The Urban Garden Center in Pearl City featured, "Filipino Cooking Using Unusual Fruits and Vegetables" during "Second Saturday at the Garden" on Saturday, October 13, 2012.
Urban Garden Center Volunteer, Julia Cabatu presented, "Filipino Cooking Using Unusual Fruits and Vegetables" with cooking demonstrations that used fresh herbs and produce.
Dishes included: sari sari, chicken marungay, banana and jackfruit lumpia, layered cassava dessert, kamote and katuday salad, guayabano (soursop) chiller.
Samples from the dishes were available for tasting.
There was also a Filipino recipe cookbook, "Favorite Recipes of Hawaii Filipinas and Friends" that was available for the public to purchase. Proceeds went towards funding the Filipino Women's League 2012-2013 Scholarship Program.
Second Saturday at the Garden featured demonstrations from Urban Garden Center Master Gardeners who helped the public with tips on how to care for their plants and home gardens. Plants were also available for sale to the public.
The UGC Master Gardeners also conducted a very interesting demonstration in a section of the UGC garden that produces compost with the help of live worms.
In full bloom on Saturday was the beautiful UGC Rose Garden that sits along the newly dedicated Peace Garden Pathway. The Honolulu Rose Society welcomed visitors to walk amongst, and enjoy the many varieties of world class rose plants.
For more information about the Urban Garden Center in Pearl City, log on to the University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources web site at: http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/ougc/.
Mahalo to the Filipino Women's League volunteers for a great presentation and for sharing their food and culture with all of us on Saturday at the Urban Garden Center in Pearl City.
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Filipino quisine recipe book that was available for purchase on Saturday at the UGC.
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Filipino Women's League 2012-2013 Scholarship Program.
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UGC Master Gardeners pictured assisting the public at the "Got A Plant Question? tent during the UGC Second Saturday at the Garden on October 13, 2012.
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UGC Master Gardeners working with live worms on Saturday at the UGC during Second Saturday at the Garden.