O'ahu Needs More Regenerative Farmers
Living Circle Farms Hawaii has educational opportunities for community members, students, and volunteers. We are committed to not only following the regenerative principles in our soil and farming, but also in our daily lives through giving back to our community and continuing the cycle of connection. Learn all about sustainable, regenerative farming and how to implement these techniques back home in your own garden, farm or community. Below are just a few examples of what you will learn
LCFH Field Trip
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Out on the farm we encourage taste, smell and feeling! Feel the difference of thriving soil vs. areas that have not been amended with worm by products (vermicast & worm tea), compost and greenwaste, fish water from our irrigation tank (fertigation), and wood ash from our wood fire pizza oven that does so much more than pizza! As we explore the farm you can't help but notice the smells of seasonal flowers in the Tea Garden, seasonal blossoms in the orchards and fragrant seasonal produce. Tasting freshness on the farm is always a favorite, whether it's the fresh air from the plants or the fresh produce, flowers or fruits sampled along the way. We hope for you to feel a connection with nature along your journey through Living Circle Farms Hawaii.
Some things we want to show you!
Worms: Feel the difference! Worms help make incredible fluffy/dense & moist soil! Students are invited to spend time in our warm house to view and hold worms! As well as learn about the ecosystem of the worms.
Ecosystems: Creating space for ecosystems to regenerate. Look for birds, caterpillars, butterflies, worms and other little (& not so little) friends of the garden!
Slow down and watch it grow: Planting a seed is a powerful thing. All students will plant a seed to take home, if they do not wish to take it home, that's ok. The seed will get planted on the farm with their name, so they still have connection to the plant. We hope for everyone to feel connection with nature. During this process we will talk about how we plant with the moon cycle.
Animals you will meet on the farm:
•Chicken that lay eggs!
•Tilapia fish in our 10,000-gallon fertigation tank
•Dogs that love hugs
•Cats that are great hunters
Come Explore With Us!
For Teachers, Homeschool Groups, Scout Troops and Extracurricular Clubs, we offer Farm Field Trips & Curriculum for every grade level!
Living Circle Farms is dedicated to passing along the wisdom and knowledge of regenerative growing to future generations. We hope to inspire the potential of regenerative lifestyles and future careers to create a sustainable, biodiverse, abundantly thriving Hawaii.
Our farm is a natural learning environment, and there are a multitude of daily farm activities that go hand-in-hand with your curriculum. There are opportunities for hands-on learning for every grade level, K - 12, from our worm house to our farm animals, to our solar energy system. What better way to learn about ecosystems and sustainability, than on an operational, fully regenerative farm!
Current Educational & Training Classes
LCFH - CL01A
LCFH - CL01A
LCFH - CL01A
Intro To Farming - What kind of farmer are you? Small or large
- Flower
- Fruits
- Veggies
- Livestock
- Aquaponics / Hydroponics
- Soil Farmer
- Bee Farmer
LCFH - CL01B
LCFH - CL01A
LCFH - CL01A
Master Plan- What to do first
- Let's get resourceful
- Utilize what you have
- Work with the land
Bring in photos & drawings of your space and resources. A list of what you want to achieve with the space. Let's come up with a tailored master plan for YOU!
LCFH - CL02A
LCFH - CL01A
LCFH - CL02A
Power - How are you going to get it?
- Grid-Tie or Off The Grid
- PV
- Wind
- Hydro
- Propane
- Internet Power - How are you going to get it?
LCFH - CL01C
LCFH - CL01C
LCFH - CL02A
Irrigation-It's more than just water
- No Pressure? We got you covered.
- Fertigation! Step up your ag water game.
- Alge got you clogged? Find out what works for us.
- Install do's & don'ts.
- How to keep your soil moist & save water! Irrigation-It's more than just water
LCFH - CL01D
LCFH - CL01C
LCFH - CL01D
I Got worms -Get hands on experience in our worm house.
- Vermicast - is it soil?
- Tea - plants like tea too!
- Feeding time - Did you know worms have tastebuds!
- Harvesting your bounty & how to use it so it keeps growing!
- How to build a worm's ecosystem.
LCFH - CL01E
LCFH - CL01C
LCFH - CL01D
Plant Nursery
- Shade house or Grean house?
- Build to Grow.
- Size matters, or does it?
- Irrigation do's & don'ts.
- Seed starting tips & tricks.
- When to use new & when to re-use.
LCFH - CL03A
LCFH - CL03A
LCFH - CL03A
Chickens
- Roosts & Coops- think like a chicken.
- Egg Collection - To wash or not to wash?
- Water & Feed - Every day or automate?
- Chicken intentions.
- Pimp my coop - Chicken problem's keeping you up at night?
LCFH - CL01F
LCFH - CL03A
LCFH - CL03A
Compost Reclaim the nutrients
- Managing your green waste.
- Food scraps.
- Cut trees & Branches.
- Hardwood Ash.
- Composting toilet - Keeping poop in the loop.
LCFH - FH01
LCFH - CL03A
LCFH - FH01
Ecosystems A few years in can out last a lifetime
- Dou you have the patience & the space?
- Every pest has a predator - No pesticides needed.
- Companion planting.
- Ground cover.
- Building the microbes.
- No till farming.