We at Sunrise Center are currently offering classes in permaculture and organic farming on the beautiful island of Maui. We lease both Hale Akua

Lori Grace and Michael Shiva D'Addario

Garden Farm and Pali Uli Gardens which is within Hale Akua Garden Farm.  Both properties are being farmed under the direction of Hale Akua Garden Farm which has now become a certified organic farm. We offer classes to both local students and students coming from afar.

Michael Shiva D'Addario and Lori Grace, the owners of Hale Akua Garden Farm, are happy about their partnership with us. We are currently offering a variety of afternoon, one-day and weekend programs in organic farming. We have also been offering courses in permaculture and organic farming in both 2008 and 2009 particularly in conjunction with the Permaculture Institute located in California.

Additionally, we are happy to design special tutorials for individuals and small groups whose schedules do not permit joining one of our pre-established programs. We are dialoguing with certain colleges in California about offering cooperative programs in organic farming. In so doing, students may be able to receive college credit when they come to take our courses.

We're excited, too, about our Residence Program. It is possible for you to learn about organic farming and sustainable living by living at Hale Akua Garden Farm for up to six months. If you are interested, please apply directly to Hale Akua Garden Farm's WWOOFer Program. As a WWOOFer (Willing Workers On Organic Farms), you will learn organic farming by working on the farm for five to six hours per day and by taking our afternoon or evening classes in farming and other topics.

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To apply for this program, please call Michael Shiva D'Addario at 808-572-9300 or e-mail him. For biographies of various teachers who will be teaching with us, please see the Hale Akua Garden Farm Instructors' page.

If you are a teacher or represent a school that would like to use our campus to conduct classes in organic agriculture, please call Michael Shiva D'Addario at 808-572-9300.

We look forward to hearing from you and to creating a Greener world with better food, better topsoil and fewer pesticides, both in our bodies and on the ground.