Earth Day Gathering
Those registering on April 22 - we are excitedly planning for the day and unable to closely monitor our emails or today’s registrations. We invite you to register and join the whatsapp group here for communications. When you register the location will be shared in the forms confirmation message along with contact details for Gaia Temple’s member, and event facilitator, Marly. Thanks and see you soon!
In honor of Earth Day, come and enjoy doing something meaningful, while sharing quality time with new and old community members. We are providing seeds, soils and lands- with the ultimate hope to grow enough food to share with the community as abundance multiplies. Following the planting party, we share food and jam out to live music.
Details
Participants are ask to bring something to share in the potluck and well as plant starts if you have some extra you’d like to donate to the garden! It’s BYO gardening tools and gloves for personal use.
The garden project is hosted in Puna Palisades, Pāhoa, Hawaii and exact address will be emailed to you prior to the event. Plan to arrive early to ensure we start on time as a group at 1pm. Registration required to support planning 🙏
Earth Day Panel : 1pm
Every day is Earth Day! Tune into what local permaculture experts, eco village community leaders and environmental activists have to say about living in reciprocity with the āina. This engaging dialogue is meant to stimulate thought and action for local food sovereignty We will begin with an open discussion about Food Forests, Food Sovereignty, Food as Medicine and more!
Panel featuring Bruce Miller, Bruce Horowitz, Amara Karuna, Kealahi Verschuur, and Hajjar Gibran. Hosted by Marly Benedicto
Malama the āina : 2pm
At 2pm we begin preparing garden beds, seeding, weeding and planting. Fruits, vegetables, flowers and trees are all being planted. Bring a water bottle, sunhat and garden gloves and tools if you have them. We have sunblock, water, and limited gardening tools and gloves on site that can be borrowed as well. We also welcome you to bring starts and seeds to contribute to the garden project.
Potluck Dinner & Music Jam : 6pm
As the sun begins to set, we say goodnight to the garden and hello to nourishing food. This is a potluck, and we graciously request that everyone bring a substantial offering to share. Salads, pastas, soups, crackers, veggies, dips, drinks, cookies, etc… If you bring a dish that’s home made with local produce straight from the āina, you get bonus points!
We’ll have music flowing. Bring your instruments and sing along. Live music and jam session led by Noelani Love, Destiny Love and Marly Benedicto. We say goodnight and goodbye at 7:30pm.
* Please note, the potluck and jam is reserved for those who contributed to the 2-6pm gardening project.
