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An Ecovillage Model For Silicon Valley

Kalana Ecovillage

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San Jose, CA 65126

An Ecovillage Model For Silicon Valley

Kalana Ecovillage

by the California Native Garden Foundation 2

I. Summary

I. Summary ……………………………………………………………........................................................................1 1
II.Kalana Ecovillage: Introduction and Purpose ………………………...................................................................2

-A “Consciously Capitalistic Organization” ..............................................................................................................................3
-Involving the Community ………………………………………….......................................................................................…...4

III.Context Maps San Jose to Morgan Hill/Coyote Valley/ Kalana Ecovillage……………………...…………......5-7
IV.Acre 1: Regenerative Farm/ Manager Area ……………………………………....................…………………......8

-Diagram: Meadow, Harm and Hedgerows …………………………………………………………...……...................…………..9
-Farm Planting Bed Components and Methods Used …………………………………………………...…….................………10
-Planting Bed Schemes ..………………………………………………………………………………...…….................……...11-13
-Sample Hedgerow Plant Palettes ………………………………………………………………………...…….................……….14
-Food Forest Riparian Hedgerow ................…………………………………………………………………...……................…..15
-Farm Manager Residence Diagram ……………………………………………………………………………...……..................17

V. Acre 2: Good News Wood Salvation ……………………………………………....................…………………....18

-Ecovillage Teaching Area ..............................……………………………………………………………...……......……....…19-21
-Tatura Trellis Method …………….........…………………………………………………...……........….......................................22

VI. Water Conservation at the Ecovillage …………………………………………....................………...................24
VII. Carbon Sequestration …………………………………………….…………....................………................…...25

-The Importance of Mycorrhizal Connections ………………………….………………………………………...……..................26

VIII. Ecovillage Community Collaborators …………………………………....................………................…….….27
IX. Estimated Incomes and Costs ………………………………………...…………....................………................28

-Projections over 10 Years ………………………………………………………………………………………...……...................29

X. Urban Agriculture Incentive Zones (UAIZ) ....................................…………....................………....................30

-Percent of Land Protected in Bay Area ………………………………………………………………………...……...............….31

XI. Urban Farms in Santa Clara County ……………………………….............................................................….32

-Urban Farms in Santa Clara County List ……………………………….………………………………………...………….........33

XII. CNGF Partner Schools in California ……………………………….................................................................34

-CNGF Partner Schools in California List …………………...…………………………………………………...………………....35
-Potential Partners: Underserved Schools ………………………………………………………………...………………..……...36
-Community Partners ………………………………………...…………………………………………………...……...............37-41
-Technical Advisory Committee .......................................................................................................................................42-43

XIII. Works Cited ………………………………………………..………..............................................................44-47

II. Kalana Ecovillage: Introduction & Purpose

What is the Kalana Ecovillage? What is its Purpose? Regenerative Ag :

Ecovillage Model for Silicon Valley: 21st Century Urban 7x more productive
Agriculture
vs traditional ag
1. Sequester Carbon and Enhance Biodiversity
2. Engage Community Singing Frogs Farm
3. Create Social Equity with Food Security
4. Advance Scientific Research, Education, and Literacy CNGF Partner
5. Internships and Training
- Produces 5-7 harvests vs 1-2
Regenerative Farming: harvests for traditional till farming

- Supports local food production - Grosses $100K/acre while other
- Provides environmental and agricultural education CA farms average $14K/acre
- Sequesters great amounts of carbon (Peak Prosperity)
- Restores local ecology, native flora and fauna
- Creates profitable, sustainable business models w/ 2
acres of land
- Fosters community connections


Picture Credit: holisticmanagement.org 2

A ‘Consciously Capitalistic’ Organization

Q: What Does it Mean to be a “Consciously Capitalistic” Organization?
A: Being economically successful while preserving soil integrity and
sustainability and creating sustainable job opportunities

Profitable Economic Model

1. Profitable product: CNGF Aquaponics System, Picture Credit: CNGF
all animal products, fruits and veggies sold at farm stands,
farmers markets, or through Community Supported

Agriculture (CSA) programs.

2. High-yield, Sustainable farming methods:

-Aquaponics System

-Tatura Trellised Trees

-Polyculture Farming Beds

-Native Edible Hedgerows w/ Food Perennials

Picture Credit: CNGF Picture Credit: CNGF,
created by Allegra Watson
Job Creation
Student Interns from Partner Colleges:
Paid Jobs:
Farm and Nursery Manager - Sustainable Urban Land Use Research Institute
Beekeeper Specialist
Animal Husbandry Specialist (SULRI)
Event Coordinator
Tour Guides - Sustainable Organic Farm Training (SOFT)
Teachers and Professors
Aquaponics Manager - Gain hands-on farm and research experience,
Recycled Wood Business
Biofuel Specialist technical skills, degree certification, class credit, and

liaison with scientific community

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Involving the Community

1. Partner w/ community organizations, colleges Stanton Elementary, CNGF Partner, Picture
-train students and interns Credit: CNGF
-conduct reseach
-teach community about regenerative farming

2. Involve/educate kids and families w/ tours and community events
- host tours of farm, teaching area
- host educational events

3. Run summer camp for kids age 6-12
- high school and college students teach children

4. Host class field trips for children K-12

5. Sell produce to local schools, and farmers markets
-provide community w/ nutritious, sustainably-grown food
-support food justice

6. Train underserved youth

Independence High School Aquaponics, CNGF
Partner, Picture Credit: CNGF

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III. Context Map: San Jose to Morgan Hill

Where is Kalana Ecovillage?

San Jose

KALANA ECOVILLAGE Morgan Hill

N
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Context Map: Coyote Valley

SANTA TERESA BLVD PALM AVENUE OLD MONTEREY ROAD HIGHWAY 101
KALANA AVENUE
HALE AVENUE KALANA ECOVILLAGE
3080 ft
N

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Kalana Ecovillage Context Map

Old Monterey Rd.

GNWS 165’ Farm Kalana Ave.
190’ &
264’
Teaching Area

140’

537’

862’

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20 60 100 140

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IV. Acre 1: Regenerative Farm/ Manager Area

Components: Tatura Trellis
Picture Credit: Bas van den Ende
Regenerative Farm
- Native Grasslands
- Native Hedgerows
- Food Forests (including fruit and nut trees, berry
vines,etc..)
- Living Fence- blackberry/raspberry vines
- Polyculture Farm Rows

Farm Manager Area Polyculture Farm, Picture Credit: Eden
- Farm Manager Residence Project
- Nursery + Greenhouse
- Farm Stand/ Rest Area
- Composting Area + Toilet
- Greywater Riparian Area

DCP High SchoolFarm Stand, Picture 8
Credit: CNGF

Meadow, Farm and Hedgerows Diagram

Riparian Hedgerow

Farm Manager
Residence

Riparian Hedgerow Grassland Hedgerow Riparian Hedgerow Solar
Trailer

165’ Farm Farm Concrete Pad Native
Meadow

Food Forest Riparian Hedgerow

Meadow and Hedgerows Diagram 20 40 60 80 FT N

10 30 50 70

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Sustainable Farming Methods:

Goals:

- Produce a biodiverse selection of edible plants within small
area of land
- Benefit people, native microbes, plants and animals
- Stack function of plants for multiple benefits
- Maximize health of soil, plants for efficient use of land
- Create sustainable jobs for young people
- Sequester maximum amount of carbon with new urban
agriculture system

Methods Used:

- No-Till Agriculture: mimic nature by leaving root system and

mycorrhizal connections intact to sequester maximum

amounts of carbon and preserve soil structure/ health

- Organic Agriculture: use organic mulch, nitrogen fixing

plants, no chemical fertilizers or pesticides

- Overplanted Polyculture Farm Rows: support soil microbial

network, prevent weeds, mimic forest ecology

- Stacking Function: combination of comfort food, perennial, Polyculture Rows at Singing Frogs
native edible, nitrogen fixing, superfood, drought tolerant Farm, CNGF Partner, Picture Credit:

plants CNGF

- Native Edible Hedgerows: support local ecology, produce

food

- Tatura Trellis System: maximize # of trees/acre and food

production 10

Planting Bed Scheme 1

LEGEND
5’ Tomato

Leafy Lettuce
4’

Spinach

Corn
3’

Zucchini
2’

Sweet potato
Carrot
1’

Planting Scheme 1

3’ wide planting bed 0.25’ x 0.25’ grid 11

Planting Bed Scheme 2

5’ LEGEND
4’ Cabbage
3’
2’ Kale
1’ Red Lettuce

Butternut squash

Kohlrabi
Spring onion
Garlic

Planting Scheme 2 12

3’ wide planting bed 0.25’ x 0.25’ grid

Planting Bed Scheme 3

LEGEND
5’ Green pepper

Romaine Lettuce
4’

New Zealand Spinach

Corn
3’

Cucumber
2’

Cowpea
Arugula
1’

Planting Scheme 3 13

3’ wide planting bed 0.25’ x 0.25’ grid

Sample Hedgerow Plant Palettes

Grassland Plants

Riparian Plants

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Food Forest Riparian Hedgerow Diagram

Plants Raspberry For the 264’ length of the food forest, the
first 25 plants are raspberry plants, the
A - Deerweed (Acmispon glaber) Blueberry next 25 are blackberry plants, and the
Bac- Baccharis pilularis ‘Twin Peaks’ Huckleberry remaining 25 plants are wtaibldleggrarappee
Cn - Cardoon Apricot plants.
F - Strawberry Raspberry
J - Jerusalem artichoke Blackberry (Rubus ursinus) Deschampsia elongata is the
L - Lupine TWaibldlegGrarpapee groundcover for all the remaining areas
M - Mimulus guttatus in the food forest hedgerow.
P - Polystichum munitum Apricots are grown on a V-trellis, and the trees
Sam - Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea are spaced 4‘ apart from trunk-to-trunk. Each The hedgerow is comprised of native
Sol - Solidago californica section of trellis is 5’ wide and 20’ long, and there perennial plants, food plants, and
St - Stachys densiflora ‘Alba’ are a total of 8 sections of trellis along the 264‘ nitrogen-fixing plants, and the other
V - Canyon sunflower (Venegasia carpesioides) food forest hedgerow. riparian hedgerows are planted in a
Y - Yerba buena (Satureja douglasii) similar style.
Raspberry, blackberry, andtwabillde ggrraappeewill be
Carex divulsa planted along on a trellis.
Juncus patens Spacing: 3.5‘

Food Forest Riparian Hedgerow Diagram 02 46 N 15

8 10 12 14 16 FT

Riparian Hedgerow Sections

Tatura Trellised Apricots California Native Elderberry

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Farm Manager Residence Diagram

Guest Parking

Farm Nursery
Manager Tool Storage
Parking
Greenhouse
Riparian Hedgerow
Riparian Hedgerow
Pergola for
Farm Stand and

Rest Area

Graywater
Riparian
Swale

30’ Trailer

Elderberry Tree

Compost Composting
Toilet

Riparian Hedgerow

F A RM

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V. Acre 2: Good News Wood Salvation

1. Small, For-profit Business
-Repurposes used wood

2. Second tenant of the land which will: Picture Credit: Middlebrook Center
-Use its acre for its business as well as
establish and manage an apple orchard
-Produce cider and biofuels
-Use biofuels to run its vehicles

3. Partner of the Kalana Ecovillage, which will allow
Ecovillage students to:

- Utilize part of the land as a Teaching and Research
Area
- Analyze and learn about wood repurposing
creation of food income and biofuels
- Conduct research, hold classes, tours, events

Picture Credit: ResearchGate

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Ecovillage Teaching Area

Components: CNGF Outdoor Classroom, Picture Credit:
CNGF
1. Apple Orchard (managed by GNWS)​
2. Educational Research Center Picture Credit: Kendall’s Bees, a CNGF
3. Business Operating Space Partner
4. Animal Husbandry Center
5. Grey-water Riparian Food Forests
6. Aquaponics Farm
7. Beekeeping Area
8. Outdoor Classroom/ Event Space
9. Pizza Oven
10. Outdoor Kitchen

Picture Credit: CNGF 19

Ecovillage Teaching Area

GNWS Work Area

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Tatura Trellis Method

About the Tatura Trellis

Why Was it Developed?
• Developed in Australia in response to 2006

cyclone.
• Free-standing orchard trees were wiped out.

Why Do We Use This Method?
• Withstands high winds.
• Sunlight spreads evenly along tree branches.
• Angled to maximize fruit production.
• Improved air flow reduces chance of disease.
• Efficient harvesting, high yield, efficient use of

space.

• Tatura Trellis: 1200 trees/acre vs. typical
orchard planting: 400 trees/acre.

Photo Credits to Bas van den Ende 22

Fruit trees can be trained to form a V-shaped canopy by using the Tatura trellis. The
a trellis system was developed in Australia in response to a cyclone that wiped out

anding orchard trees in North Queensland, Australia, in 2006. This system was designed
able to withstand high winds and to allow sunlight to reach the branches of the tree more

Tatura Trellis Application

Photo Credit to State of Victoria: Agriculture Victoria (Australia) 2243

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t) long and 3 meters (approx 9.8 feet) wide, and it can be used for apples, pears, peaches,

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t trees, and they will be pruned to be no taller than 6 feet to allow for efficient harvesting.

Works Cited

VI. Water Conservation at the Ecovillage

Water Conservation Methods:

- Managing Stormwater
- Grey-water Riparian System
- Drip Irrigation
- Subterranean Irrigation
- Using Drought-Tolerant Plants
- Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA)
(i.e. aquaponics)
- Regenerative Sustainable Farming Methods
(see slide 12)

Aquaponics:

- 90% less water than traditional farming Picture Credit: Greywater Landscape Design
- 40% more food/sq ft (Sawyer, JD)

Picture Credit: tusconap.org Photo Credit: Groundreport.com

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VII. Carbon Sequestration

Total Carbon Sequestration Estimate: 11,701.55 lbs Estimates: 313 lbs C/acre/yr: ¼
of Carbon/year of forest carbon
Tatura trellis/small fruit 626 lbs C/acre/yr: ½
Grasslands: hold carbon in fiberous roots beneath soil trees of forest carbon
Wetlands: fiberous roots + submerged soil prevent aerobic Elderberry/large fruit 100 lbs Carbon/year
processes like decay trees (Broward County
Forests: store most carbon aboveground in biomass that Oak Trees Government)
decays, carbon released back into the air 1600 lbs of Carbon/
acre/year, grassland
Added organic matter will also sequester carbon: Hedgerows and rate
Farmland
-Increase in organic matter and sequestered carbon over time
-Monitored by the college partnership research program,

SULRI
-Advance knowledge on soil carbon sequestration

Grasslands and wetlands
sequester more carbon than
forests!

Grassland: 1600 lbs of Carbon/acre/year
(Soil Carbon Coalition)

Forest: 1252 lbs of Carbon/acre/year
(USDA Forest Service)

Picture Credit: Science Direct 25

Importance of Mycorrhizal Connections:

Why is Tilling Bad?
- Damages roots and mycorrhizae, exposes organic matter

- Releases carbon back into the atmosphere
- Loss of topoil and water due to erosion and evaporation
- “A change from conventional tillage (CT) to no-till (NT) can
sequester 57 +- 14 g C per m2 per year.” (West and Post)

Mycorrhizal Connections:
- Assist plant growth and carbon capture by transferring nitrogen

to plant root systems
- ”Plants w/ mycorrhizal connections transfer up to 15% more
carbon to soil than non-mycorrhizal counterparts” (Yale
Environment 360)

Glomalin: Picture Credit: geograph.org.uk

- A glycoprotein that coats mycorrhizal structures
- Creates aggregates in the soil which preserves soil structure
and carbon capture
- Stores carbon in its protein and carbohydrate
- “Accounts for 27% of carbon in soil” (AgResearch Magazine,
USDA)

Glomalin coats fungi wrapping around a corn

plant root, Picture Credit: AgResearch Magazine26
- USDA
Picture Credit: davesgarden.com

VIII. Ecovillage Community Collaborators

Additional collaborators in support of the Kalana Eco Village:

SolarCity/Tesla Picture Credit: atarlife.com Picture Credit: scu.edu
California association of Nurserymen
California Landscape Contractors Association Picture Credit: San Jose State
Santa Clara County Beekeepers Guild University
Local schools, public and private: Gilroy, Morgan Hill, Gavilan College
Coyote Valley Education Center
Santa Clara County Open Space Authority
City of Morgan Hill
City of Gilroy
City of San Jose
County of Santa Clara
National Heritage Area Task Force
Home and school clubs public schools of the area
San Jose Conservation Corp and Charter school
Peninsula Open Space Authority
Environmental Education Initiative (United States Department of Education)
United States Green Building Council
Sustainable Sites Initiative

Student internship program from the following local Universities:

San Jose State University (multiple departments)
Santa Clara University (multiple departments)
UC Santa Cruz (multiple departments)
Stanford University (multiple departments)
Gavilan College (multiple departments)

Picture Credit: www.beeguild.org Picture Credit: coyotevalleytribe.org

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IX. Estimated Incomes and Costs

Potential Annual Income:

Type of Business Income
Good News Wood Salvation business $287,000
Farm $135,000
Tours and Classes $12,000
Student Fees from Training Program $12,500
Cider Production $12,650
TOTAL $459,150
Kalana Eco Village Income Alone $159,650

Start up Cost: $138,119

Operating Costs: $148,733/year

We anticipate these costs for the first year to be covered by a
grant in order to secure the future success and sustainability of
this model

Investor Requirements: $138,119
$2,532
Start up Cost
$37,983
10% Return on Investment per month
over 4 years

10% Return on Investment per Year

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Projections over 10 Years

Estimated increase in income over a 10 year period:

- 10% increase (not compounded) in the amount of
students, events, produce, and cider
- Fruit trees mature in the 4th year
- Cider apple trees mature in the 5th year

Year 1 $159,650 Projection Chart made by Author
Year 2 - increase in students, $175,450
events, food production
Year 3 - increased food $192,750
production
Year 4 - mature fruit trees $222,200
Year 5 - mature cider orchard $250,800
Year 6 $268,015
Year 7 $285,230
Year 8 $302,445
Year 9 $319,660
Year 10 $336,875

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X. Urban Agriculture Incentive Zones (UAIZ)

• All privately owned vacant land has the
potential to be used for urban agriculture.
• UAIZ - Private owner maintains property
for 5 years as urban agriculture for a property
tax benefit for San Jose City and Santa Clara
County (San Jose Gov).

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Percent of Land Protected in Bay Area

Source: Bay Area Greenprint

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Urbans Farms in Santa Clara County

XI. Urban Farms in Santa Clara CountyExisting urban farms and urban farm businesses and proposed urban farms in Santa Clara County.

Existing urban farms, urban farm
businesses, and proposed urban farms
in Santa Clara County.

Middlebrook Gardens / California Native Garden Foundation (CNGF)
Existing urban farms and urban farm businesses
Future urban farms and urban farm businesss

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Urban Farms in Santa Clara County

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Santa Clara Agrihood

Middlebrook Center Ecovillage

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Our Partner Schools in California

XII. CNGF Partner Schools in CaliforniaSchools and community institutions that Middlebrook Gardens or CNGF is working with or has worked with.

School and community institutions
that Middlebrook Gardens or CNGF is
working with or has worked with.

We have designed and/or helped create
native gardens at these schools.

Middlebrook Gardens / California Native Garden Foundation (CNGF)
Schools
Community institutions

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CNGF PartnerOur Partner Schools in California Schools in California

Schools and community institutions that Middlebrook Gardens or CNGF is working with or has worked with.

SCHOOLS Springer Elementary School Picture Credit: cucsj.org
St Leo's School Picture Credit: Wikipedia
Andrew P Hill High School Stanford University Picture Credit: scu.edu
Argonne Elementary School Stanton Elementary School
Brittan Acres Elementary School The Harker School - Upper School Campus
Cañada College Trace Elementary School
Captain Jason M. Dahl Elementary School University of California Santa Cruz
City College of San Francisco - Ocean Campus Willow Glen High School
Covington Elementary School
Daniel Lairon School COMMUNITY INSTITUTIONS
DCP El Primero High School
Discovery Charter School 2 Community Gardens Evans Ln
East Bay Waldorf School Factr
Escuela Popular Kalana EcoVillage
Farnham Elementary School Mindful Ways
Freedom High School Santa Clara Agrihood
Gardner Bullis Elementary School
Georgina P Blach Intermediate School
Hacienda Environmental Science Magnet School
Hayward High School
Hester School
Independence High School
Joseph Weller Elementary School
Joshua Chadbourne Elementary School
Kimbark Elementary School (not shown on map)
Lincoln High School
Live Oak Elementary School
Los Gatos High School
Loyola Elementary School
Marguerite Montgomery Elementary School
Maria Montessori Charter Academy
McKinley Elementary School
Morada Middle School
Mt. Pleasant High School
Mt. Pleasant High School
Oak Avenue Elementary School
Peterson Middle School
Pioneer High School
Redwood Heights Elementary School
Ruby Bridges Elementary School
Saint Andrew's Episcopal School
San Jose Conservation Corps Charter School
San José State University
San Jose Unified School District
Santa Clara University
Santa Rita Elementary School
Sierra Outdoor School

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Potential Partners: Underserved Schools

Potential Partners: Underserved Schools

A list of schools that have underserved or low income students that CNGF could
potentially partner with to better serve these students and create more equity.

School Name School Level Rocketship Si Se Puede Academy, Charter Elementary
Gilroy Prep Elementary Serra Junipero Elementary Elementary
Mission Preparatory, Charter Elementary Richmond College Prep, Charter Middle
Los Medanos Elementary Middle
KIPP Excelencia Community Preparatory, Charter Elementary Rocketship Mateo Sheedy Elementary, Charter Middle
Aspire East Palo Alto Charter Middle
KIPP Heritage Academy, Charter Elementary Richmond Charter Academy Middle
Pescadero High High
KIPP Prize Preparatory Academy, Charter Elementary Aspire Lionel Wilson College Prep Academy,
Charter High
Highland Elementary Elementary Sherman Elementary Elementary
Peralta Elementary Elementary
Voices College Bound Language Academy, Elementary Canoas Elementary Elementary
Charter Montalvin Manor Elementary Elementary
Cleveland Elementary Elementary
Rod Kelley Elementary Elementary Kathryn Hughes Elementary Elementary
Hanna Ranch Elementary Elementary
Rocketship Discovery Prep, Charter Elementary KIPP Bayview Academy, Charter Middle
American Indian Public Charter Middle
KIPP Summit Academy, Charter Middle Orchard Park Middle
American Indian public Charter II Elementary
Voices College Bound Language Academy, Middle American Indian Public Charter II Middle
Charter

Ida Jew Academies, Charter Middle

KIPP Heartwood Academy, Charter Middle

Edison Charter Academy Middle

KIPP San Francisco Bay Academy, Charter Middle

Crittenden Middle Middle

Lighthouse Community Charter High High

Impact Academy of Arts and Technology, Charter High

Summit Preparatory Charter High High

Leadership Public Schools: Hayward, Charter High

KIPP San Francisco College Preparatory, Charter High

Leadership Public Schools: Richmond, Charter High

Making Waves Academy, Charter High

Oakland Unity High, Charter High

E.M. Grimer Elementary Elementary

Rocketship Alma Academy, Charter Elementary

Rocketship Mosaic Elementary, Charter Elementary Picture Credit: sanjoseinside.com, kippbayarea.org

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Community Partners
Current Community Partners

ORGANIZATION ADDRESS WEBSITE EMAIL NAME PHONE # ABOUT
4-H 1553 Berger Dr. Building 1 http://cesantaclara.ucanr.edu [email protected]
San Jose CA 95112 https://www.acterra.org (408) 282-3105 Gardening, Master Gardeners
Acterra 3921 East Bayshore Rd. https://www.aessensegrows.com
Palo Alto, CA 94303 http://www.alivinglibrary.org [email protected] Juriko Bryant Action for a Healthy Planet
Aessense 1281 Reamwood Ave. http://www.amecfw.com
Sunnyvale CA 94089 http://www.ahta.org [email protected] Jennifer Ong (800) 369-8673 Hydroponics/Aeropinics business
A Living Library San Francisco CA 94110 https://www.asla.org
Amec Foster Wheeler 10940 White Rock Rd #190 https://www.aia.org [email protected] Bonnie Ora Sherk (415) 206-9710 Ecology Center
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670 http://americanhort.org
American Horticulture Therapy 2150 N 107th St. http://www.artika3.com [email protected] Jim Honnibal Design, Consultancy, Engineering, Project Managment
Seattle WA 98133 https://attra.ncat.org [email protected] Les Chau
(ASLA) America Society of 636 Eye Street NW
Landscape Architects Washington D.C. 20001 http://www.scvas.org [email protected] (888) 294-8527 Promotes Horticulture as Therapy
(AIA) American Institute of Washington D.C. http://www.acesaba.com
Architects [email protected] Keith Robinson (202) 898-2444 Principle LA at CalTrans
(ANLA) American Nursery Columbus, OH http://www.beginningfarmers.org
and Landscape Association Washington D.C. https://www.biodynamics.com [email protected] April Beccera (408) 821-4920 Executive Director
Artik Art and Architecture 394 Umbarger Rd http://www.clca.org [email protected] Michelle Ney (408) 942-8200 President
San Jose, CA 95111 http://www.cnps-scv.org [email protected] Erik Plato
ATTRA National Center for 36355 Russel Blvd. https://www.calnativescapes.com [email protected] Consolidation of ANLA and OFA
Agricutlure Information PO Box 2218 http://www.capitolwholesalenursery.com [email protected] Gayarti Medury (408) 224-9890 Art and Architecture
Davis, CA 95617 https://casfs.ucsc.edu -Yadavalli
Audobon Society 22221 McClellan Rd (online form) (800) 346-9140 Sustainable Ag. Assistance Program
Cupertino, CA 95014 http://www.chandlerpratt.com
Autism Comprehensive 1210 S Bascom Ave. http://www.channellumber.com [email protected] Morteza Danesh (408) 252-3747 Awareness for Native Birds
Education Services of San San Jose, CA 95128 (online form) Shani Kleinhaus (408) 706-6855 Autism Treatment
Jose http://www.cnps-scv.org
Barbara Goldstein & San Jose CA http://www.greenfoothills.org barbara@artbuildscommunity. Barbara Goldstein Consultant on Creative Placemaking and Public
Associates https://www.coldwellbanker.com com Art Planning
Beginning Farmers Milwaukee WI https://www.sccgov.org
Biodynamics Association 1491 Riverpark Dr https://www.sccgov.org (online form) Farming Resources
California Landscape Sacramento, CA 95815 http://www.mountainview.gov
Contractors Association 3921 E Bayshore Rd [email protected] Holistic, Ecological, and Ethical Approach to Farming
California Native Plant Society Palo Alto, CA 94303
Santa Clara Valley Chapter PO Box 5760 Michael Glasson (916) 830-2780 Non-Profit Trade Organization for Landscape
California Nativescapes San Jose, CA 95150 Contractors
2938 Everdale Dr.
Capital Wholesale Nursery San Jose, CA 95148 [email protected] (650) 260-3450 Non-Profit Organization for California's Native Plants
1156 High Street
Center of AgroEcology and Santa Cruz, CA 95064 [email protected] (408) 243-5663 Landscape Designer
Sustainable Food Systems
(UCSC) 4116 W Magnolia Blvd. [email protected] (408) 239-0589 Plant Nursery
Chandler Pratt & Partners Burbank, CA 91505
PO Box 4002 Organic Food Movement through Teaching, Research
Channel Lumber 100 West Cutting Blvd. and Policy Innovation
Richmond, CA 94804
CNPS Santa Clara Valley 3921 E. Bayshore Road [email protected] Dan Mountsier Developer
Palo Alto, CA 94303
Committee of Green Foothills 3921 E. Bayshore Road (online form) Eric Wright (510) 324-0233 Bay Area Lumber Company
Palo Alto, CA 94303
Coldwell Banker 1377 El Camino Real [email protected] Alise Kaufman (650) 260-3450 California Native Plant Society, Santa Clara
Menlo Park, CA 94025 [email protected] Megan Medeiros Valley Chapter
County VA Services 68 North Winchester Blvd [email protected]
Santa Clara, CA 95050 Tamara Pulsts (650) 968-7243 Protect Open Spaces, Farmlands, and Natural
County of Santa Clara Resources
City of Mountain View 500 Castro Street
Moutain View, CA 94041 (650) 847-0432 Sales Associate

[email protected] (408) 918-4980 Veteran Services

(online form) Laura McCabe (408) 299-5030 President Board of Supervisors
Carly Panos (650) 903-6300 Assistant Urban Planner
carly.panos@mountainview.
gov

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Community Partners

ORGANIZATION ADDRESS WEBSITE EMAIL NAME PHONE # ABOUT
Cultivate Studio Carrie Kao (415) 590-2020
101 The Embarcadero Suite 212http://www.cultivate-ca.com [email protected] Planning, Landscape Architecture, Development
Daily Acts San Francisco, CA 94105 [email protected] Trathen Heckman (707) 789-9664 Services

Downtown College Prep 245 Kentucky Street http://dailyacts.org [email protected] Environmental Leader
Petaluma, CA 94952
SEEDS Ecological Society
of America 1402 Monterey Hwy https://dcp.org [email protected] Jennifer Andalauz (408) 271-8120 Prepares First Generation Students for College Success
ECI Ecological Concerns San Jose, CA 95110
Incorporated
1990 M Street, NW Suite 700 http://esa.org/seeds/ [email protected] (202) 833-8773 Ecological Learning Program
EGG EcoGreen Group Washington D.C. 20036

609 Pacific Ave. #101 http://www.ecologicalconcerns.com bhalleck@ecologicalconcerns. Bill Halleck (831) 459-0656 Habitat Restoration Firm, Ecological Landscape
Santa Cruz, CA 95060 com Contractor, Biological Consulting Firm, and California
Native Plant Nursery
Silicon Valley http://www.ecogreengroup.org [email protected] Debra Keifel Creates Professional and Entrepreneurial Opportunities
[email protected] Rob Kirk in Sustainability
Factor 4614 2nd Street Suite 4 http://www.farmvetco.org (online form)
Farmer Veteran Coalition Davis, CA 95618 https://farmscapegardens.com Kanta Hummer (530) 756-1395 Mobilizing Veterans to Feed America
(online form) Matt Smiley
Famscape 1724 Mandela Pkwy #8
Oakland, CA 94607 (online form) (510) 987-8612 Urban Farming Venture of California
Farm Training Programs
Four Winds Growers [email protected] Lara Hermanson Landscape Contract of the Edible Farm

Friends of the Highline 42186 Palm Ave. https://www.fourwindsgrowers.com [email protected] Nasim Heshemi (510) 656-2591 Wholesale Plant Nursery
Fremont, CA 94539 http://www.thehighline.org
South Bay Clean Creeks http://sbcleancreeks.myevent.com nathanbarthalomew@the Nathan (212) 206-9922 Non-Profit Sustainable Organization, Magazine,
Coalition (Friends of Los 820 Washington Street highline.org Barthalomew Newsletter, Events
Gatos Creek) New York, NY 10014 (online form)
Freshness Farms Steve Helhues Non-Profit for the Watershed of Santa Clara Valley
Full Circle Farm Po Box 7633
San Jose, CA 95150
Future Farmers of America
76 Race St. http://www.freshnessfarms.com (408) 520-1272 Fresh Fruit Delivery
Garden Club of San Jose (408) 475-2531 Local, Fresh, Sustainable Food System Growing
Green Belt Alliance 1055 Dunford Way http://fullcirclesunnyvale.org [email protected] Sanjeey Patei
Sunnyvale, CA 94087 [email protected] (888) 332-2668 Non-Profit Youth Agricultural Education

PO Box 68960 https://www.ffa.org/contact
6060 FFA Drive
Indianapolis, IN 46268

San Jose http://www.sanjosegardenclub.com (online form) Non-Profit Garden Club
[email protected] Protect Bay Area Natural and Agricultural Land
111 West St John St Suite 420 http://www.greenbelt.org Amy Henson (408) 983-0856
San Jose, CA 95113 [email protected] (Marketing & (510) 793-1343 Local Environmental School Group
[email protected] Communications
Green Kids Now 4212 Westminster Circle https://www.greenkidsnow.org [email protected] Director)
Green Wise Fremont, CA 94536 goodkarma@goodkarma
Good Karma Bikes bikes.org Shanti Balaraman
Good News Wood Salvation tx
eric@goodnewswood Yuichi Tamaru Potential Partner in Tokyo
Habitat Potential salvation.com (408) 291-0501 Refurb Donated Bikes
Happy Hollow Zoo 460 Lincoln Ave. #15 http://www.goodkarmabikes.org [email protected]
San Jose, CA 95126 https://www.goodnewswoodsalvation.com [email protected] Travis (408) 634-9663 Wood Recycle & Reuse
Harker HHguestservices@ Eric Partners
Health Trust 750 West San Carlos Street sanjoseca.gov
San Jose, CA 95126 [email protected]
History/San Jose
HMH San Francisco http://www.habitatpotential.com Josiah Clark (415) 668-5097 Ecologist
http://www.hhpz.org (408) 277-3498 Childrens Zoo, Education
748 Story Rd. Heather Lemer (408) 794-6400
San Jose, CA 95112 (Exec. Director to
Foundation) (408) 249-2510 School Preschool and Up
500 Saratoga Ave. https://www.harker.org
San Jose, CA 95129 http://healthtrust.org Mike Bassoni

3180 Newberry Dr., Suite 200 [email protected] (408) 513-8700 Direct Services, Grant Making and Policy Advocacy:
San Jose, CA 95118 Healthy Eating, Healthy Aging and Healthy Living

1570 Oakland Rd. http://www.hmhca.com [email protected] Alida Bray (408) 487-2200 Engineering
San Jose, CA 95131 [email protected]
Raymond T.
Hashimoto

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Community Partners

ORGANIZATION ADDRESS WEBSITE EMAIL NAME PHONE # ABOUT
Home Depot http://www.homedepot.com
Horticulture Therapy for 1371 Albertsons Dr. babrams@jacobson Robert H. Abrams (916) 367-5111 Hydrogeology Consultant
Veterans Roseville, CA 95747 https://jacobsonjames.com james.com
Internation New York for https://shopplans.kp.org Deb Kramer Maintaining Coyote Creek
Urban Agriculture SJSU/CCLL http://www.keepcoyotecreekbeautiful.org deb@keepcoyotecreek
Jacobson/James Associates One Washington Square beautiful.org
Inc. CL 203 https://www.kendalsbees.com/contact
Kaiser Permanente San Jose, CA 95192 http://www.sckoi.com [email protected] Kendal Sager (650) 735-2337 BeeKeeper
Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful 541 Distel Dr. http://www.growbetterveggies.com
Los Altos, CA 94022 https://www.f6s.com/limelightmobileinc [email protected] Koi Keepers, Water Gardens, Aquaponics
Kendal's Bees PO Box 54368 https://www.lowes.com
San Jose, CA 95154 http://cesantaclara.ucanr.edu [email protected] Cynthia Sendberg (831) 588-3801 Gardening and Cooking Education Center
Koi Club of Santa Clara 2317 Vine Hill Rd. http://mgsantaclara.ucanr.edu
County Santa Cruz, CA 95605 https://critical-sustainabilities.ucsc.edu [email protected] Edgar Estanislac Community Driven Photo Sharing Application
Love Apple Farms Berkeley, CA https://www.openspace.org
http://www.morgancenter.org [email protected] Jamie Chen (408) 918-4640 University Composting Education
Limelight Mobile Inc. Santa Clara County http://www.nativerevival.com webmaster-mgsantaclara Lisa Lenke (408) 242-3105 Master Gardners of Santa Clara County
Lowes 1553 Berger Drive http://www.sanjoseca.gov @ucanr.edu
Master Composters San Jose, CA 95112 https://www.sccgov.org [email protected] Competing Discourses of Urban Development in
Master Gardeners of Santa 1156 High Street http://www.openspaceauthority.org California
Clara County Santa Cruz, CA 95064 [email protected] (650) 691-1200 Specialist District in SF for Preservation of a Regional
Mesa Verde 0330 Distel Cir. Greenbelt
Los Altos, CA 94022 (408) 241-8161 Autism Center
Mid Pennisula Open Space 950 St Elizabeth Dr.
Authority San Jose, CA 95126 [email protected] (831) 684-1811 Creating California Native Gardens Nursery
Morgan Autism Center 2600 Mar Vista Drive
Aptos, CA [email protected] Sam Liccardo (408) 535-4800 City Council Members
Native Revival Nursery 200 E Santa Clara St. (Mayor)
San Jose, CA 95113 amackenzie@openspace
San Jose City Council authority.org Gracie Sanchez
6980 Santa Teresa Blvd shall@openspaceauthority.
Office of Santa Clara County San Jose, CA 95119 org Andrea Mackenzie ((G4M08)) 224-7476 Preserve Open Spaces, Wildlife Habitat, Trails,
Open Space Authority

Seguoia Hall Water Bodies

Orchard Supply 12511 San Mateo Rd http://www.osh.com [email protected] Ken Armstrong (650) 522-0542 Aquaponics Farm
Ouroboros Farm Half Moon Bay, CA 94019 https://www.ouroborosfarms.com Ramid Naderi

PAWW Pathway to American 1100 Shasta Ave. Suite 210 https://www.pactsj.org Leticia Alvarez (408) 998-8001 Multi-faith, Grassroots Organization that Provides
Indian and Alaskan Native San Jose, CA 95126 Leadership Training to Community Members of many
Wellness [email protected] different ethnic, religious and socio-economic
PACT People Acting in (online form) backgrounds
Community Together

Pelican Work 222 High St https://openspacetrust.org (650) 854-7696 Protecting Open Space in and around Silicon Valley
Palo Alto, CA 94301
POST Penninsula Open http://plantdevelopment.com [email protected] Philip J. Kradelfer Ghana Art Publications
Space Trust 17325 Co Rd 68 http://sacredheartcs.org (online form)
Loxley, AL 36551 Janet Sluis (251) 964-6778 Plant Genetics and Growing
Patrick Pizzo 1381 S 1st St (online form)
San Jose, CA 95110 Jamie Chen (408) 278-2160 Working towards a Community Free from Poverty
PJ & R Publications

Plant Development Service
Inc.

Sacred Heart Community
Service

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Community Partners

ORGANIZATION ADDRESS WEBSITE EMAIL NAME PHONE # ABOUT
San Benito Rising http://www.sanbenitorising.org [email protected] Mary Hsia-Coron
San Francisco, CA [email protected] Protecting Water, Health, and the Future of San
San Francisco Forty-Niners 1123 Coleman Ave http://www.49ers.com Benito County
San Jose Earthquakes San Jose, CA 95110 https://www.sjearthquakes.com (online form)
San Francisco, CA Football
San Jose Giants San Jose, CA http://www.milb.com/index.jsp?sid=t476 [email protected]
San Jose Sharks One Washington Square https://www.nhl.com/sharks (408) 556-7700 Soccor
San Jose State University San Jose, CA 95192 http://www.sjsu.edu
Michael Falten Baseball
Santa Clara City Department http://santaclaraca.gov [email protected] Margo Mcbane Hockey
of Public Works http://santaclaraca.gov [email protected] Paul Mcnamara
[email protected] Giles Mutler History Dept.
Santa Clara Parks Department [email protected] Jeanne Sawyer Advancement
[email protected] William Armaline Associate Dean
[email protected] Keith Perry Business Management Info. Systems
laura.pirazzi2sjsu.edu Laura Pirazzi Applied Science & Arts

[email protected] City Manager Engineering
Design, Construction and Maintenance of public streets,
1500 Warburton Avenue PRCustomerServe@ James F. Teixeira sidewalks, curbs, storm drains, street trees, etc.
Santa Clara, CA 95050 santaclaraca.gov (Director) Parks Operations

Santa Clara School District 1889 Lawrence Road http://www.santaclarausd.org (online form) Prepare Students to Succeed
Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA 95051 https://www.scu.edu
(online form) (408) 554-4000 Private University
500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, CA 95053

Santa Clara Valley Urban 1021 S. Wolfe Rd., Suite 185 http://scvurppp-w2k.com [email protected] Jill Bicknell (800) 794-2482 Assistant Program Manager
Runoff Pollution Prevention Sunnyvale, Ca 94086
Program http://www.sanjoseca.gov
http://schoolgrown.org
San Jose Office of the Mayor 200 E Santa Clara St http://www.sierraclub.org customerservice@ (408) 535-4800 Mayor and City Services
San Jose, CA 95113 http://slowfoodsouthbay.org sanjoseca.gov
http://soledadusd.org [email protected] (408) 462-5323 Builds and Operates Classroom-Sized Aquaponic
School Grown 1001 Madison St https://stanfordhealthcare.org Greenhouses for Schools and Communities
Monterey, CA 93940 https://www.startorganic.org [email protected]
https://www.waterboards.ca.gov (415) 977-5500 Environmental Organization
Sierra Club 2101 Webster St Suite 1300 http://www.btproperties.com [email protected] Joan Sair
Oakland, CA 94612 http://summerwindsnursery.com Educate, Advocate, Celebrate food diversity

Slow Food South Bay http://charlesstreetgardens.org/csg/ (831) 678-3987 Increase Level of Student Success
http://www.wp.sustainablesv.org
SNAP http://www.sutterhealth.org (650) 723-4000 Medical Treatment
http://www.aquaponicsassociation.org
Soledad Unified School District 1261 Metz Rd http://teenchallenge.net/blog/ [email protected] Jodi Massa (408) 508-4769 Organic Gardners
Soledad, CA 93960 (online form) (President) California Water Resources

Stanford Medical Center 300 Pasteur Dr (650) 968-5695 Apartment Complex
Stanford, CA 94305
(408) 866-0171 Nursery
Start Organic San Jose, CA (online form)
[email protected]
State Water Resources Control B1o0a0rd1 I Street
Sacramento, CA 95814

Sunshine Garden Apartments 132, 150 W Dana St (online form)
Mountain View, CA 94041

Summer Winds Nursery Campbell, Cupertino, [email protected]
San Jose, Mountain View,
Palo Alto

Sustainable Community 433 Charles St admin@charlesstreet Eric Fulda (408) 735-8154 Community Garden
Garden Sunnyvale, CA 94086 gardens.org Katie Barnes
[email protected] (650) 318-3638 Environmental Consultant
Sustainable Silicon Valley 1793 Lafayette St #205 Jennifer
Santa Clara, CA 95050 [email protected] Thompson (916) 733-8800 Medical Health

Sutter Health 2200 River Plaza Drive Aquaponics through Education and Outreach
Sacramento, CA 95833 (408) 703-2001 Help Overcome Life Challenges and Addiction

The Aquaponics Association (online form)
(online form)
Teen Challenge International 444 N 26th St
San Jose, CA 95116

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Community Partners

ORGANIZATION ADDRESS WEBSITE EMAIL NAME PHONE # ABOUT
Thriving Resilience http://thrivingresilience.org
Builds Community Leadership and Organization
http://santaclaraca.gov Collaboration

Ulistac Natural Area 4901 Lick Mill Blvd (408) 615-3140 Park along Guadalupe River
Santa Clara, CA 95054
UC Cooperative Extension 1553 Berger Drive, Bldg. 1 http://cesantaclara.ucanr.edu [email protected] (408) 282-3110 Division of Ag and Natural Resources
San Jose, CA 95112
Underwood & Rosenblum Inc. 1630 Oakland Rd a114 http://www.uandr.com [email protected] Frank Rosenblum (408) 453-1222 Civil Engineers & Surveyors
San Jose, CA 95131
University of Santa Cruz P. O. Box 1622 http://www.cruzcnps.org [email protected] Deanna Giuliano CNPS Santa Cruz Chapter
Native Plant Society Santa Cruz, CA 95061 (President)
Urban Famers Meet-Up Group
Valley Verde 1530 Meridian Ave https://www.meetup.com/topics/urban-farming/
San Jose, CA 95125
Veggilution 647 King Rd http://www.valleyverde.org [email protected] (408) 666-4794 Low Income Resident Growing Organization
San Jose, CA 95116
World Tomato Society 720 University Ave #100 http://veggielution.org [email protected] (408) 753-6705 Connect People through Food and Farming
Los Gatos, CA 95032
Water Education Foundation 1401 21st St https://www.worldtomatosociety.com [email protected] (408) 357-7778 All things Tomato
Sacramento, CA 95811
Worm Composting https://www.watereducation.org (online form) (916) 444-6240 Various Water Projects and Education
Westminster Presbyterian 1100 Shasta Ave
Church San Jose, CA 95126 http://www.westpres-sj.org [email protected] Rev.Dr. Brian (408) 294-7447 Church
Zach Lewis (former Garden [email protected] James
to Table)
Zach Lewis

Picture Credit: Eventbrite, slowfoodsouthbay.org, aquaponicsassociation.org, localharvest.org, resilience.org, Eventbrite, LinkedIn,
greenkidsconference.org

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land.
SULRI is working with technical advisors to propose research projects for the Agrihood and other

sites that will introduce and fund technologies in the ten categories. The following table lists our technical

Technical Advisory Committeeadvisors:

Technical Advisory Committee

S.No. Name Designation/Areas of Specialty This list outlines our contacts for any
technical needs we will have on the
Consultants project.
This is only a partial list and will be
1 Bob Abrams Principal Hydrogeologist, Jacobson James & Associates (Agency Consultant) added onto as we make even more
connections and gain more professional
2 Elias Aklaku Waste management and biogas consultant, Biogas Engineering Limited, Kwame Nkrumah contacts.
University of Science and Technology
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3 Ken Armstrong Aquaponics consultant, Ouroboros Farm

4 Guillaume Baraslou Domaine Baraslou ecological landscape architect, Narhonne Languedoc, France

5 Kofi Boa Director, Center for No-Till Agriculture, Ghana

6 Les Chau Principal Hydrogeologist, AMEC Foster Wheeler (Agency Consultant)

7 Deeksha Chopra Environmental consultant

8 Josiah Clark Consulting Ecologist, Habitat Potential

9 Ann Dwan Information Technology Consultant

10 Jim Honnibal Hydrologist, AMEC Consultants ( Agency Consultant)

11 Paul Kaiser Agroecologist, Regenerative farmer and no-till specialist, Singing Frog Farm

12 Zach Lewis Urban Planner, former CEO, Farm to Table

13 Del Mecomb Propagation specialist, Suncrest Nurseries ( Agency Consultant)

14 Alrie Middlebrook Native plant specialist, Hedgerow ecologist, Middlebrook Gardens

15 Vicki Moore Founder/Education director, Living Classroom

16 Lawrence Ray Consulting Ecologist

17 Linda Rohleder Invasive species specialist, Lower Hudson PRISM

18 Sara Rosenberg Center for No-Till Agriculture, Ghana

19 Frank Rosenblum Civil engineer, President, Underwood and Rosenblum, Inc.

20 Katharine Rondthaler Forge Organic Garden manager, Center for Sustainability, Santa Clara University

21 Kendall Sager Beekeeper, Kendall’s Bees

University Professors /Ph.Ds

1 William Armaline Director, Human Rights Program, San Jose State University

2 Emily Creegan Applied Soil Science Ph.D. candidate, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

3 Lucy Diekmann Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Environmental Studies & Sciences, Santa Clara University

4 Michael Fallon Director, Center for Community Learning and Leadership, San Jose State University

5 Rick Flores Graduate Student, Environmental Studies Department University of California, Santa Cruz

6 Marjorie Freedman Professor, Nutrition, Food Science and Packaging, San Jose State University

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7 Leslie Gray Professor, Department of Environmental Studies & Sciences, Santa Clara University

8 Wang Jing-Yuen Associate Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
Nanyang Technological University

9 Ed Mauer Professor, Civil Engineering Department, Santa Clara University

10 Rachel O’Malley Professor, Environmental Studies Department, San Jose State University

11 Jessica Schweiger Urban Agriculture Program Manager, University of California Cooperative Extension

12 Lynne Trulio Department Chair, Department of Environmental Studies, San Jose State University

13 Xiouhau Yang Controlled-environment agriculture specialist, Horticulture PHD

Leadership and Community Outreach

1 Jamie Chen Organizing Manager, La Mesa Verde, Sacred Heart Community Service

2 Nasim Hashemi Entrepreneurship & Risk Management Consultant, Founder of Freshness Farms

3 Karita Hummer, Co-Founder and Clinical Director, Family Alliance for Counseling Tools and Resolution
LCSW, BCD
Picture Credit: thecarbonunderground.org,
4 Elizabeth Kaiser Marketing and Distribution Consultant, Singing Frog Farms CNGF Partner

5 Phillippe Kradolfer Director, Church of Latter Day Saints, Accra, Ghana

Picture Credit: Lower Hudson Prism

Picture Credit: Freshness Picture Credit: Singing Frogs Farm, CNGF
Farms Partner

Picture Credit: Picture Credit: Habitat Potential Picture Credit: calvalrydc.org
montereybayfarmtours.org
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