by Jerry Riverstone | Jun 20, 2019 | blog-features, Evolution Local
Awakening In The Anthropocene A long and dangerous slumber A recurring motif in our popular mythology is that of an enchanted sleep or dangerous slumber. Beyond Snow White and Sleeping Beauty, variations on the theme appear in classic mermaid tales where sailors...
by Jerry Riverstone | Jan 24, 2018 | blog-features, LI Ag, permaculture
Anyone who cares about the future of agriculture on Maui will want to check out the website of Mālamalama Maui. The site is part of a larger initiative funded by Art Place America, and led by Maui artist Lehua (Lele) Simon. From the project website: "The Mālamalama...
by Jerry Riverstone | Sep 3, 2017 | blog-features, LI Ag, permaculture
Just over a year ago, the last sugarcane harvest by Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar Company marked the end of an era in Maui’s Central Valley. In the early Plantation Era, Hawaii’s multiethnic character was established as Chinese, Japanese, Puerto Rican, Korean,...
by Jerry Riverstone | Sep 1, 2017 | blog-features, LI Ag
Rebecca Rhapsody and Loxley Clovis of the Story Connective have put together an excellent series of podcasts and interviews that provide an introduction to agriculture on Maui. This post gives a short overview of their first podcast in the series, and the actual...
by Jerry Riverstone | Aug 27, 2017 | blog-features, LI Ag, permaculture
Maui is a like a miniature version of the planet, with an incredible diversity of ecosystems and microclimates all packed into one small island. As a result, the options for farmers and gardeners are enormous. Name a food plant, and chances are that it can be grown on...
by Jerry Riverstone | Jul 3, 2017 | Uncategorized
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by Jerry Riverstone | May 4, 2017 | IT HI culture
Quoted from Maui News article 2/19/17:"Mayor Alan Arakawa is coming under fire from social media and elsewhere for saying in a televised “Hawaii News Now Sunrise” interview Friday that “there’s no such thing as sacred rocks.”In discussing Maui County’s removal of...
by Jerry Riverstone | May 4, 2017 | IT HI culture
From Maui Now article:http://mauinow.com/2017/05/03/video-rally-against-sand-mining-of-maui-dunes/Mining of sand dunes containing Native Hawaiian burial sites is still happening in Central Maui, despite protests.
by Jerry Riverstone | May 2, 2017 | Uncategorized
One of the best things I did last year was treat myself to a class on perennial edible greens. The class was given by Jenn Evans at the Haiku `Aina Permaculture Initiative (HAPI) in Haiku. Jenn did a superb job of introducing us to seven plants, their cultivation and...
by Jerry Riverstone | Apr 9, 2017 | Nature Journal
A very still night here in Pukalani, with no breeze, and little sound, was just livened up by the sharp cry of an approaching `auku`u, a black-crowned night heron. It cried out once as it approached, again when just about overhead, and once more as it trailed off. The...
