleased to announce our first week-long workshop at Kalani Honua Eco-Resort on the beautiful south Puna coast nearby. Kris Houser, from Santa Cruz, will be joining me in this fun-filled educational adventure we call "Essentials of Herbalism." As a Kalani guest, you stay in a charming "hale," with shared or private bath, eat three fabulous meals in their dining room each day, and enjoy their swimming pool and all other facilities. For more information, cost, etc., you can contact me, or visit the Kalani website at www.kalani.com.
New Areas for Herbal Education
I am currently developing a seminar for health care professionals and staff called "Ergonomics in the Workplace and Beyond," which will inform students about better ways of setting up computer workspaces both in their offices and their homes. This links back to my Master's degree thesis, "Miracle of Technology -- a Pain in the Neck," and ties together a topic that I have long studied and been interested in with my current passion for herbs. With some common herbs, students will learn how to make relaxing teas, soothing massage oils, and other herbal "tricks" for reducing the physical and emotional stress that can come from computer usage. It's exciting to be getting back to my "roots"!
Volume 2, Number 2 Winter 2000/2001
We've Acquired Our First Endangered Hawaiian Plants
Many mahalos to the folks at the Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden in South Kona for helping us select some very special Hawaiian plants that are suited to our elevation and climatic conditions.
Among the dozen special plants are four that are endangered: koai'a, a dwarf dry lowland koa tree; two plants that I have very little information about: kokio and uhi uhi; and the beautiful Hawaiian state flower, a yellow hibiscus called ma'o hau hele.
We planted them in our new Hawaiian healing garden area, and we will be propagating them and teaching about them as we did recently with a group of children who toured the Garden.
Internship Program, Classes Taking Off
Last summer I attended a class at Andy's Organic Farm nearby and learned that they were expecting an intern who was interested in medicinal plants. I donated some plants to get them started on a healing garden, and when we met, the intern, Teresa Snow, and I decided that she would spend the final part of her program at Hi'iaka's Garden.
Teresa "Tree" Snow, from Sterling College of Sustainable Agriculture in Vermont, stayed in our ohana cottage and was a tremendous help in the garden in December.
Saturday classes at the Garden are going well and are well-attended. We're also beginning a tour program and have connected with the University of Hawaii EdVentures program, which organizes visits.
Mark Your Calendars for July 23-29
I'm very pleased to announce our first week-long workshop at Kalani Honua Eco-Resort on the beautiful south Puna coast nearby. Kris Houser, from Santa Cruz, will be joining me in this fun-filled educational adventure we call "Essentials of Herbalism." As a Kalani guest, you stay in a charming "hale," with shared or private bath, eat three fabulous meals in their dining room each day, and enjoy their swimming pool and all other facilities. For more information, cost, etc., you can contact me, or visit the Kalani website at www.kalani.com.
New Areas for Herbal Education
I am currently developing a seminar for health care professionals and staff called "Ergonomics in the Workplace and Beyond," which will inform students about better ways of setting up computer workspaces both in their offices and their homes. This links back to my Master's degree thesis, "Miracle of Technology -- a Pain in the Neck," and ties together a topic that I have long studied and been interested in with my current passion for herbs. With some common herbs, students will learn how to make relaxing teas, soothing massage oils, and other herbal "tricks" for reducing the physical and emotional stress that can come from computer usage. It's exciting to be getting back to my "roots"!
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