Ma'o Farms
![生态农业/永续栽培: Encompasses small-scale city farm to full-size rural farms that are organic, biodynamic or using other sustainable methods. May indicate organizations linking urban communities and nearby farmers though community-supported agriculture (known as CSAs or box schemes), 4H demonstration farms, agriculture schools or food security resources and networks. 生态农业/永续栽培](https://www.opengreenmap.org/sites/default/files/taxonomy_image/category_pictures_2.gif)
![农场/集市: Sells fresh locally grown produce. May be organic or traditional foods, and may sell flowers, craft items, bread, wine, wool, and even regional cookbooks. Supports small family farms, local economies and a greener countryside. 农场/集市](https://www.opengreenmap.org/sites/default/files/taxonomy_image/category_pictures_0.gif)
![环境教育: Site, center or gathering place (indoors or outdoors) where informal or formal education on environmental topics takes place. 环境教育](https://www.opengreenmap.org/sites/default/files/taxonomy_image/environmental_education.gif)
![有机/土特产: Food grown close to where it is consumed, reducing shipping impacts and increasing freshness. Organic food is grown without pesticides (biocides), genetic modification or synthetic fertilizers. Minimally processed, with no chemicals or waxes added after harvesting. May include fair trade or direct trade practices. 有机/土特产](https://www.opengreenmap.org/sites/default/files/taxonomy_image/category_pictures_3.gif)
![绿色建筑: Practice of increasing the efficiency of buildings and their use of energy, water, and materials while reducing impacts on the environment and residents by incorporating better siting, design, construction, systems, operation, maintenance, and removal. May include tours, suppliers, organizations and training programs and can include sustainable building certification such as LEED. 绿色建筑](https://www.opengreenmap.org/sites/default/files/taxonomy_image/category_pictures_22.gif)
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Ma'o Organic Farms
Wai'anae, Hawai'i
Ma'o Organic Farms - Wai'anae, Hawai'i
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Our Mo‘olelo (Our Story)
Our community of Wai‘anae is located on the west side of the island of O‘ahu and consists of six major ahupua‘a (ancient land divisions). In ancient times, Wai‘anae was a self-sufficient region that produced adequate amounts of food for its people while managing its land and water resources sustainably.
Wai‘anae’s isolated and rural geographic location mirrors the considerable political, economic, social, and cultural barriers facing our ‘ohana (families), especially for youth. Over the years, Wai‘anae residents have witnessed the gradual overdevelopment of scarce resources such as land and water, the negatives of urbanization, and the resulting disconnection of native Hawaiian ‘opio (youth) and their families from the ‘aina (land) that had once nurtured a strong and cohesive culture.
Wai‘anae youth struggle to achieve their socio-economic goals. The statistics suggest a bleak future for many native Hawaiian youth with the State’s highest rates of teen pregnancy, school suspensions, incidents of substance abuse, and juvenile arrests. In addition, Wai‘anae is recognized as the most food insecure region of Hawai‘ with native Hawaiians having the highest rates of preventable disease including diabetes, heart disease and some cancers. Despite these statistics, Wai‘anae residents still maintain a rural vision, a willingness to perpetuate our community’s ‘country’ values and to offer hope and validation to our ‘opio of their personal and cultural identities.
Our Movement
Established at the turn of the new millennium with a desire to address the important needs of our youth and community, a group of residents, traditional practitioners, teachers, and business experts created the Wai‘anae Community Re-Development Corporation (WCRC), a federally recognized 501 c 3 nonprofit organization. Our goal was to build a strategy that would impact five critical areas of need: out-of-school youth, sustainable economic development, agriculture, health, and Hawaiian culture. Youth leadership and social enterprise development became our core objectives, with strategies to build a localized movement to put the value of aloha ‘aina into action.
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