Tag Archives: food & farming

Barriers to Entry: Challenges and Resources for Beginning Farmers

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Barriers to Entry: Challenges and Resources for Beginning Farmers
“Are you making a profit?” is a tough question for any farmer to answer, especially for a beginning farmer like Marsha Habib, a young woman of color who has overcome incredible odds to be doing what she clearly loves. Marsha answers honestly that at best it’s a break-even business, mentioning the challenges that come with… Read more »

California Bill Could Dramatically Increase Market Match’s Scope!

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California Bill Could Dramatically Increase Market Match’s Scope!
Exciting developments are afoot in Sacramento: thanks to the advocacy efforts of the Ecology Center, Roots of Change, Public Health Institute, and Latino Coalition for a Health California, the California Nutrition Incentive Act (AB 1321) was introduced on Friday by Assemblymember Phil Ting. Coauthored by Rob Bonta, Lois Wolk, Marc Levine, and Henry Perea, the… Read more »

Market Match Program Grows with the Power of Partnerships and a New Website

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Market Match Program Grows with the Power of Partnerships and a New Website
Today, the Ecology Center is launching our new Market Match website, MarketMatch.org. This new mobile compatible website informs shoppers, funders, partners, and the general public about the Market Match program. It builds support for the program, and it assists shoppers in locating the nearest CalFresh-accessible farmers’ market, including those that offer Market Match. Established in… Read more »

Support New National Campaign to Save Seed Sharing

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Support New National Campaign to Save Seed Sharing
A new national campaign and petition has been launched by local organizations to protect seed libraries from legal changes that have hindered them in several states. The Sustainable Economies Law Center (SELC), Richmond Grows Seed Library, and Shareable, with support from the Seed Matters project and Clif Bar Family Foundation, are behind the new Save… Read more »

We’re Hiring for Three Part-Time Positions in our Recycling and Food & Farming Programs

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We're Hiring for Three Part-Time Positions in our Recycling and Food & Farming Programs
We have three positions currently open that are ideal for students, young people, or others looking for entry-level environmental work. We will be announcing more positions across several of our programs in the coming weeks, check back at ecologycenter.org/jobs. Here’s the positions we’re currently accepting applications for: RECYCLING CUSTOMER SERVICE ASSISTANT (2 Positions Open) The… Read more »