Planting Justice

“Co-founders Gavin Raders and Haleh Zandi are businees parterres of another LLC Wild and Radish”

“Review is done initially by the President and Treasurer, and then submitted to the board for approval.”

“Documents are made available upon request within three working days.”

“Commercial Organic Nursery: In fall of 2015, Planting Justice purchased Rolling River Commercial Organic Nursery, in order to create more jobs and demonstrate the organizations ability to promote and manage social benefit enterprises that can accomplish the mission without necessarily requiring charitable support or public funding. In addition to the commercial nursery, Planting Justice will construct and operate aquaponics greenhouses, which can be replicated on urban lots, paved areas, or toxic soils, using an innovative technique to grow vegetables above self-contained fish tanks.”

“OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Food Justice Education: The Planting Justice Education Team leads workshops using its self-designed curriculum in food justice, culinary arts, and permaculture design that empowers participants with the skills and knowledge they need to transform their common spaces into productive and educational organic gardens. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: Holistic Re-entry Program: Planting Justice provides support services for their 20 formerly-incarcerated staff members to assist with housing, health care, financial management, substance abuse recovery, and other ways to leader pro-social lives. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: 5 Acre Farm: With more than 400 trees now planted on-contour in earthscape features called swales Planting Justice is now focused on supporting those trees and planting fruiting shrubs in between rows. Planting Justice is approaching the incredible milestone of having 1,000 varieties of edible plants in the soil in El Sobrante.”