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Nancy Redfeather
Dec 1, 20244 min read
In this Season of Magic, Consider the Seed!
Seeds are magic. If you hold a seed in your hand and imagine the plant it will become, you can glimpse the hidden forces of growth that...
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Nancy Redfeather
Oct 19, 20245 min read
Planning Your Fall And Winter Home Garden In Hawaii
If you want to harvest vegetables from your home garden all Winter long, NOW is the time to plant! I’ve been growing a home garden in...
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Nancy Redfeather
Jun 1, 20248 min read
Tips for Starting Garden Seeds Year-Round in Hawai’i
Gather expert tips and recommendations for starting home garden vegetable seeds in Hawaii
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Nancy Redfeather
Mar 19, 202410 min read
Get Ready for Spring! Hawai’i Seed Growers Share Their Garden Plans for 2024
The idea for this blog started with Glenn Teves musing about getting ready for the spring growing season in Hawai’i and wondering what...
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Nancy Redfeather
Feb 14, 20244 min read
New to gardening in Hawai’i? Starting or expanding your Home Garden? We've got Resources for Hawaii’s Gardeners!
As the Earth spins around our star and seasons change, we continue to be inspired by the abundance and peacefulness of our gardens. ...
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Nancy Redfeather
Nov 12, 20224 min read
Lettuce Grow Together!
The Hawai’i Seed Growers Network Online Marketplace has everything you need to grow your own beautiful salads, whether you want to start...
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Nancy Redfeather
Sep 10, 20224 min read
Gardening For Life….what we love about Gardening
Your garden, no matter how large or small is your refuge and sanctuary. It could be a place to relax, to exercise, to bask in the sun,...
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Nancy Redfeather
Apr 30, 20223 min read
Happiness Held in the Seed is Shared in the Flower: Spring Ideas for Hawaii’s Home Gardens
Spring. A season as beautiful as its name. A season that reminds us to embrace joy and love. A season that reminds us that change is the...
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Nancy Redfeather
Feb 26, 20226 min read
It’s Time to Grow Corn in Hawaiʻi: Tips on Growing Popcorn, Sweet Corn, & Flour Corn in Your Garden
If you haven’t tried growing corn varieties in your garden yet, make this the year to get the seed into the ground and enjoy it’s...
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Michelle Carrillo
Jan 15, 20222 min read
2022 Winter Solstice Greetings!
Winter has arrived and with it we are seeing epic forces of nature all across Hawai’i. From torrential rainfall ushered in by big gusty...
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Nancy Redfeather
Dec 10, 20216 min read
Cool Season Planting Tips & Challenges of Year Around Gardening Plus...Take Back Your Salad Bowl!
December 2021 The change of seasons is upon us as cooler weather and more rainfall in most of the state signal the beginning of our most...
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nancyredfeather
Nov 4, 20212 min read
It's Time For The DOE To Take The Lead On Food And Education
Hawaii Grown: Civil Beat September 12, 2021 We are at an unprecedented moment, and if the DOE acts, Hawaii’s students and their food...
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Nancy Redfeather
Oct 23, 20216 min read
Saving Seed in Hawai’i: Processing, Drying, and Storing Seed in the Subtropics
October 2021 Keeping seeds dry and able to reproduce into the future in our subtropical climate is quite challenging. Seeds grown and...
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nancyredfeather
Sep 23, 20219 min read
Is Early Los Angeles a Model for Food and Agriculture in Hawai'i?
Civil Beat IDEAS: Is Early Los Angeles A Model For Food And Agriculture In Hawaii? Believe it or not, yes. In the first half of the 20th...
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Glenn Teves
Aug 27, 20217 min read
Growing Tomatoes
by Glenn I. Teves, County Extension Agent UH College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, Cooperative Extension Service August...
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Nancy Redfeather
Jul 3, 20214 min read
Gardening in Small Spaces: Inspiration for growing in containers on lanais and windowsills
By Nancy Redfeather, July 2021 A time long ago, when I first began teaching, I realized I wanted to start growing some of my own food,...
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Nancy Redfeather
Apr 13, 20216 min read
Three Sisters in the Hawaiian Garden: Warm Season Abundance
By Nancy Redfeather April 2021 Spring is here again, and it’s a perfect time to plant the Three Sisters in your home garden. This year, ...
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Nancy Redfeather, Jay Bost and Glenn Teves
Mar 14, 20216 min read
Seed Diversity is Vital to the Future of Food
Every seed tells a story, and the story of how seed, people and place are connected begins a long time ago, around 10,000 BCE, when our...
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Nancy Redfeather
Jan 20, 20215 min read
Tropical Corn Varieties for the Home Garden in Hawai’i: Growing Information, Recipes, and Lore
January 2021 If you haven’t tried growing corn varieties in your garden yet, make this the year to get the seed into the ground and enjoy...
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Nancy Redfeather
Dec 20, 20207 min read
Gifts from the Garden: Nurturing & Connecting Us to a Greater Rhythm, Wellness, and Contentment
December 2020 Tis the season once again, when our thoughts naturally turn to family and friends, as this challenging old year wanes,...
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