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EcoVillage
Farm Center, the Earth Island Institute EcoVillage
Farm Center phone:
510-329-1314 Contact:
Shyaam
Shabaka -- 510-329-1314 -- sms2020@aol.com Web
site: www.ecovillagefarm.org Mission
(from the
website): "Eco Village Farm Center's mission is to provide residents of the San Francisco
East Bay with practical knowledge and skills through a wide range of
participatory experiences will help East Bay citizens live more sustainable and
healthier lives and will better protect the Earth's natural resources and
ecosystems for present and future generations. "Eco Village Farm Center
prepares youth and adults from diverse social back grounds to work together in
building healthier communities. "Eco Village
will inspire people to live in harmony with the East, each other and gain
respect for all living things. Eco Village is a gift of nature to a harsh, urban
community." Description
(from the
EcoVillage website): "The primary purpose of Eco Village Farm Learning Center and
Environmental Education Center is to teach people how to live in harmony with
the earth's ecological systems...the air, the water, land and each other. If you
can visualize a picturesque place with lots of fruit trees, flowers, honey bees,
birds, butterflies, two flowing creeks, organic herbs and vegetable gardens and
much more...where you and the entire family can visit for a few hours or spend
the entire day engaging in a variety of activities. If you want to help create
a healthy and sustainable lifestyle, then you understand the Eco Village
mission. "Eco Village is located in Richmond, California. Richmond is a
densely populated, ethnically diverse city in the East Bay. It's probably best
known for its oil refinery that periodically sounds toxic release warning
sirens. Crime, gangs, and drug abuse all plague this gritty, highly urbanized
community. Surrounded and isolated by freeways and railroad tracks, it's
difficult to find a peaceful grren place to learn and relax. "Eco Village
is changing that. We are located on 5.6 acres of uniquely
preserved, semi-rural farm land which is home to a wide variety of native and
non-native vegetation -- fruit trees, Oaks, Beech, Banana, California
Buckeyes, Bay Laurels, Blackberries and Walnuts. Two wonderful flowing creeks,
San Pablo and Wilkie, flow through the land and and support a wide range of
aquatic animal and plant life."
Featured Organization:
21
Laurel Lane
Richmond
CA 94803
fax: 510-653-5914
email: sms2020@aol.com
