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Rich in Family: Golden Rule Organics Farm

In Celebration of Hispanic, Latinx+ Month: The Ecology Center’s Farmers’ Market program has the honor of having Golden Rule Organics as a dedicated and humble vendor. For the past 10 years Golden Rule Organics has offered Berkeley residents and visiting… Read more »

Increased Funding for Market Match Meets Increased Need for Healthy Food Dollars

The Ecology Center is thrilled to announce that the legislature has included $20 million for the California Nutrition Incentive Program (CNIP) in the state budget over the next two years! This funding will ensure that hundreds of thousands of low-income… Read more »

Why Turning That Light Switch Off Actually Matters: A Dive into CA Electricity, Power Usage, and Legislation

As the most populous state in the country, California faces unique energy challenges. California uses the second most energy of any state (following Texas), but per capita our residential sector uses less energy than any other state except Hawaii¹. This… Read more »

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