Organizations Filed Purposes:
To educate and inspire through environmental stewardship.
K-12 environmental stewardship education programs for Monterey County youth.
FoodConnect | Food is essential to our existence. Yet, in the hustle and bustle of our modern life, we often become disconnected from our food sources. Through our FoodConnect program, students of all ages and socio-economic backgrounds experience first hand the simple act of harvesting, cooking, and connecting to their food. This takes place inour LEED-certified culinary classroom, wood-fired oven, organic edible garden, heirloom fruit orchard, off-grid solar greenhouse, and native plant nursery. Approximately 1,500 families have benefitted from emergency food donations and 1,037 lbs. of produce and 500 bunches of herbs donated to families in need since Shelter in Place order was issued on March 13, 2020. 786 students participated in virtual and in-person FoodConnect programming.
ClassroomConnect | In our ClassroomConnect program, MEarth staff supports Carmel Unified School District teachers to bring traditional classroom learning to life at theHilton Bialek Habitat. Taking advantage of eight distinct habitat laboratories, as well as the LEED Certified green building, MEarth staff collaborate with classroom teachers to create science and culinary-based curricula that compliment Science, Math, Social Studies, 6th Grade CORE, and World Language classes.
Other Youth Programs | Mearth offers 8 weeks of Summer Camp and 2 weeks of School Break Camps to local youth. Campers range from Kindergarten to 8th Graders and programs reflect the same values and activities outlines under FoodConnect and NatureConnect above. The vast majority of youth program beneficiaries attend Title 1 schools in Monterey County.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Benjamin Eichorn | Executive Dir. | 40 | $65,066 |
| David Ramirez | Director | 1 | $0 |
| John Long | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Liz Lorenzi | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Erin Fogg | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Charles Franklin | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Shelby Lambert | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Brett Melone | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Nicole Saulnier | Treasurer | 2 | $0 |
| Kimberly Briggs | Secretary | 2 | $0 |
| Andrea Lewis | President | 5 | $0 |
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