ALOHA! Established in 2008 on the magical North Shore of Oahu our 20 acre organically managed parcel is home to plants as well as people- families in our longterm rentals, residential interns and visitors in our now month long rentals, including our home across the street on Pipeline. We offer a Monday Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program & farmstand, weekly volunteering, yoga, #firstmondayofthemonthpotluck, keiki & adult educational opportunities, tours and event venues.
We are grateful to MALAMA PONO & MALAMA AINA and dream of establishing a productive agroforestry system along our hillside.
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MAHALO for your support and participation in this dream! xo, Meleana
MAY 20204
Please text 8085518132 to reserve a weekly $5 kale (or $10 kale/collard) bag, ideally pickup Mondays 12-6, Email to join list for CSA relaunch in Fall
June YOGA Series, please see OFFERINGS/ CLASSES
Mondays 5-6… and hopefully Wednesdays 8-9
Resident yogi Nick Votto and guests
Summer DAYCAMP
June & July
Mon/Wed 9-2 $80/week
6-12yo, BYO lunch
Themes-
GROW/malama (care for), be a part of rebuilding our farm, plant seeds, journal…
EXPLORE/kilo (observe), our acres of outdoor classroom, make a map of the property, build forts around the banyans…
CREATE/pa’ani (play), make art and music, write a short skit/play and perform…
Small group led by Jenny Jacobs who has loved being an EA at school this year, friend of 10yrs, hopefully featuring special guests like each of you:)
signups, feedback, ?s
Info@waihuenafarm.com
Subject DAYCAMP
Include keiki age, weeks ready to commit and weeks maybe interested in….
I am hoping to continue enrichment opportunities in the Fall.
PLEASE help spread the word!
ROUGH SCHEDULE
please be on time, ideally we each take turns coming early/staying late to supervise kiddos so prepwork and cleanup can be done…
9AM GROW/malama Mondays garden and nursery time planting, harvesting, learning about our different animals (chickens, bunnies, donkey, horses)
EXPLORE/kilo Wednesdays adventure to our big back field for yoga/meditation/breathwork and hike to different banyan tree “base” each week
snack provided
lessons and vocabulary from handbook on food, agriculture, place…journaling, what did you learn, what do you want to learn?
lunch
“recess”/ball games
CREATE/pa’ani…art- watercolors, acrylics, music- learn songs, piano, guest guitarists, work on skit, time in kitchen- process harvest, make kale chips, dehydrate bananas, bake in solar cooker
2PM PICKUP
Leader Bio- Aloha I’m Aunty Jenny! I have lived on the north shore for over 20 years and raised my now 25 year old kid (who is now a lifeguard) here, I have been working with kids of all ages almost the whole time and I just love it. I have always just been a big kid myself and learn best with fun incorporated. I’m so excited to have fun and learn about life together each week on this magical land.
Possible Guest instructors-
(anything you would like to contribute or like to see offered?)
Kevin Turner- guitar, yoga
Kendyl Beschen- music, yoga
Pavana Cimasko- music, yoga
Darcie Peck- author of Teaching Youth Yoga
Joe Sullivan- ‘Olelo Hawai’i
Jason Evans- arborist and Spanish speaker
Sebastian Buenrostro- arborist and Spanish speaker
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EMPLOYMENT & HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES
We are always looking for teammates passionate about organic and regenerative agriculture stoked on our mission.
We have on and off-grid living accommodations.
*Spectrum of work ranges from,
-Farming, we have a small CSA garden, irrigation, tree work, nursery work, grafting, propagation, orchard/ agrofestry establishment and management, composting, chickens, sheep, cows, horses, permaculture design
-Property maintenance/ improvement, weedwhacking, mowing, tree trimming, tropical landscaping, earthwork, skidsteer and excavator
-Handy(wo)man work, addressing/ troubleshooting usual repairs at numerous rentals, remodeling, deck repair, painting, basic plumbing/ electrical, understanding of solar systems both thermal and pv, carpentry/woodworking…
-Additional income opportunities on property include preparing healthy food for weekly CSA program members or events, offering tours, yoga or other classes, fun stuff for kids- music, art, movement etc.
Not all skills required, we look forward to hearing what you are passionate about!
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GREENHOUSE SPACE & WELLNESS PRACTITIONER NETWORK LAUNCH COMING SOON:)
