Wade Bauer will provide an  introductory crash course on how to grow your own food from yard to table.  Efficiently grow, harvest, cook, & store over 50 key plants that easily thrive here in Hawaii. Growing methods are sustainable, organic and permaculture based. We will cover many unique and rare crops, offering even seasoned growers an opportunity to diversify their farms and plates.  Learn plant identification, propagation methods, growing conditions, how to identify immature, mature, and ripe fruit, harvest techniques, preparation, storage options, basics of cooking, and serving suggestions with examples of dishes made with the crops.

Wade Bauer has taught Permaculture for over 14 years, with over 10 years teaching in Hawaii. He has a B.S. in Environmental Biology, is Permaculture Design Certified, and has worked, volunteered, and studied on many organic farms and permaculture sites in Hawaii.

Other events in this series:

• Growing Vireya – Oct. 15 (Shirla Bertelmann)
• The right and wrong way to grow orchids  – Nov. 12 (Larry Kuekas)
• Palms & Conservation – January 14 (Jeff Marcus)
• Native Plants – Feb. 18 (Ally Atkins)

If you need an auxillary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability, please contact the library at least 7 days prior to the program date. We will make every attempt to fulfill all requests for accommodations. All programs are subject to change. For a list of upcoming library events, visit test-library.ehawaii.gov/events.