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Get to know the East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse

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Get to know the East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse
Community members in the East Bay who are familiar with arts and crafts and the art of reusing, may visit this local non-profit on the regular, but for the general public, you may need an introduction. The East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse has been a mainstay in the lives of crafters, artists, reusers, donators,… Read more »

Income Qualified Opportunities for a Sustainable Commute

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Income Qualified Opportunities for a Sustainable Commute
The Ecology Center has been working with the City of Berkeley’s Office of Energy and Sustainable Development on a Climate Equity project within Berkeley. Part of that project created a local Climate Ambassador program. One of those ambassadors, Adrian Gonzalez,  did some work on gathering up information and resources regarding local sustainable mobility programs in… Read more »

With Changing Seasons, Comes New Youth Staff!

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With Changing Seasons, Comes New Youth Staff!
This past spring and summer our Youth Environment Academy Scholars participated in a variety of eye-opening excursions in the Bay Area. From touring environmental justice focused farms, to seeing the ins and outs of the Recycling Center operations, participants had the opportunity to engage in activities that they may not have regularly had the chance… Read more »

Healthier Foodware for the Planet and it’s People

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Sue Chiang visiting the Farmer's Market booth to share info with the public about one time use and reusable food ware.
As a recycler (we are a founding member of AMBR) in a zero waste organization, we always look through the lens of the waste hierarchy: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Our organization gets a lot of questions about food ware for parties, take out, etc. and we want to speak to some of the questions and sometimes… Read more »

Stories from Field to Fork: Meet Farmer Paul Lee of Kay Lee Farms, a Market Match vendor

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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 1980 by Paul’s parents who emigrated from Laos, the farm continues to employ four family members alongside hired staff. Kay Lee Farm started out selling Asian leafy green produce to wholesale brokers, but the farm… Read more »