Hello all! I’m in Hawaii with the Square Foot Gardening Foundation helping Mel with a 3-day Certified Teacher training. Not much time to enjoy the views, but we’re having a great time! This could be the start of a whole series of training around the Pacific Rim. We are going to show people how to solve world hunger my teaching people to grow their own with SFG. You know the old, “Teach a man to fish…” adage? Well Mel takes it a step further, if you give a man to fish, you ruin him for life. He will always be looking for handouts. Teach a man to fish (to SFG) and he will be empowered for life. Actually, Mel doesn’t even mess with the men, he goes straight to the women! Women will do anything for their children and when they see how they can improve the nutrition for their family with SFG, they are ready to get started. That’s the good news.

The bad news is that I have word from Victoria, the business manager at SFGF, that the soil company has really dropped the ball when it comes to the bagged Mel’s Mix. I don’t think I would want to be them right now. Victoria will get the problem solved. I’ve been told that – once again – there is soil on its way to Ohio. However, if you are really needing to get started, make your own. If you don’t want to do that, I will be back in Ohio on Monday (but tired, so call on Tuesday) and we can get some mixed for you.

Will blog more about the event here soon!