Share the Plate
The Share the Plate recipient for February is the Ecology School in Saco. This organization states on its website, “The Ecology School transforms how people think about science, food, the environment, and themselves through joyful, hands-on learning for all ages. At The Ecology School, we study the relationships that all living organisms have with one another and with our shared environment. We explore ways that we, as humans, can build communities that sustain the very ecosystems that in turn sustain us.” In 2020 the Ecology School celebrated the opening of its new 205-acre campus, River Bend Farm, which features a dining common and dormitory space which will open the organization to greater educational initiatives for all ages by increasing capacity and offering wider opportunities for hands on ecological exploration and learning. The site offers opportunity to participants to explore Maine’s ecosystems, sustainable living practices, direct connection to food systems and farming and serves as a model of conservation-in-action. Nominated by John Paynter, a long-time supporter of the Ecology School.
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