Ecology Center (Berkeley)

Ecology Center
Founded 1969
Berkeley, CA, United States
Focus Urban sustainability, Environmental education, Climate change
Location
  • Berkeley, CA, USA
Method Farmers' markets, Bookstore, Curbside recycling
Key people
 Raquel Pinderhughes, President
Website http://ecologycenter.org

The Ecology Center is a non-profit organization based in Berkeley, California to provide environmental education. It works with the City of Berkeley to reduce its ecological footprint.

Programs

Farmers' Markets

The Ecology Center runs the Downtown Berkeley, South Berkeley, North Berkeley and Albany farmers' markets. The North Berkeley market offers 100% organic products, with the other markets focussing primarily on organics, with all of them having imposed a ban on GMOs. The markets host local farmers, many of these small family farms, and food artisans from the greater San Francisco Bay Area, all year round. Frequent shoppers include local restaurants and different houses of the Berkeley Student Cooperative.[1]

Curbside recycling

The Center has contracted with the City of Berkeley to provide curbside recycling service to residents.

Store

The Center operates a retail store specializing in recycled goods and other items that encourage environmentally and socially responsible lifestyle practices.

References

  1. ↑ http://ecologycenter.org/bfm/about.html Ecology Center Berkeley Farmers' Markets

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