COUNTRY FEELING SURFBOARDS COUNTRY FEELING SURFBOARDS http://gardener.bigfolioblog.com/ en-us 40 "We are eating oil..." "We are eating oil..." Bill Moyers sits down with Michael Pollan, author of In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto and Knight Professor of Journalism at UC Berkeley, to discuss what direction the U.S. should pursue in the critical yet often-overlooked question of food policy. Watch the clip here.

Flag TV

]]> Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:02:00 +0000 http://gardener.bigfolioblog.com/weblog/post/81278 http://gardener.bigfolioblog.com/weblog/post/81278 The joy of dance The joy of dance

Thanks for all the uplifting videos, Matt.

]]> Sat, 29 Nov 2008 22:10:00 +0000 http://gardener.bigfolioblog.com/weblog/post/81098 http://gardener.bigfolioblog.com/weblog/post/81098 Snapped your board? Recycle the foam. Snapped your board? Recycle the foam. Foam producer Pacific Allied Products Ltd. is recycling its own scrap, using a densifier that shrinks the material into 1 percent of its original volume. Read Gordon Pang's story in the Honolulu Advertiser. The company is now accepting foam for recycling at its Campbell Industrial Park plant at 91-118 Kaomi Loop. They'll take foam of any size or amount, as long as it's clean—roofing materials, surfboards, food containers, ice coolers, and so on. For more information, call 682-2038.

Surfoam

]]> Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:06:00 +0000 http://gardener.bigfolioblog.com/weblog/post/79322 http://gardener.bigfolioblog.com/weblog/post/79322 North Shore Radio Hawaii North Shore Radio Hawaii A versatile island and Hawaiian music playlist can be found here.

 

]]> Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:28:00 +0000 http://gardener.bigfolioblog.com/weblog/post/79319 http://gardener.bigfolioblog.com/weblog/post/79319 "Everything around us glitters..." "Everything around us glitters..." "...it is as though we are standing inside a star."

Shark's Mouth Cave

Neil Shea reports on Mexico's Cave of Crystals in the November issue of National Geographic Magazine.

]]> Sat, 15 Nov 2008 19:43:00 +0000 http://gardener.bigfolioblog.com/weblog/post/79126 http://gardener.bigfolioblog.com/weblog/post/79126 Take part in change Take part in change

Today we begin in earnest the work of making sure that the world we leave our children is just a little bit better than the one we inhabit today.

                           —President-elect Barack Obama

President Obama's transition team has set up a functional website with a regularly updated blog where you can learn about his agenda and contribute your input. What is the change you want to see? Send your vision here.

]]> Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:40:00 +0000 http://gardener.bigfolioblog.com/weblog/post/78703 http://gardener.bigfolioblog.com/weblog/post/78703 Even dream time can be green Even dream time can be green Keetsa Store


Keetsa Mattress makes eco-friendly mattresses and bedding products, from wood bed frames to bamboo sheets. Check their cool blog!

]]> Sun, 09 Nov 2008 16:10:00 +0000 http://gardener.bigfolioblog.com/weblog/post/78061 http://gardener.bigfolioblog.com/weblog/post/78061 Celebrate Arbor Day Celebrate Arbor Day

 

Plant a tree!

]]> Sat, 08 Nov 2008 22:24:00 +0000 http://gardener.bigfolioblog.com/weblog/post/78062 http://gardener.bigfolioblog.com/weblog/post/78062 Waikalua Loko Fishpond restoration Waikalua Loko Fishpond restoration Volunteers will remove mangrove and limu and help rebuild the 350-year old stone wall at Waikalua Loko Fishpond in Kane‘ohe Bay on Saturday morning from 8 to noon. If you want to help, call Ka‘ohua Lucas at 843-1217 or email kaohua@hawaii.rr.com. The fishpond is located at the end of Kulauli Street makai of Pu‘ohala Elementary School.

]]> Thu, 06 Nov 2008 21:21:00 +0000 http://gardener.bigfolioblog.com/weblog/post/77691 http://gardener.bigfolioblog.com/weblog/post/77691 Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument workshop opportunity Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument workshop opportunity A new program offering educators and conservation leaders an opportunity to more intimately understand Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument’s wildlife and cultural resources is being offered on O‘ahu and Midway Atoll in 2009. Nominations to attend the workshop are being sought from now through January 2, 2009.

This program is designed to not only create a greater understanding of the Monument but also to inspire community environmental stewardship at a grassroots local level.  The program, called Papahanaumokuakea ‘Ahahu‘i Alaka‘i (PAA), will be offered from June 13 through 23, 2009.

The first three days will be spent on O‘ahu preparing, learning natural and cultural history, and training with available technology. The remaining seven days will be spent on remote Midway Atoll, located 1,250 miles northwest of Honolulu within the Monument.

PAA is accepting nominations from educators in formal and informal settings, community leaders, and people in positions that support community change and stewardship. Up to 12 people will be chosen to participate. Both American and international nominees are welcome. Participants will be chosen based on their written nominations, their letters of support, and their capacity to fulfill the program’s need for a strong variety of skills and abilities. In addition, potential participants are asked to submit a draft plan for an environmental stewardship project that will be modified throughout the workshop and implemented in their community upon their return home. 

More information about the workshop is available at http://papahanaumokuakea.gov; nomination forms are available by contacting Ann Bell at fw1pie_paa@fws.gov or (808) 792-9532. Nominations must be postmarked by January 2, 2009.  Questions about the PA‘A workshop can be addressed by contacting Linda Schubert at (808) 933-8181.

]]> Thu, 06 Nov 2008 01:24:00 +0000 http://gardener.bigfolioblog.com/weblog/post/77560 http://gardener.bigfolioblog.com/weblog/post/77560 Eddie invitees Eddie invitees

The 2008-2009 Eddie Aikau contest invitees have been posted here. The waiting period is Dec. 1 through Feb. 28... the Bay calls the day!

]]> Wed, 05 Nov 2008 01:03:00 +0000 http://gardener.bigfolioblog.com/weblog/post/77354 http://gardener.bigfolioblog.com/weblog/post/77354 Building Green Building Green Home improvement can be green! From recycled plastic lumber to recycled glass tile, BuildingGreen.com has a comprehensive and categorized list of eco-friendlier materials.

 

]]> Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:20:00 +0000 http://gardener.bigfolioblog.com/weblog/post/77049 http://gardener.bigfolioblog.com/weblog/post/77049 "Save the ocean for me!" —Search "Save the ocean for me!" —Search Searchbeach

]]> Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:36:00 +0000 http://gardener.bigfolioblog.com/weblog/post/76842 http://gardener.bigfolioblog.com/weblog/post/76842 Why vote Why vote

]]> Thu, 30 Oct 2008 19:59:00 +0000 http://gardener.bigfolioblog.com/weblog/post/76315 http://gardener.bigfolioblog.com/weblog/post/76315 Pencilurchin_l

]]> Wed, 29 Oct 2008 21:32:00 +0000 http://gardener.bigfolioblog.com/weblog/post/76120 http://gardener.bigfolioblog.com/weblog/post/76120