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The Grow Hawaii Challenge

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Grow Hawaii is a project of the Hawaii Association of Independent Schools (HAIS) in partnership with the Hawaii State Departments of Education & Agriculture, and the Ulupono Initiative. The project is aimed at creating lifelong “buy local, eat local” consumers by engaging students, starting in elementary school, in interactive learning about island grown food. Fifteen public charter and independent schools across Hawai‘i have been selected to participate in HAIS’s innovative Grow Hawaii pilot program to incorporate locally grown produce into their school cafeteria menus.

On Monday November 8th, 2010 - HAIS partnered with Sheraton Waikiki and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Hawai‘i for the GROW HAWAI‘I Challenge. Chefs from Starwood’s Hotels and Resorts teamed up with the school chefs and students in a School Garden Cooking Challenge, and all participants got to eat the delicious Farm-to-Table lunches they prepared.

Mahalo to Menpachi Productions who recorded and produced these videos.

Get more information at www.growhi.org.

Watch here to learn more:

Part 1: Grow Hawaii: A Foundation For Better Health

Part 2: Starting A Movement for Buying Local Produce

Part 3: The School Garden Cooking Challenge