TREE OF LIFE REJUVENATION CENTER 

The Tree of Life was founded by Gabriel Cousens, MD. MD(H) to support and inspire holistic lifestyle through education and experience. The center’s spiritual guidance, lifestyle education, and medical programs are complemented with panoramic mountain views and 100% organic, live-food that have drawn guests from over 100 countries since 1995. http://treeoflifecenterus.com/category/experience

AVALON ORGANIC GARDENS & ECOVILLAGE

Avalon Organic Gardens & Ecovillage is one of North America's largest EcoVillages, situated on 220-acres of historic agricultural land in Southern Arizona's fertile Santa Cruz River Valley. At Avalon Gardens, over 120 dedicated individuals practice farming using traditional permaculture principles and time-honored techniques of organic gardening, as well as new sustainable technologies. We promote seed saving and the cultivation of heritage and heirloom varieties of produce which we provide to our local area through our Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program. Our community is actively living in harmony with the earth through sustainability and cooperation. We bid you come; the harvest is ready. http://avalongardens.org ​

NATIVE SEED SEARCH

Crop diversity is key to achieving sustainable food security both globally and within our own region of focus, the southwestern U.S. and northwestern Mexico. Our approach to food security focuses on seed security, which relies on the conservation and sharing of appropriate crop diversity and the knowledge to use that diversity effectively. Our programs are designed to address these goals and broadly entail:
  • Seed banking to ensure the survival of unique agricultural biodiversity and to document its traits.
  • Seed distribution so that these crops continue to contribute to the region's food systems.
  • Support for on-farm maintenance of dynamically-evolving crop varieties.
  • Research into low-input and climate-appropriate agricultural practices.
  • Education in managing local crop diversity and contributing to regional efforts.  
http://nativeseeds.org

DEEP DIRT 

Borderlands partners with Deep Dirt Farm Institute (DDFI) on watershed restoration, hands-on workshops, and science projects. The Institute is located at Deep Dirt Farm, which comprises 34 acres with deep agricultural soils, bisected by an ephemeral stream/wildlife corridor. The farm lies within a folded topography of hills, small sheltered valleys & a broad meadow of the Sky Island region.
http://borderlandsrestoration.org/watershed-restoration/deep-dirt-field-institute/
Deep Dirt Farm Institute (DDFI) makes a significant contribution as a learning center that cultivates understanding about, and knowledge of, local food production.
 
Kate Tirion, Founder and Director of the Deep Dirt Farm Institute was raised on an Amish-style farming (pre-industrial) world in West Wales. Her father taught agriculture practicum, her mother was a naturalist with a passion for fungi. Every day was an opportunity to learn. In 1994, Kate realized that her family farm environment was a permacultural one when she listened to Joel Salatin describe his farm, in the Shenandoah Valley.
https://www.facebook.com/DeepDirtFarmInstitute/info/?tab=page_info

THE CANELO PROJECT

​The Canelo Project is a small non-profit organization, that we, Bill and Athena Steen founded in 1989 and whose work centers on the theme – Connecting People, Culture and Nature. http://www.caneloproject.com/about-us/

WINDSONG

Windsong serves not only as a Retreat Center but also as a state-of-the-art Peace and Leadership Center with the organization Me to We. Some components of center-specific programming are social justice training, and a cutting-edge focus on reducing its impact on the environment. In addition, this year-round education center is committed to “leading by example,” with advancements such as over 60% of food grown on-site or sourced locally, rain-water harvesting, earthen building structures, and pollinator habitat restoration. As a grassroots role model for social and ecological regeneration, the Windsong Peace and Leadership Center is a safe and inspiring haven for people of all ages and backgrounds wishing to transform their passions into a life of action. ​http://www.windsongretreatcenter.com/Home/About.html

ARCOSANTI

​Arcosanti is an urban laboratory focused on innovative design, community, and environmental accountability.
Our goal is to actively pursue lean alternatives to urban sprawl based on Paolo Soleri's theory of compact city design, Arcology (architecture + ecology).
Built by over 7,000 volunteers since the commencement of the project in 1970, Arcosanti provides various mixed-use buildings and public spaces where people live, work, visit, and participate in educational and cultural programs.
https://arcosanti.or