Urban Garden Center hosts schools on March 8, open to public on March 9
University of Hawaiʻi at MānoaAssistant Researcher, Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering
Frederika Bain, (808) 956-3092
Writer/editor, OCS
Students and teachers from Nānākuli, Wai‘anae, Mauka Lani, ‘Aiea, Pearl Ridge, Waipahu, and Our Lady of Good Counsel will attend this annual event, which serves a two-fold purpose: To create a greater awareness and understanding of agriculture and the environment among today’s students, teachers, and the general public; and to introduce students to career opportunities in agriculture and environmental studies on O‘ahu and throughout the state.
The following day, Saturday, March 9, will be the Urban Garden Center’s Second Saturday event, which will feature many of the same exhibitors from the day before. Also, back by popular demand, is the workshop “Trees from the Ground Down” offered by the Aloha Arborist Association.
WHAT: O‘ahu Agriculture and Environmental Awareness Day
WHO: College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
O‘ahu Cooperative Extension Office
Office of Academic and Student Affairs
Invited students and teachers
WHEN: Friday, March 8, 2013 (schools)
8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (Estimated peak activity: 10 a.m.)
Saturday, March 9, 2013 (general public)
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
WHERE: UH Mānoa’s Pearl City Urban Garden Center
955 Kamehameha Highway, Pearl City, Hawai‘i 96782
View photos from the 2012 event here: http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/site/Gallery.aspx