MEarth : Educating + Inspiring the next generation of environmental leaders
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Founding Story
Team
Jennifer
Phillips
MEarth
United States, CA, Carmel
United States
Friends and family, Individuals, Foundations, NGOs, Businesses, Regional government, National government, Customers.
Monterey.
MEarth’s programs immerse students in the wonders of the natural world and our local food system, nurturing interpersonal and global behavior awareness, with hands-on environmental stewardship projects and garden-to-table culinary education. Students learn about endangered species, impacts of pollution on plants, animals, water quality and human health, the interdependence of species within our ecosystem, and our human potential to disturb or protect those systems. We engage students in the vital process of harvesting, preparing and sharing food around the table together, creating a community of youth with the capacity to communicate, collaborate and think critically about how their actions impact others and the world around them.
MEarth’s partnership with the Carmel Unified School District provides our incredible outdoor education site, the Hilton Bialek Habitat. Programming partners include the Monterey Peninsula Unified School District, Boys & Girls Clubs of Monterey County, RISE Program of CSUMB, Network for a Healthy California, and multiple Private/Charter Schools, with additional programmatic support from local chefs, organic farmers and conservation organizations.
Concentrated wealth for a small percentage of Monterey County’s population is starkly contrasted by growing underserved communities throughout the region, creating strong economic and social divides in our community. In working to reach more students from the county’s farthest reaches and bridge diverse populations, our goal is to secure funding for a biodiesel bus to eliminate transportation barriers for clients further afield in Monterey County and build our staff’s bilingual and multicultural capacity to amplify our impact.
encouraging philanthropy, creating a safe space, developing emotional competency, building leadership skills, group play, storytelling, immersion, collective problem-solving, identifying shared values and differences, instilling courage, enabling action.
1.5-3, 3-5, 6-12, 13-17, 18-35, 36-64, 65+.