Amy Greenwell Gardens November/December 2007 Class Schedule
Bishop Museum’s Amy B. H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden is a 15-acre site with a nursery and a landscape of more than 200 species of native plants and Polynesian crops. Take a free, guided tour of the Garden, which is located in Captain Cook, on the Big Island of Hawai‘I on the first Saturday of every month. To register for classes, call (808) 323-3318, or email agg@bishopmuseum.org.
The following programs will be offered at Bishop Museum’s Amy B. H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden in November and December 2007:
NOVEMBER
AMY GREENWELL GARDEN ARBOR DAY PLANT
GIVEAWAY
November 3; 8:30
a.m. to 12 p.m.; Free
Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical
Garden; Captain Cook, HI
Free tree and plant giveaway! Sponsored by Ka Ulu Nani we give away three hundred native plants for home landscaping, many of which are rare and endangered. Each individual is limited to two trees and there will be many different species to select from such as ‘ōhi‘a or the State flower, the ma‘o hau hele. For more information call (808) 323-3318, or email agg@bishopmuseum.org. Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden is Bishop Museum’s native plant arboretum located in Captain Cook on Hawaii Island. The Garden is located twelve miles south of Kailua-Kona on Highway 11, just south of mile marker 110. The garden welcomes all visitors from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays. Admission to the garden is by donation, suggested at $4.
THE HAWAI‘I HEALING GARDEN AT AMY
GREENWELL GARDEN
November
3; 9.m. to 3 p.m.; Free
Amy
Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden; Captain
Cook, HI
The Hawaii Health Guide presents a celebration of multi-cultural medicinal and nutritional plants of Hawaii. Polynesian, Hawaiian, Chinese, Filipino cultural practitioners and ethnobotanists, will share their knowledge of Hawaii ’s rich botanical treasures. The event features lectures, tours, workshops, adults and children’s programs, a Healing Arts Fair, and cultural entertainment. For more information call (808) 638-0888, or visit www.hawaiihealthguide.com. Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden is Bishop Museum’s native plant arboretum located in Captain Cook on Hawaii Island. The Garden is located twelve miles south of Kailua-Kona on Highway 11, just south of mile marker 110. The garden welcomes all visitors from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays. Admission to the garden is by donation, suggested at $4.
AMY GREENWELL GARDEN FREE GARDEN
TOUR
November 10; 10 a.m.
– to 11:30; Free Event
Amy Greenwell
Ethnobotanical Garden; Captain Cook, HI
Take an in-depth look at the archeological remains of the Kona Field System in this month’s open house tour. Sixty square miles of land from Milolii to Kona was altered and cultivated to feed the population of West Hawaii. The Kona Field System is an ancient network of farms and gardens that rivaled the great agricultural developments of the indigenous Americans in size and complexity. For more information call (808) 323-3318, or email agg@bishopmuseum.org. Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden is Bishop Museum’s native plant arboretum located in Captain Cook on Hawaii Island. The Garden is located twelve miles south of Kailua-Kona on Highway 11, just south of mile marker 110. The garden welcomes all visitors from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays. Admission to the garden is by donation, suggested at $4.
AMY GREENWELL GARDEN LAUHALA WEAVING
WORKSHOP
November 10; 10
a.m. to 3 p.m.; $15; Members Free
Amy Greenwell
Ethnobotanical Garden; Captain Cook, HI
Learn the art of Lauhala weaving from local weaving masters Jim Skibby, Lehua Domingo, and Shirley Kauhaihao. Participants will learn how to make Christmas ornaments and decorations for the holiday season. For registration or more information call (808) 323-3318 or email agg@bishopmuseum.org. Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden is Bishop Museum’s native plant arboretum located in Captain Cook on Hawaii Island. The Garden is located twelve miles south of Kailua-Kona on Highway 11, just south of mile marker 110. The garden welcomes all visitors from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays. Admission to the garden is by donation, suggested at $4.
AMY GREENWELL GARDEN WORKSHOP -
THE HAWAIIAN IMU: FROM FIRE TO FOOD (NEW
ITEM!)
November 10th; 8 a.m. to 12
p.m.; $125, $100 Members
Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical
Garden; Captain Cook, HI
Learn to throw your own l ū ‘au by
understanding the tradition Hawaiian underground
oven, the imu. In this four-hour
class each participant will grasp the many subtleties
of imu cooking. From what type or rocks to
select and how to construct your fire to how to
prepare and cook many traditional dished such as laulau, kalo,
and kalua pig. For the Thanksgiving
season we will also add a kalua turkey. Each
participant will receive four passes to the l ū ‘au that
night to sample the fruits of their labor. Registration
is required and class space is limited. The
Garden is located twelve miles south of Kailua-Kona
on Highway 11, just south of mile marker 110. The
garden welcomes all visitors from 8:30 a.m. to
5 p.m. on weekdays. Admission to the garden
is by donation, suggested at $4. For more
information or to register, contact the Garden
at (808) 323-3318; by fax at (808) 323-2394; or
email agg@bishopmuseum.org. Or Visit the
web site at: http://www.bishopmuseum.org/exhibits/greenwell/greenwell.html
.
DECEMBER 2007
AMY GREENWELL GARDEN FREE GARDEN
TOUR
December 8; 10 to
11:30 a.m.; Free Event
Amy
Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden; Captain
Cook, HI
The Mallow Family is the theme for this month’s open house tour. Malvaceae is a large and diverse family that includes the hibiscus. You will be surprised at the variety of plants that will display the recognizable hibiscus flower. For more information call (808) 323-3318, or email agg@bishopmuseum.org. Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden is Bishop Museum’s native plant arboretum located in Captain Cook on Hawaii Island. The Garden is located twelve miles south of Kailua-Kona on Highway 11, just south of mile marker 110. The garden welcomes all visitors from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays. Admission to the garden is by donation, suggested at $4.
The Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden is part of the Bishop Museum, a private non-profit dedicated to inspiring people to experience and embrace the Pacific and its various cultures. The garden itself seeks to support the Hawaiian traditions of land and plant use, and conserve the plant resources of traditional cultural activities. The garden features more than 200 species of endemic, indigenous, and Polynesian introduced flora, as well as 5 acres of archeological remains of the ancient Hawaiian agricultural system, known as the Kona Field System.
The Gardens are located in Captain Cook, 12 miles south of Kailua-Kona, between the 110 and 11 mile markers of the Mamalahoa Highway. The garden welcomes all visitors from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on weekdays. Admission to the garden is by donation, suggested at $4.
These and other programs are supported by the Bishop Museum , the Native Hawaiian Culture and Arts Program (NHCAP), and the Education through Cultural and Historical Organizations (ECHO). For more information, contact Noa Lincoln, Garden Educator, at (808) 323-3318; by fax at (808) 323-2394; or email agg@bishopmuseum.org. Or Visit the web site at: http://www.bishopmuseum.org/exhibits/greenwell/greenwell.html.
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