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March 10, 2008 WAIMEA MIDDLE SCHOOL: "A PLACE OF INFINITE POSSIBILITIES" Page I I MALXAI . THE CULINARY GARDEN OF WAIMEAMIDDLE SCHOOL Students to Help Merrimans, Thiebauts, Huli Sue's Chefs at Delicious `Iron Chef' Cook-off at Waimea Farmers Market Event Kicks Off `2008 Kids at Kahi/u This week In the Garden... Sustainabi/ity Thru Chancing • On Mon., March 10, Cultural Perspectives ` Community Project practitioner Lanaki/a This Sat., March 15, the place to be from 9 to 9:45 a.m. is Mangau/l will work with 7th Waimea Hawaiian Homestead Farmer's Market for an Grade students and "Iron Chef" Competition hosted by Kahilu Theatre teachers on the protocols CE Foundation's "Kids at Kahilu" arts program and andpractices ofka/o m Mala ai: The Culinary Garden of Waimea Middle cultivation. o School. The event will showcase the bounty of Hawai'i Island-grown food available at the weekly Waimea • On Thurs., March 13, Lanakila Farmer's Market and involve our students in its prepara- Andrea Dean works with Mangauil tion - working with three celebrity culinary experts. Health & Nutrition students. Chefs from Merriman's, Daniel Thisbaut's, and Hull Volunteers are always welcome to work in Sue's restaurants will make delicious creations from in- ci gredients available at the Farmer's Market. The "Secret the garden or support this partnership Ingredient" for this "Iron Chef" Competition will be pro- with time, talent and/or treasure. Maha/o! vided by Hamakua-based Maluhia Farm. Kahilu Theatre's annual community projects are a Everyone Is invited to come watch Waimea's master chance for youth to take the lead on an issue important chefs in action and learn new ways to prepare your to the region. To do this, the theatre partners with a lo- favorite locally grown foods. cal non-profit with experience in the field of study and Each chef will make a dish to be juried by 3 independent creates fun, creative, educational and artistic events that udges - Mauna Kea Resort Exec Chef Piet Wigmans, treculminate in a community performance held at the thea- jKelleen Lum with Hawai'i Island Journal, and Bernice . Berdon. Dishes will be judged on taste, presentation, By looking at the food we eat with new eyes, M81a ai and use of local ingredients. The chefs will be given 45 hopes to deepen WMS students' relationship with food, minutes to prepare their creations. Each Chef's team will their culture, and their environment by creating and sus- include a sous chef, a dancer from Kids at Kahilu's taining an organic garden and, ultimately, a kitchen. By "Greatest Show On Earth" 2008 sustainability project, engaging the students in all aspects of growing, harvest- and one WMS student. The recipes will be recorded as ing, preparing and sharing nourishing healthy food, the chefs are working and will be shared with the audi- MAla ai provides students with the transformative experi- ence by email after the cook-off. once of working with the earth to produce delicious food. Emceeing the event will be Waimea farmer John Romos "Mala'ai works to promote all aspects of food sustain- and Chef Mahe Kraan. ability and we are honored to have been invited to part- ner with Kahilu Theatre Foundation In this year's com- This event is part of Kahilu Theatre's annual community munity project," said Garden Leader Amanda Rleux. project. This year's theme is sustainability through chang- ing perspectives and it will culminate in a dance perform- The thriving Waimea Hawaiian Homestead Farmers ance entitled "The Greatest Show On Earth," created Market takes place every Saturday from 7_ am. - Noon by Angel Prince of PrinceDance. This multimedia at Waimea's Kuhio Hale and features Hawaii Island dance performance will highlight changing perspectives growers and producers. Supporting locally grown food using a circus vocabulary. Ringmasters, clowns and tra- is good for the environment, good for our health, good peze artists will aid the audience in examining the various for the local economy, and a joy to our taste buds. ways life is perceived and how it impacts our behavior. The young performers are primarily aged 5-18. There will WMS students, families, teachers and staff are invited to be two performances at Kahilu Theatre - 7 p.m., Sat., both this Saturday's "Iron Chef cook-off and the May 3- May 3, and 2 p.m., Sun., May 4. Money raised from 4 performances to celebrate the abundance of the Big ticket sales will be donated to M&la'ai. Island and take home a new "perspective" on the food we eat.