Sunrise Center is hoping soon to offer classes on permaculture and organic farming on the beautiful island of Maui. We are currently leasing three beautiful properties that are being farmed under the direction of Hale Akua Garden Farm.

Michael Shiva D'Addario and Lori Grace, the owners of Hale Akua Garden Farm, are excited, together with us at Sunrise Center, about beginning to offer organic farming classes available on Maui. In conjunction with Hale Akua Garden Farm, Sunrise Center hopes soon to be offering a variety of afternoon, one-day and weekend programs in organic farming.

Additionally, in the future, we will be happy to design special tutorials for individuals and small groups whose schedules do not permit joining one of our pre-established programs. We are dialoguing with certain colleges in California about offering cooperative programs in organic farming. In so doing, students may be able to receive college credit when they come to take our courses.

We're excited, too, about our Residence Program. It is possible for you right now to learn about organic farming and sustainable living by living at Hale Akua Garden Farm for up to six months. If you are interested, please apply directly to Hale Akua Garden Farm's WWOOFer Program. As a WWOOFer (Willing Workers On Organic Farms), you will learn organic farming by working on the farm for three to four hours per day and by taking our afternoon or evening classes in farming and other topics.

To apply for this program, please call Michael Shiva D'Addario at 808-572-9300 or e-mail him.

If you are a teacher or represent a school that would like to use our campus in the future to conduct classes in organic agriculture, please call Michael Shiva D'Addario at 808-572-9300.