Laupahoehoe Community Public Charter Scho

Laupahoehoe has been home for 130 years to a historic school system that has served the agricultural communities of North Hilo and Hamakua districts of windward Hawaii Island. Laupahoehoe Community Public Charter School (LCPCS) has developed a robust Farm to School program with the goal to connect students to healthy locally sourced foods through the cafeteria food programs, classrooms, and agriculture projects. This year we will expand our farm to school program garden and implement our “environmental food awareness project”.
The Whole Foods Garden Grant will allow us to expand our food production and discovery school gardens with a goal to produce 10-15% of the salads and vegetables used in the school lunch and breakfast food programs. Our diversified garden will consist of traditional Hawaiian and other common food crops using organic farming practices. Students will be involved in all aspects of the school garden which include growing, harvesting, and preparing garden produce.