Aloha potential gardeners,
Currently the garden is accepting inquiries for garden plots opening up this Spring.  Orientations will begin in May.  Please email napiligarden@gmail.com if you are interested in a plot. 

Current gardeners please visit http://napiligarden.wordpress.com/ for all current up to date info.  This website will move to be an introduction space only .  Mahalo.


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Aloha Future Napili Community Gardeners,

We are fast approaching 2012, and everyone is excited for the New Year at the garden.

Welcome! In order to become a member please attend one of our orientations in January; please see the dates below. During the orientation, please bring your identification (such as a driver’s license), and payment (cash, personal check or money order; made out to Tri-Isle RC&D Council Incorporated with “Napili Community Garden” written on the memo line).

10x20 single plots are $50 for 2012 and 20x20 double plots are $80 for the year. Membership also has to sign the new 2012 waiver, rules and regulations form. If you do not attend one of the January meetings, you will have to wait until the end of March 2012 to receive (and start growing) in your plot, so please try and attend in January so you can get started right away! The orientation also includes a walkthrough of the garden answering any questions that you may have.

Email napiligarden@gmail.com with any questions.

Please choose one of the following dates:

Tuesday, January 3rd 4:00PM to 5:00PM

Saturday, January 7th 3:00PM to 4:00PM

Sunday, January 15th 8:00AM to 9:00AM

Thursday, January 26th 8:00AM to 9:00AM

January Workday:

Saturday, January 28th 9:00AM to 12:00PM

Please park at the Napili Community Garden parking lot at the corner of Napilihau Street traffic light and Highway 30. Please do not park on the dirt road, put park in the NCG paved parking lot. Orientation meetings are rain or shine, so please bring a rain coat if the weather looks overcast. We will meet in the parking lot to take care of the annual payment, and then walk up to the garden as a group.

We will be handing out information on organic gardening, and organic seed companies during the meeting. If interested we will also have a group order at the end of January to help save on shipping, as it is less money to place a bulk order for many of the seeds.

See you at the garden.

Anita

Orientation Manager

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Garden Update... 10/01/2011
 
Aloha to all,

We would like to start out thanking all those who came out for our September Workday Party. Trees were planted, the outhouse was painted and irrigation pipes were recycled! We are also excited to see a few new faces that joined our garden. 

THE LOG BOOK
We understand that not everyone can make workday parties so we now have a Community Garden Projects, Workdays and Tasks Log Book. This book will allow us to track our membership hours to ensure that everyone is fulfilling the much needed three hours of dedicated community work a month. 

The projects page will list outstanding work that needs to be done like the tasks of finishing the compost toilet. 

The workdays page will list the attendance of our membership and the time, for that month, that they have fulfilled. 

The tasks page will list daily chores that need to be attended to throughout the garden like watering the berm and trees. Each task will have a time allotted to it which will count towards your three hours for that month. 

Please note that each project and task will need to be verified by the Plot Manager or any other Garden Council member.

IRRIGATION
The water issues have been addressed thanks to Karen, Andy, Charlie, David, Tevita and Mike! Thank so much for your kokua. 

Water will always be a continuing issue that we will have to address in different forms. For instance, there is still a leak in the lot above us and in order for it to be fixed the water will need to be turned off. I spoke to management and asked that we be informed of when this will happen and for how long they expect the water to be turned off so that we can prepare. 

It would be prudent for us to have a water committee who would help us address these issues and ensure that our system is being used properly. The people on this committee would create a protocol for different water issues that may arise and would be the only individuals touching the water system at key areas. If you are interested in this committee please inform a Garden Council member. 

ORIENTATION
We are still looking for an orientation leader to welcome new members, if you enjoy meeting new people and have a passion for the garden then come on out for the position!

EMERGENCY GARDEN COUNCIL MEETING
Due to a few pressing issues, I would like to move up the Garden Council meeting to next Friday, October 7th at 5PM. The place, TBA. All membership is welcome, you don't have to be on the Council to attend. We will be discussing the budget, garden planning, and future community needs. If anyone has any business that they would like to discuss, please contact through email to be added to the agenda.

THE ABLE GARDEN
It has come to my attention that if we truly want to be a community garden then there are steps we need to take to include certain populations. The first step that we should take together is making the garden more friendly for the blind, they are included in our membership and therefore it should be a priority. 

The first project in the book will be the building of a path from the lower gate to the picnic tables. There are white rocks scattered throughout the garden, if we gather these rocks and line them along the pathway from the lower gate to the picnic tables it will make it easier for people who have low vision or are legally blind to see. 

So, if you haven't put in your hours for September please join our pathway project.

A woman from the Hawaii Center of Independent Living has made these recommendations: Build raised beds with benches, plant strong smelling herbs like rosemary, tine and sage, plant pleasant sounding plants like Chinese lanterns and honesty plants. Keep walkways clear. Paths should be 32 to 36 inches in width. Ramps and railings for buildings and a tone for our traffic light. (I have a call into the department that runs the state highways)

Thank you so much for being a part of NCG and taking the time to read this. 

See you in the Garden!


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Aloha Future Napili Community Gardeners,  
We have compiled the list and will be allocating plots according to hours worked on preparing the garden. Please come by on Monday, September 5th from 9AM to 12PM to make sure we haven't made a mistake on your hours worked. We know most of you are off...LABOR DAY!  

And while you're there...you can add a few more hours and help out with one of the following projects:  

Cover crop seeding
K-line irrigation
Mauka berm line
Lay-flat hook-ups and laying out
Connections for plots
Anchor lay-flat
Stencil NCG on tools
Open hole in fence and set post  

Please stop by for a bit, even if it's 30 minutes.
Any help at all will allow us to reach our goal of opening on September 10th.   

We are in desperate need of your kokua...  

The Napili Garden Council  

P.S. A big shout out to Charlie, who started hauling compost to the garden on Friday at 4:30AM and ended at 5:00PM.

P.S.S The Saturday workday has been cancelled due to only one member showing interest...
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Hi All,
 
Just a not-so-quick reminder: Workday on Saturday, August 27th 9AM to 12PM.
 
If anyone is free tomorrow they can come on down and put some primer on the shed.
 
Thanks to Simone, Norma, Ananda, and Tova for The Maui News article.
 
There has been a suggestion that we try to get support from nearby restaurants and hone in on a couple of groups to commit support. If anyone has any direct contacts or has any experience approaching these groups, please contact us.
 
Things are happening quickly (which is just what we need!).
 
As of this morning:
    Rock wall  is half built (thank you Rev. Fonua)
    Internal water mainlines are in (thank you Hans, Marika, Emiterio, and Wayne!)
    Shed walls and roof first layer is on- Gordon coming on Sat to finish (thanks Clif and Gordon!)
    Path through parking lot and along road is cleared (thanks Charlie!)
    Composting toilet in on island ready for pickup
    Outhouse plans and supply list is being generated (thanks Hans!)


Coming up:
    Tractor should be repaired and back next week to finish harrowing, compost spreading
    Once land is prepped, we can lay water lines, measure plots, seed cover crop in unused areas
    Eddie should be on island today with lots of planted material and ready to mobilize the education center
    Once the water is stable, we can get trees and plant around the picnic and entrance areas (thanks Norma!)


We are also requesting refreshments for our hard working gardeners!
 
If you have any questions you can email napiligarden@gmail.com.
 
Thank you all, very exciting to have so much momentum!
 
The Napili Garden Council
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Community garden going up in Napili

Thank you to Simone, Tova, Ananda, and Norma!

Also a big MAHALO to The Maui News!

Don't forget to come on out this Saturday, August 27th 9AM to 12PM

The Napili Garden Council
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Aloha,
 
The Napili Community Garden will open on Saturday, September 10th. Orientation will be attended to, water fees will be collected and plots will be allocated.
 
But we still need your help to finish the last few projects. We are asking you to attend at least one of the following workdays:
 
Monday, Aug. 22nd 9AM to 12PM
Wednesday, Aug. 24th 9AM to 12PM
Saturday, Aug. 27th 9AM to 12PM
 
The projects will include:
 
Water System Completion
Shed
Composting Toilet
We would like to thank you in advance for your help and support and look forward to sharing our knowledge, friendship, family and food!
 
The Napili Garden Council
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Here are the drafts of the By-Laws and the Rules & Regulations that we will be amending on July 5th. We will have a limited amount of copies at the meeting. Please take the time to read through and jot down some notes, we welcome any comments, corrections and changes that you may have. This garden is for everyone and your input is of great value to us.
 
See you on Tuesday!
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Toilet Talk... 06/14/2011
 
We will be ordering a Compost Toilet in two weeks and would LOVE your input on which brand will better suit our needs. Currently Tova has had experience with Sun Mar but if anyone has any better suggestions please let us know via comments on the blog or by our Contact Us page. Please note: The last day for submissions will be  June 28th.

Much Aloha,
NCG
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Wish List... 06/12/2011
 
We are seeking donations:
Hoes
Rakes
Shovels
Clippers
Wheel Barrows
Gloves
Shade Tent
Shed
Stepping Stones
Fruit Trees (in general)
Plant starts of any kind (edibles preferred
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