Lei'Ohu Ryder has been recognized locally, nationally and internationally by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Peace Corps and the United Nations for her social and cultural contributions. www.leiohuryder.com |
Lei’Ohu Ryder is a spiritual leader, composer, performer and educator on Maui. She is an emissary of aloha and an advocate for the indigenous mind in all people, blind to the labels (race, creed, nationality, ideology, etc.) that separate us from experiencing each other’s true nature. Everything she does in her personal and professional life is a gesture of selfless service, both for her ohana, and the global community.
The owner of a 10 acre farm on Honopou Road on Maui, Richard finds great joy in watching plants grow and seeing a harmoniously balanced eco-system that is both aesthetic and productive. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Studies from UCSB, has completed a 2 week intensive permaculture design course, and has worked with the Hawaii Organic Farmers Association, Hawaii Tropical Fruit Growers Association. |
Richard Kahle has been doing organic farming and landscaping for 30 years. Areas of specialization are agro-forestry, permaculture, soil analysis, aesthetic landscaping which uses edibles and ornamentals. He taught a organic gardening class at Ohana High School on Maui, and am teaching through the Launa I’o Eco-education center.
For the past four years, Sherrie has owned a certified organic farm where she grows bananas, coconuts, citrus and many different kinds of vegetables. A mother, she has taught her four children to garden and enjoys watching them discover the magic of gardening as she had. "It is a joy to grow the best fruits and vegetables and watch the children harvest what you grow because it’s an inspiration for them and they get good nutritious food and there is a real gratification that you receive when you’re able to do this". Sherrie currently distributes her organic products to the farmers market, health food stores and friends in the community. "I encourage everyone to take a little time to grow a garden and watch the magic that happens from getting your hands in the soil and enjoy the fruits of your labor". |
Sherrie Sundari, an organic farmer, has been gardening for over fourty-two years. As a child of six, she and her mother grew strawberries which she would collect every day. "This was a big inspiration for me as I made about $5.00 a day and sold them all". At the age of nine, she and her family moved to Maui. "I found that I really liked to grow papayas, bananas and coconuts because I really liked to eat them. "
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Deva Sundaryo has been organic farming on the Hawaiian Islands since 1981. She is an agriculture consultant and designer as well as a landscape gardener. Her belief that this very body the Buddha, this very earth the lotus paradise inspires her to share her experiences, encouraging others and supporting this planet.
Claire Kellerman Accomplishments:
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John Pollock studied with Bill Mollison in 1982 and received certification as a Permaculture design consultant.
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