Kindergartners Harvest the Bounty!

A class of kindergartners from Kihei Elementary School enjoyed a harvest party at their school’s edible garden yesterday.

By the time is school is out for the summer over 500 children will have harvested and eaten fresh Veggies, Herbs, and Fruits from the garden!

The Wiki Garden system was initially installed in the School’s garden as a “trial”. Over the last 5 months the Wiki Garden system was compared to traditional in-ground and raised-bed gardening practices. Nio, or “Chef” as the kids call him, explained that the Wikis not only outperformed the traditional methods, but the children gravitated towards the Wikis “the kids can get right up next to what they are growing, it makes it easier to harvest and they can work from both sides of the plants”.

5 months ago an Aloha Victory Garden donation help get the Kihei Elementary School started with the Wiki Garden “Trial”. Since then the School has purchased 30 additional Wiki Garden modules, as the Wikis have proven to be both effective and affordable.

The Wiki Garden Plays Ball!

A true testament that Hawai'i largely sets the example in sustainability for the continental U.S., the NBA's New Jersey Nets are making a big push to promote going green and they're doing so with the help of a local company The Wiki Garden. The Nets chose The Wiki Garden as one of the prizes for their "Greenest Fan" award. The Wiki Garden creator, Alan Joaquin, was thrilled for the opportunity to team up with the NBA and gain worldwide attention for his new invention. "My goal when I started this business was to bring sustainable organic food production to the masses," said Joaquin, "and seeing a Wiki Garden on an NBA court 5,000 miles away gives me hope that I will achieve my goal."

The presentation of The Wiki Garden to the Greenest Fan came with a life-sized cardboard cutout of Joaquin at half court hoisting a Wiki Garden over his head. The prop is reminiscent of NBA players posing with basketballs. Joaquin joked that it's the closest he'll ever come to being a pro basketball player. Another Greenest Fan will be honored and bestowed a Wiki Garden on Friday, April 9 during the Nets vs Bulls game.

www.thewikigarden.com www.netsgogreen.com www.greenmagazinehawaii.com

The First Ever Post

Wow, I finally have a Blog for the Wiki Garden! This will be the place for Wiki Garden owners to connect, find out about the latest tricks & tips, and share their success stories.

Make sure to visit the Wiki Garden Website!

Also, don't forget about the Aloha Victory Gardens Website!


I look forward to meeting lots of new friends! This is just the beginning!!!