Tag: Eugene Cooke
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The seeds you plant bring harvest
“Preparation is never lost time. The seeds you plant today will bring a harvest tomorrow.” 2017 marks mama earth’s 10th Anniversary. We are in awe of how fast the time has flown by, and of all of the beautiful people we have gotten to work with in these past years. Mama earth has…
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Farm to School Summit
This past weekend, resident papa of m.a.m.a. earth, Eugene Cooke participated in The Farm to School Summit in Atlanta, Georgia. The Farm to School movement connects schools and local farms in an effort to serve healthy meals in school cafeterias, improve student nutrition, and increase farm and gardening educational opportunities. This year’s Summit welcomed…
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Creating Local Food Abundance!
Join internationally recognized urban farmer, Eugene Cook in Huntington Beach this Sunday, Dec 9th and learn practical tools to create local food abundance where you are. Lecture will take place at The Living Temple in Huntington Beach. Cost is $10.
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The Art of Urban Gardening
Title: The Art of Urban Gardening Location: 4139 Campus Dr., Irvine, CA 92612 Description: Whether you’re gardening in spaces large or small or just enjoying your weekly trip Facebook Event Page Sign up and learn more! to the farmer’s market, there is a very real reason that growing…
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nourishing our neighbors
Our mission at m.a.m.a. earth is promote art, music and nature to make a change for the better. We also do our best to shine a light on non-profit organizations that our doing good work all over the world. Since 2008, m.a.m.a. earth and resident papa Eugene Cooke, have been creating events, classes and workshops…
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A Community Celebration!
Aveson is a small, public, student-centered learning community in Alta Dena, CA with a focus on personalized learning, social leadership and healthy living. Aveson Educational Cooperative is comprised of two charter schools: Aveson School of Leaders and Aveson Global Leadership Academy. Aveson is an excellent example of school-wide, community-wide sustainability efforts and creating not just…
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Meditations on the Garden
2012. What seeds will we plant? What will we sow? My very favorite teacher, Dr. Caroline “Isis” Fuqua said, “Whatever you plant, you’re going to have to eat.” A big component of m.a.m.a. e a r t h is the work of resident papa, Eugene Cooke, urban farmer and the Grow Where You Are! movement.…
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Sow Some Seeds of Peace and Grow Where You Are!
Calling all students, parents, educators, activists and conscious community members! Eugene Cooke, urban farmer and first papa of m.a.m.a. e a r t h, returns to California at the end of this month bringing a brand new lecture/virtual journey through Kenya, East Africa. Local food systems are developing worldwide and Eugene spent the first quarter…
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in the garden with dr. cornel west
TV personality Tavis Smiley and Princeton professor Cornel West have been on a road trip called the Poverty Tour to highlight the plight of the poor people of all races, colors, and creeds so they will not be forgotten, ignored, or rendered invisible. Poverty Tour bus trips, which included stops in D.C. and Chicago have been aimed at bringing…
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An Edible Garden on Wall Street
Los Angeles – October 2009 – The Ballington Plaza VS-65 subsidized housing complex, part of Volunteers of America, is smack dab on Wall Street – just not the Wall Street that you’re thinking of. It’s in the middle of Skid Row in Downtown Los Angeles where homelessness is an epidemic. Ballington Plaza provides 275 subsidized…