growing lettuce in your kitchen or vegetable garden

January 3rd, 2012 by Colleen | 2 Comments

Small packets of tiny seeds were handed out at the workshop for our first community seed trial. The lettuce is a big hit.

lettuce a great vegetable for a small kitchen or even a container garden


Hawaiian ‘Olena or Turmeric

December 12th, 2011 by Nature Talks Admin | No Comments

A photo of Hawaiian Turmeric or Olena

A beautiful photo of Hawaiian Turmeric, or ‘Olena.


the state of seeds: highlights from the hawaii public seed initiative

December 10th, 2011 by Colleen | 1 Comment

image of seeds from hawaii seed workshop©2011KohalaCenter

In the not so distant past, seeds were one of the most valuable currencies one could have. Just imagine for a moment no home depot, no Internet, and no seed catalogue sales. Where would we get our seeds?


mushroom

November 14th, 2011 by Nature Talks Admin | No Comments

A cool looking mushroom in a field of grass

A cool photo of a mushroom


beautiful cotton

October 20th, 2011 by Nature Talks Admin | No Comments

The cotton plant-flower, bud and cotton

photos of cotton from flower to seed


land of the giants: kilauea community garden

October 2nd, 2011 by Colleen | No Comments

image of giant sunflower©2011HappyHourDesign

At the Kilauea Community Garden you’ll see sustainability in action and a strong commitment to growing more local food using environmentally conscious methods and techniques.


lissa’s kitchen garden transformation

September 6th, 2011 by Colleen | 5 Comments

image of Lissa's garden in kalaheo, kauai, hawaii ©naturetalks2011

SZNM7EFFCE8X  Lisa is busy. Full time mom, wife, worker and avid community volunteer as well as a Qi Gong teacher. In the midst of all this bustle she’d like to have a garden to come home to filled with arugula, cilantro, tomatoes, lettuce and a few herbs. She already has the boxes in place for [...]


no amendments please, sustainable practices for the organic gardener in the tropics

August 22nd, 2011 by Colleen | No Comments

©PaulMassey2011

growing organic vegetables using the no-till method


bird soars high above Kauai’s ocean

August 16th, 2011 by Nature Talks Admin | No Comments

A Red Footed Booby flying above Kilauea, Kauai

What looks like a mis-colored Red Footed Booby flies above the Pacific.


basil and the bee

July 22nd, 2011 by Colleen | No Comments

image of bee pollinating thai basil ©2011HappyHourDesign

Grow a few plants in your garden just for the bees!




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