TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2015 | WEST HAWAII TODAY
FLAVORS
2C
LOCAL FOOD CHALLENGE
TO BE LAUNCHED
‘SAME CANOE’
Nutritious, flavorful,
Hawaii-grown food is
in the spotlight during
the “Same Canoe Local
Food Challenge,” an
ongoing project of One
Island, a Big Island
501(c)(3) nonprofit. The
Same Canoe campaign
launches at two local
food celebrations this
month: Sunday at South
Kona Green Market
and Sept. 19 at the
Hawi Farmers Market.
Bringing together
island food products
and food-lovers with
nutrition experts to
share the practical
wisdom of supporting
sustainable agriculture,
these interactive and
flavorful food events
are billed to be fun and
educational for all ages.
The Same Canoe
local food initiative
encourages Hawaii
residents to “Double It”
by purchasing, growing
and requesting local-
grown foods when
dining out. The name
“Same Canoe” pays
tribute to Hawaii’s
original canoe crops,
plants brought to the
islands by Polynesian
voyagers, and holds
the lesson of the
empowerment achieved
when paddling together
cooperatively. All in the
‘same canoe’ is also a
potent reminder of our
mutual interdependence
as an island community
and as members of the
global community.
With a commitment
to build sustainable
communities, Same
Canoe is hosting
community action
projects with film
night, workshops
and farm tour events.
Current efforts include
a pilot project that also
provides matching local
food coupons to 600
EBT/SNAP households
in specific rural
communities through
sponsorship from
the U.S. Department
of Agriculture.
For each $30 in
grocery receipts showing
EBT purchases of fresh
produce, pre-enrolled
households can receive
a one-to-one match in
local food coupons that
will be redeemable at
approved local food
vendors, culinary and
gardening classes,
and farm tours for
up to $120 in value.
SPECIAL TO WEST HAWAII TODAY
“Same Canoe Local Food Challenge,” an ongoing project of One Island, a Big Island 501(c)(3) nonprofit, kicks off this weekend.
SPECIAL TO WEST HAWAII TODAY
Signups are available
for a limited time at
the farmers market
in Hawi, South Kona
Green Market in
Captain Cook and North
Kona’s Sunset Market.
Same Canoe is also
producing a new
Local Food Coupon
Book offering dining,
gardening and wellness
discounts for any
island resident or
visitor. A new way to
buy more local and
save on food, health
and gardening costs
this fall, the coupon
book is a fundraiser for
local school gardens
and food, ag and
wellness organizations.
Savings include local
grocery stores, cafes,
restaurants, gift stores,
wellness practitioners,
farm/garden centers and
farm tour discounts. The
book will be available at
the farmers markets and
through local groups.
The two local food
celebration launch
parties invite the public
to enjoy local foods and
meet the farmers who
provide them, listen to
great music, and learn
from Hawaii Island’s
food, wellness and
agriculture leaders.
At South Kona Green
Market on Sunday,
music will be by the
Hawaiian trio Mauka
Soul, and presenters
include Councilwoman
Maile David, Ken Love
of Hawaii Tropical
Fruit Growers, Sonia
Martinez, cookbook
author, Dr. Corinne
de Soto, ND, and
representatives from
Adaptations CSA and
the Hoopomaikai
Community Health
Initiative.
In Hawi on Sept. 19,
Councilwoman Margaret
Wille, Chef Stephen
Rouelle of Under the
Bodhi Tree, Slow Foods,
Dr. Hana Roberts,
ND, Sonia Martinez
cook and author,
and representatives
from Lokahi Garden
Sanctuary are among
the presenters, with
music provided by
David Gomes.
The island’s Food
Basket is also a
participant at both
events and will feature
its Da Box community
supported agriculture
(CSA) produce
subscription box being
delivered islandwide.
The many voices of food
and wellness presenters
demonstrate how local
foods strengthen the
community, personal
health and families’
overall well-being.
The celebrations
welcome the entire
community and people
of all ages to come and
enjoy the music, buy
farmer-direct, sit down
for breakfast or lunch
selections, take home
a locally crafted food,
and learn more about
the Same Canoe Local
Food Challenge and
the many values offered
through the new Local
Food Coupon Book.
For more information
on the Same Canoe
Local Food Challenge,
visit oneisland.org.
Stocking and cooking from a pantry
the Alice Waters way
When it comes to
aspirational cooking,
it’s tough to top Martha
Stewart and Alice Waters.
But while you may
never master Stewart’s
frustratingly perfect
souffles and multi-
tiered cakes, most of
Waters’ recipes fall on
a more manageable
spectrum (though you
may falter at replicating
the aspirationally high
earnestness with which
she presents them). And
therein lies the difference:
Stewart’s bar is based
on perfection, Waters’ is
keyed to finding simple
comforts in each season.
And that is a pleasant
notion to pursue. Waters,
the driving force behind
Berkeley, California’s
iconic Chez Panisse
restaurant and author
of numerous cookbooks,
deftly imbues her often
basic and nearly always
seasonal recipes with
feelings you want to
evoke. And you can come
away feeling better for
having chased the comfort
found in her recipes.
All of this comes to play
in her latest cookbook, a
diminutive volume titled
simply, “My Pantry.” In it,
Waters walks you through
not the basics you should
buy, but those you should
consider making. Things
like tahini and chocolate
nut bark, zucchini pickles
and gravlax, fresh ricotta
and vanilla extract.
You won’t make
them all. Even Waters
acknowledges this isn’t
a to-do list of must-have
items. They are basic,
comforting foods you
may want depending
on your time and place
and mood. And she’s
happy to show you how.
BY J.M. HIRSCH
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
”My Pantry,” by Alice
Waters.
CLARKSON POTTER/
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
