Hawaiian Visit to Schools and Teachers

Dear Children

On November 30, 2008 to December 7, 2008 we are visiting schools in Hawaii. Granny Julia and Fraser will be dedicating peace gardens, talking to teachers, visiting the big Volcanic Island called Hawaii. They are holding a dinner created with locally grown food, with students helping in the process.

The menu will include only food that was grown, raised or caught in Hawaii. With sustainability as one of Dame Morton-Marr's primary focuses, this dinner will serve as a launchpad for many exciting projects and partnerships. The student organizers of this event will demonstrate some of the important reasons to "eat local
food" including:

* Locally grown food tastes better and is better for us. Traveling thousands of miles before reaching Hawaii tends to also affect the nutritional value of the food.

* Eating locally grown food supports a cleaner environment and helps decrease our dependence on imported oil.

* It also supports our local agricultural industry and economy and helps maintain
open, green space on our islands.

Here are some links for you to look at.

http://www.hawaii.edu/pdknews/Dame_Morton_Marr_Visit.html

http://www.hawaii.edu/pdknews/pdkhawaii.html

and the PDK Hawaii Newsletter

http://www.hawaii.edu/pdknews/documents/112008_PDK_Hawaii.pdf

We are both very happy to see so many schools involved. The challenges are great for all of us on the planet.

Islands are exciting places to live.
Love

Granny Julia