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Welcome to the One Island Sustainable Living Center, Honaunau, Hawaii

Sunday, August 22nd, 2010

CURRENT NEWS: Fall 2010 SOLAR GRANT WORKSHOPS and the Annual Sustainable Energy Tour

Our Fall Programs include two WHSEP Solar Grant applicant two-day workshops, October 9th and 23rd, and October 16th and 30th.

Email hawaii at one-island.org to confirm your location is eligible if in the South Kona / Kau areas. October 3rd we will be hosting the annual Sustainable Energy Program in conjunction with the nationwide American Solar Energy Society solar tours. Join us for renewable energy presentations at the South Kona Green Market on Sunday October 3rd.

 

  

One Island logo courtesy Rob Schouten

 

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  One Island is a non-profit sustainability project with a flagship organic farm in Honaunau, Hawaii. We are hosting  collaborative Green Living programs focused on learning to practice a more sustainable lifestyle right where you live and work, every day.

‘Green is a Verb’ and that means it is an empowering action

  Programs focus on short, easy-to-implement and longer term strategic sustainability efforts including: renewable energy / energy efficiency projects, sustainable agriculture farm and garden exhibits, native plant features, watershed resources, and wildlife corridors - a centerpiece being a wild butterfly pollinator meadow.  We are presenting special guest speakers and retreats that demonstrate a variety of ‘green living’ sustainability options. And for fun, we are hosting hands-on workshops that allow our participants to turn our farm’s local resources into hand-built products, from food to art to body care, from building materials to home gardens to renewable energy - skills you can take with you where ever you live.

 See our resource links in the right sidebar for

Green Lifestyle Practices and Toolkits:

 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

 

Sustainable Agriculture, Zero-Mile Home Food Gardens, and Edible Landscapes

 

Green Jobs and Green Business Incubation

 

Watershed / Wildlife Awareness and Resource Conservation

 

Art, Culture, Wellness and Family Programs

A Green Lifestyle - the New Wealth

Saturday, July 11th, 2009

Sustainable Living is in large part about developing a Green Lifestyle. And a Green Lifestyle offers a new form of wealth that can be both enjoyed today and passed forwards to future generations.

courtesy rob schouten

A Green Lifestyle isn’t a product to buy, nor is it a single practice to adopt. This is about a rewarding change in our daily behavior that is the result of an intentional shift in our values and responsibilities. Feel free to borrow these ideas, please!

The following Green Living Resources are available as a Sustainability Primer for all ages to provide real examples of actions we can take to accelerate positive change in our homes, gardens, workplaces, schools and communities.

courtesy rob schouten

GREEN VALUES - Less really IS more

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GREEN CHOICES - New Wealth in Action

Green glossary

GREEN GLOSSARY - DIY!