At Project Lemon Tree, we're hard at work with partners University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture & Human Resources (CTAHR), SOGA Organics from South Africa and Hokukano Ranch of Kona to find the best rootstocks for Lemons, Limes & Other Citrus in Hawai’i. School Lemon Tree Plantings Over the course of the last year, we've raised hundreds of rootstocks and grafted eureka and meyer lemon varieties for school planting projects. Just yesterday, we made a couple hundred more … [Read more...]
How to Grow Organic Lemon Orchards in Hawai’i
Project Lemon Tree advisors met in Kona, Hawai’i at Hokukano Ranch where a 5 acre site has been prepared for a research project to study and determine best practices for how to optimize organic lemon tree growing in orchards at agricultural scale. Present were Tom Pace (Hokukano owner), Gill Berger (First Foundation Bank Advisor and Bizgenics Foundation Advisor), Steve Sue (Bizgenics Foundation and Project Lemon Tree founder) and Paul Marais and team (managing director of SOGA Organic, the South … [Read more...]
TECH-TONIC SHIFTS: Transforming Education Through Technology
A "Transforming Education Through Technology" brainstorm was held at the STEM Ecosystems Convening, October 22, 2019 in Cleveland, OH. The premise: technology is shaking traditional education to the core. To some, technology is creating amazing new worlds. To others, education has become a hazardous landscape of fractured faults. Technology & Education … [Read more...]
Teachers: How Does Your PBL Garden Grow?
Hey Teachers: We're back from the 2019 Fall convening of STEM Ecosystems, Cleveland, OH where we presented a mind-map exercise on how to make your PBL (Project-Based Learning) environment grow. In this process, we provided a handout that you can use to plan a holistic STEM + soft skills experience to make a "Whole Child" learning experience. PBL Whole-Child Growth Tips PBL Music Hack, Hawai’i-Style STEM + Soft Skills The session covered oh so many inter-disciplinary education topics as … [Read more...]
Music Hackathon: Creating an Anthem for the Hokulea
Last May, high school students from all Hawaiian Islands were flown in to Honolulu for a two-day music hack to create a new anthem for the Polynesian Voyaging Society's canoe, Hokulea, which will be departing on another round-the-world tour in a couple years. The event was graced by PVS founder, Nainoa Thompson, music legend Henry Kapono and a mobile sound studio by M&M. Under the leadership of Mark Loughridge, Bizgenics Foundation produced the hack as one of three at the STEM Works … [Read more...]
Lemonade Alley 2019
The Ninth Annual Lemonade Alley played on Saturday, April 20, 2019 at Pearlridge Center in Aiea, Hawai’i. Among proclamations by the Mayor's Office, Lemon Bank by American Savings Bank and Center Stage taste tests and 1-minute pitches, results this year included: 15,000+ event visitors 70 students in 16 teams 11 low-income schools represented $6,352 for charities of teams' choices 14 charities supported 1,864 cups served 70 volunteers (450 hours of donated time) Huge … [Read more...]
New App-preneur Accelerator Launched
An Accelerator for Both Coders & Non-Coders Bizgenics Foundation recently launched HaccUp, an app-entrepreneur accelerator program that empowers app-preneurs, both coders and non-coders, to create positive impacts for People, Planet and Philanthropies. 0% Equity Business Model HaccUp requires 0% equity for participation and offers rock-bottom development costs by using Bizgenics' microservices development platform and offshore development team. Participants are free to leave the platform … [Read more...]
Mahalo to Elemental Excelerator
One of the best things that happened to Bizgenics Foundation this year was the start of a new partnership with Elemental Excelerator. Elemental is the largest accelerator in the State of Hawaii having funded over $23 million dollars to over 60 companies in the past three years. And adding their list of credits, title sponsor of little ol' Lemonade Alley, 2018. From all of us at Bizgenics to the entire team at Elemental, MAHALO for supporting our keiki program... and thx for all the cool EE … [Read more...]
It’s a Wrap! 2016 BGF Summary
Aloha Lemonites & BizzyBs! 2016 has been a year of astonishing growth and good times for the BizGym Foundation. Our message of “Profit to SHARE” is trending in a market that’s celebrating a renewed interest in innovative skills and entrepreneurial spirit. Top BGF initiatives this year: 1. Lemonade Alley was Zestier than Ever! Lemonade Alley completed it’s 7th year of operations this year at Pearlridge Center. As always, American Savings Bank provided the big $1,000 cash prizes won by three … [Read more...]
BizBuzz™ Lemonade Coffee Launch
We're excited to launch BizBuzz™ Lemonade Coffee, the entrepreneur’s drink that supports kidpreneur programs like Lemonade Alley. As a program, it’s a chance for coffee shops, bars, restaurants and event producers to make big bucks while giving back to the community. Lemonade Coffee is a Real Thing Now before you turn you nose up at lemonade and coffee, you should know that the drink has deep roots in Europe. And it's been the craze on the East Coast for the past couple of summers. Then … [Read more...]
