Food and Sustainability
Punahou's very own chef and food and sustainability curriculum specialist....
Mark (aka Gooch) Noguchi
Mark (aka Gooch) Noguchi
In 2012, Mark Noguchi and his wife Amanda Corby Noguchi started Pili Group, dedicating themselves to creating a better world through food, education and community. Later in 2018, Chef Hui was born through Pili Group's vision to have local cooks and food service providers collaborate for a good cause. Their mission is to create opportunities to connect the culinary world with their community through one common love: food.
Recipes to try!
Interesting websites for culinary information
Serious Eats - Serious Eats is a leading resource for all things food and drink: meticulously tested recipes that really work; in-depth, science-based explanations of cooking techniques that are truly reliable; detailed reviews of cooking equipment; guides to ingredients, dishes, and cuisines; and food-focused essays, investigations, and profiles.
Row 7 seeds - We are a seed company grounded in the notion that deliciousness might just change the world. A seed company built by chefs and breeders striving to make ingredients taste better before they ever hit a plate.
Ho'okua'aina - Ho‘okua‘āina is a community group using ancient Hawaiian traditions of kalo cultivation to engage and improve the lives of today’s youth.
Kokua Hawaii Foundation - The Kōkua Hawaiʻi Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that supports environmental education in the schools and communities of Hawaiʻi. Our mission is to provide students with experiences that will enhance their appreciation for and understanding of their environment so they will be lifelong stewards of the earth.
Mahi Pono - The name, Mahi Pono, means "to farm or cultivate morally and properly". At Mahi Pono, they are committed to practicing sustainable agriculture, to growing food for local consumption, to responsible use of the natural resources entrusted to us, and to providing high quality agricultural employment for generations to come.
College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources - The College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources creates and delivers knowledge that supports and strengthens families, agricultural and food systems, and the natural environment. We educate and serve the people of Hawai‘i and those from around the world with integrity and excellence.
Ma'o Organic Farms - Building a future of māʻona, of plenty, by connecting youth and land through the daily practice of aloha ʻāina, empowering youth to succeed in college and secure sustaining careers, and growing organic produce that yields individual and communal vitality.
Kupuna Kalo - Promotes viewing Kalo as food through photos of varieties, a curriculum of suggested activities, contact information for field visits, nutrition information and recognition of teachers in the community.
Culinary Reading
