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Healthier Foodware for the Planet and its People
As a recycler (we are a founding member of AMBR) in a zero waste organization, we always look through the...

Food & Farming
Stories from Field to Fork: Meet Farmer Paul Lee of Kay Lee Farms, a Market Match vendor
Kay Lee Farm is a 70 acre family farm in Fresno, CA. Operated by farmer Paul Lee and started in...

Zero Waste
Fix It Fest in Berkeley 2024/2025
The Ecology Center is pleased to spread the word about upcoming Fix It Fest events to be held this 2024-2025...

Zero Waste
What is Greenwashing in Plastics Recycling?
What is Greenwashing in Plastics Recycling? You may have heard of “greenwashing,” but do you know what it means in...

Market Match is Saved! Governor Newsom Restores Funding
We did it! After months of grassroots organizing in coalition with community partners, we saved our flagship Market Match program from...

Food & Farming
Why does Market Match invest in Small Farmers and Farmers’ Markets? Interview with Efren Avalos, owner of Avalos Farm
Market Match provides extra money to CalFresh recipients to afford fresh fruits and vegetables across the state at over 290...

Food Access in the Central Valley – Introducing F-Street Bakersfield Farmers’ Market, new partner with Market Match
Ecology Center’s Market Match Program partners with farmers’ markets all over California. Some counties—like Kern County, despite its location in the...

Food & Farming
Big Victory for Market Match, but the Fight Isn’t Over!
We’re excited to share some great news! Last week, advocates of the Ecology Center-led Market Match program celebrated a significant...

An Interview with Gabriel Cortez—Ecology Center Poet-in-Resident
Gabriel Cortez is a unique Bay Area transplant—raised in Maryland, Virginia, and Los Angeles and of Afro-Panamanian descent, his childhood...

Food & Farming
Ecology Center’s food justice work in the East Bay: Launch of first grocery store location for Market Match in West Oakland
Ecology Center is proud to announce our recent partnership and the start of Market Match at our first grocery store...

Zero Waste
It’s time to replace some of Berkeley’s old recycling carts! PLUS new lid colors
Dear Neighbor, Thank you for being great recyclers! With your help, Berkeley is a leading recycler that produces high-quality, higher...

Food & Farming
Save Market Match Coalition Rallies in Sacramento
The fight to save Market Match continues! The Ecology Center joined the Agricultural Institute of Marin, alongside other members of...
