MAMA FOOD FOREST

Mahalo nui for your interest in our Mama Food Forest™ (MMFF) 3-Day Installation Workshops!

This intensive experience, led by Dr. Craig Elevitch and his haumāna, will transform your perspective about agriculture, introduce you to the skills necessary to install a regenerative food forest not only to feed your family, but also to foundation a health of heart, home, ‘āina and elemental balance in the interrelated ecosystems of Mother Earth.

As a hui of MMFF practitioners, we learn through living and live through loving and sharing. We hope to share with you continued evolution and developed this prototype of re-centering the relationship and rhythm between human and earth systems that support life-giving pathways through the cultivation of ancient systems of agroforestry.

We will dive into the world of regenerative agroforestry with our workshop designed for home growers, families, farmers, enthusiasts and practitioners alike.

Workshop Highlights:
• Introduction to regeneration: Learn the principles and practices that will transform your approach to growing food.
• Design a food forest: Step-by-step planning process for a new regenerative planting for sites that are open (such as a lawn or grassland) to retrofitting an existing planting to regenerative practices. • Hands-on experience: Practice applying regenerative principles by engaging in observation, plant health and soil evaluation, and site preparation.
• Food forest planting: Participate directly in planting a regenerative food forest,  enhancing your practical skill for your own future planting
• Community Engagement: Share insights and reflect on your experiences with fellow participants.

Dates & Times: 
February 6-8, 2026
Location: Waimānalo, Oʻahu, Hui Malama o Ke Kai
Friday 4:30pm - 7pm, Saturday & Sunday 9am-4pm

February 20-22, 2026
Location: Waimānalo, Oʻahu, CTAHR Waimānalo Learning Center
Friday 4:30pm –7 pm, Saturday & Sunday 9 am - 4 pm

What’s Included:
- Cost: $395 per person (Early Bird: $350 by 1/26/26), (Sliding Scale & Scholarship available*)
- Meals: Lunch and refreshments provided throughout the workshop.
- Keiki: Children 12 & up can participate in the workshop with a participant. Limit 1 keiki to participant.

Steps to Participate:

1) Fill out & submit a completed Registration Form:
Spaces are limited–please register with this form early to secure your place!

2) After you submit, the next page will take you to a link to pay for fees & reserve your spot. This will finalize your workshop reservation.

3) A limited number of partial scholarships are available to those who are living lightly but have a strong interest in shifting into regenerative practices. If needed, you can apply for our Mama Food Forest Sliding Scale Fee & Scholarship Form, the link will be on the prompt page following your registration submission. 

REGISTER HERE for a February Workshop

Interested in SUPPORTING a participant's learning at an upcoming 3-Day workshop?
You can donate to MMFF to provide scholarship for participants to attend our workshops. Your gift will be used for scholarships to help mothers and their families nurture themselves, their community, and nature through this pilot Mama Food Forest™ learning program, which also currently supports a group of Mamas in Hawaiʻi who are passionate about growing and learning into the next generation of Mama Food Forest support coaches. Donations for this purpose are processed by our 501c3 non-profit partner, Hawaii Homegrown Food Network.

About Mama Food Forest
Mama Food Forest is dedicated to educating and empowering communities through regenerative practices that support food and nutrition security while enhancing environmental and human health and well-being. As co-founder of Mama Food Forest with Jamyang Dolma, Dr. Craig Elevitch’s internationally recognized publications and workshops have guided thousands in becoming more proficient in ecological food production, agroforestry, and reforestation. Join us in nurturing our planet while building lasting connections within our community. For more information visit mamafoodforest.net, mahalo nui!

Facilitators

Dr. Craig Elevitch; Oʻahu MMFF team: Kealoha Kalama, Kula Macdonald, Tai Hawkins; Moku O Keawe MMFF team: Lala Nuss, Meghan Leialoha Au

Sponsors
Hui Malama
Hui Mauli OlaGrow Good Hawaii
Hawaii Homegrown Food Network
Mama Food Forest
CTAHR Waimānalo Research Station

DONATION

Your donation will be used for scholarships to help mothers and their families nurture themselves, their community, and nature through the Mama Food Forest™ learning programs. In particular, we currently support a group of Hawaiian moms who are passionate about growing into the next generation of Mama Food Forest coaches. Donations for this purpose are processed by our 501c3 non-profit partner Hawaii Homegrown Food Network.
 

When Regeneratively Giving, please make your move known by writing under the amount donated in the "Write A Note (Optional)" Section:

• the name of the group or individual you are supporting

• the MMFF cohort start date for the donation you are providing

• for example, "Hui Aloha or Aina Aloha & February  6-8, 2026"

PAST OFFERINGS:

10-week Comprehensive Training!

November 8, 2025 - January 31, 2026

Virtual Zoom Schedule and Time Considerations: 

• 10-weekly virtual sessions, three-hours weekly from 9am-12pm
• Saturdays November 8th - January 17th, 2025 (with a long Winter Break, see dates below)
• November 8 (first session), 15, 22, 29, 2025
• December 6, 13, 2025 (pause)
• January 10, 17, 24, 31, 2026
• OPTION to add on our on-site installation package for Oʻahu and Moku O Keawe (Hawaii Island) food forests, where we will support you further on your site assessments and MMFF installation days with in-person and on-land MMFF team members' attendance, guidance, participation and follow up support for co-maintenance. Packages range in options of 3–6 months of continuing training and support. Inquire for more details.

Full cost for those well-intentioned & with financial resource to support our program:

• Donation Cost for 10-week program journey: $1,399  
• Installation Assistance Add-On Option: $999 

Reduced cost for those resourced in living & working towards regeneration of themselves, their community and Mother Earth:

• Pilot Donation Cost for 10-week program journey: $399 
• Pilot Installation Assistance Add-On Option: $499  
  

What is Mama Food Forest?

This program was developed in collaboration with our wisdom tank of practitioners and teachers with indigenous heritage, which guides us in our journey towards holistic health in these challenging times. This program was born out of the synchronicity of Aloha and Gross National Happiness (GNH), the essence of the Pacific and Himalayan regions.  

Our first layer in this healing is the return to the skills of caring for the Earth that connect us all in regenerative heritage and commitment. Food forests are a key to deep healing of the elements, humanity, and all beings. 

The inherent nature of this sacred space creates a Puʻuhonua (refuge and sanctuary) for mothers, fathers, caregivers, and spiritual beings. Anyone who is ready to go through a transformative journey to awaken the power of nourishment in their lives is welcome to connect and build a regenerative life for themselves, their children and families, communities, and Mother Earth. 

This program brings efficient solutions to the most concerning issues mothers, families, and communities have. Regenerative food forests address food security, child development and education, elder wellbeing, disaster preparedness, community building, and motherhood wellbeing.

JOIN NOW for free to be a member of Mama Food Forest Network!

Who should join the community and take the courses?

• Mothers, fathers, and family and community nurturers
• Educators who care most about the wholistic lives of children
• Those who are passionate about growing their food in their yard, on a farm, or even in large containers
• Artists who are seeking inspiration in the regenerative power of nature
• Healers who are expanding their awareness and abilities of wholistic healing
• Cultural practitioners who are sharing and teaching deep connection to and wisdom of Mother Earth
• Grandparents, uncles, and aunties who love to nurture future generations
• Community elders who seek to reconnect with younger generations at a deeper level 
• Those who are passionate about reducing their impact on climate change 
• Gardeners intent upon regenerating the land as a gift to the natural world
• Farmers who seek a transformative path forward toward true abundance

Membership

Free membership to the network is now open, giving you access to our community, food forest educational resources, and inner regeneration educational resources. Beginning in November 2024 we are offering our network members weekly opportunities to participation in live sessions with our food forest regeneration coaches Craig Elevitch, Dolma Jamyang, and Leialoha Au. Please join the Mama Food Forest network to be informed as a connected member as these events are scheduled. 

Self-Directed, Self-Paced, Mama Food Forest Courses

Our courses are designed to awaken your power of both inner regeneration and outer, nature regeneration, to support you in strengthening your deep self-care ability, to cultivate awareness of the root causes of our sufferings, and to help us align our attention with our intention to achieve the goal of a happy and healthy life. 

MMFF Level 1 Outer Regeneration, Food Forest: Learn the concepts behind designing a regenerative food forest to integrate into your life and family.

$33/month begins your MMFF Level 1 Outer Regeneration Journey! 

MMFF Level 1 Inner Regeneration, Food Medicine: Design your rhythm of life and nourishment with your MMFF based on knowing the true needs of yourself and your family. You will be able to use your MMFF as medicine to curate meals, to heal and regenerate yourself and family accordingly.  

$33/month begins your MMFF Level 1 Inner Regeneration Journey!

Each of the Mama Food Forest courses includes

• Access to the conceptual course materials through monthly paid membership 
• Course materials include video curriculum materials available nowhere else
• Self-guided pace, no guided weekly sessions with our MMFF support team

Mama Food Forest  

When you join the Mama Food Forest Academy (free membership) you can access

• Access to our online community created to provide nourishment to all members' body, mind and soul. It is a place where biodiversity meets cultural diversity, a place to celebrate life and humanity, especially to reconnect with female divinity and creatives through Mama Food Forest. 
• Mama Food Forest free live connection events: These are events where you can connect with nature and learn about regenerative living practices, contributing to the regeneration of Mother Earth. It's an opportunity for mothers to develop deeper relationships with the natural world and learn meaningful inner and outer practices that honor the Earth.
• Mama Food Forest self-guided regeneration courses (monthly subscription): These are comprehensive courses that include instructional videos and other interactive resources to help you reawaken your nourishing power. Engaging in this educational journey, participants can develop skills and gather knowledge that will help you nurture yourself, your family, and the environment.

What you will experience in Mama Food Forest Network

Our community, courses, and memberships are very unique. We're focused on experiential learning that awakens your own inner and outer regenerative power.

Here are a few of the things you’ll be able to do as a member of Mama Food Forest:

• Elevate your level of self-awareness and self-care while holistically enhancing your family's well-being.
• Engage in meaningful connections with like-minded nurturers.
• Learn how to live regeneratively by growing a food forest and experiencing its holistic nourishment.
• Awaken your power of nourishment by mastering food-as-medicine.

JOIN NOW for free to be a member of Mama Food Forest Network! 

And see below at the bottom of this landing page for more details about course offerings for our network members.

Mama Food Forest Courses 

MMFF Successional Agroforestry Foundational Stage: foundational training in a comprehensive 10-week curriculum.

MMFF Level 1 Food Forest design + installation: a 20-week training program in MMFF. 

MMFF Level 2 Holistic Practitioner/Professional: a 3-year training program in MMFF. 

MMFF Level 3 Coach and healer in the Home: a 5–7 year training program in MMFF. 

MMFF Happy Homeschool and Community: MMFF school is an international community providing biodiversity and cultural diversity based on a regenerative life curriculum. Each of our MMFF's is a unique classroom for our future generation to be nurtured by various mothers and caregivers from different backgrounds. 

The 6-month guided food forest online training includes

• Full access to the conceptual course materials
• Group guided training over six months with training and support by our team
• Weekly live online training sessions with your cohort 
• Weekly guided self-study assignments to assist you in planning your own food forest
• Access to our MMFF team for support and guidance in your design + planning process, check lists for self-implementation and self-maintenance of your food forest and regenerative art of living
• Full participation by a spouse, child, grandparent, any member of your extended family of any generation to participate side-by-side with you in this learning journey for an additional modest fee.
• Level 1 Mama Food Forest Outer Regeneration Level 1 Certificate presented upon completion of the curriculum and your own food forest installation

JOIN NOW for free to be a member of Mama Food Forest Network!

How does Mama Food Forest create a regenerative path for our existence?

• It is a living food store

• It is classroom for young and adults

• It is an earth family living room

• It is a healing space

• It is natural pharmacy

• It is home for biodiversity

• It is an air purifier and oxygen generator

• It is stage for cultural and creative sharing

• It is a connection to ancestral wisdom and stories

• It is a place for natural disaster preparedness

• It is a seed bank for present and future generations

• It is a living art installation that regenerates the earth

• It is a sanctuary for mothers, fathers, caregivers and all beings to reconnect with the divinity and creativity of life

Your donation will be used for scholarships to help mothers and their families nurture themselves, their community, and nature through the Mama Food Forest™ learning programs. In particular, we currently support a group of Hawaiian moms who are passionate about growing into the next generation of Mama Food Forest coaches. Donations for this purpose are processed by our 501c3 non-profit partner Hawaii Homegrown Food Network.