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HIP Agriculture’s FirST TrOPiCAL FArm rETrEAT

Full details, including online enrollment, can be found at hipagriculture.org/education/immersion

The Hawai’i constructed yurts, overlooking a part of the growing food
Institute of coastal views of Maui on the movement in Hawai’i.
Pacific agriculture is offering a historic coast. Enrollment is now
week long immersive experience open online at hipagriculture.org This will be the first year HIP
in conscious agriculture, plant for the summer 2017 retreat. Agriculture offers a summer
medicine, nutrition, and healthful immersion program. The intention
living this summer. This tropical Founded in 2011, HIP Agriculture, behind the course is to bring
farm retreat will take place June 5 an educational non-profit tucked gardening, nutrition, and conscious
- 10th, in Kohala, on the north side away in Kohala on the Big Island of agriculture to individuals who may
of The Big Island. Daily offerings Hawaii, offers a bi-annual 6 week not be able to devote 6 weeks of
include morning yoga, hands- farm internship, hosts field trips for study to the internship course. It
on gardening and permaculture local youth, conducts workshops is a great opportunity to refresh,
workshops, 3 organic, farm fresh on health, food, and gardening recharge, get inspired about
meals, and eco-adventures, while at local schools. Additionally, the gardening, getting back in touch
integrating cultural ceremonies. organization hosts the annual with nature, and developing skills
Participants will have the option Kohala ‘Aina Festival, an event to uplift and energize one’s spirit
of camping or staying in newly celebrating local harvest and and one’s community.
mobilizing individuals to become

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