Amazing fun with natural fibers from local plants. Our first papermaking workshops held October 19th up in Kapa’au and November 23rd and 24th were a fantastic experience for everyone involved. Instructor Susan O’Malley brought buckets and buckets of amazing plant fiber pulp and the crew of 14 made dozens and dozens of paper sheets, collage pieces for fusing to larger sheets, and several sculptural pieces. Ages 12 – 68 were present!
NEXT SESSIONS: January 25 and/or 26 in Kapa’au, North Kohala
and February 8 and/or 9th in Honaunau, South Kona
See the One Island Store to register
Chocolate. Just the word can get our taste buds eager for a silky, rich delicious experience. Yet so much more than taste is involved in a chocolate bar, or truffle, or mousse. In Hawaii, we are fortunate to have innovative growers who cultivate thousands of brightly colored red and yellow cacao pods every year and creative chocolatiers who turn the beans held in those pods into delicious chocolate products. Each year, to celebrate Hawaii growers and chocolatier’s accomplishments, One Island’s sustainable living program hosts Chocolate Chocolate! as a fun and festive farmer and artisan-to- consumer direct tasting experience. This year the popular event comes to North Kohala and will be featured at the Buy Local Block Party on November 30th in Hawi. 
Our first Mushroom Workshop with Zach Mermel was an exciting dive into the world of fungi. Each participant made three inoculated kits to take home to grow Shiitake and Pearl Mushrooms over the coming months.
Art in the Garden’s first workshop with printmaker Andrea Pro on Sat. May 18th was a great success and we encourge you to join us for future hands-on art events.
