You may have joined many across the state who have started growing your own vegetables or fruits. Whether you are an apartment dweller or live in a home with a yard, join us for a show where we talk with experts about maintaining a healthy and thriving garden.
Our guests are:
- Una Greenaway an organic farmer from Kona. For more than 4 decades, she has grown coffee, mac nuts, chocolate, fruits and vegetables all raised organically. She is also the president of the Hawaii Organic Farming Association, and has made it her mission to get folks in Hawaii to grow more food.
- Evan Ryan is a Maui Farmer, agricultural landscape designer, consultant, and educator. He is the author of Hawai'i Home Gardens: Growing Vegetables in the Subtropics Using Holistic Methods, works with the Hawaii Seed Growers Network and also founded Pono Grown Farm Center, a non-profit 15 acre farm that hosts internships,and workshops all around vegetables, fruits, chickens and bees.
- and Fran Butera, Gardener-in-Chief of Foodscapes Hawaii, which has been helping Oahu residents grow organic kitchen gardens at home since 2008. Foodscapes has also been an HPR underwriter since 2009.
How is your garden doing? We'd love to hear about your backyard or container gardens. Email us at talkback@hawaiipublicradio.org
