"The Self directs the functioning of the whole psyche in an integrated way. According to Carl Jung, conscious and unconscious are not necessarily in opposition to one another, but complement one another to form a totalty, which is the Self." (Excerpt from Personality and Personal Growth (6th ed. Frager & Fadiman, 2005.

Who we are

Linda Schneider, M.A., started the charity when she did similar sustainability work in the high crime housing projects known as Coliseum and Lockwood Gardens in East Oakland in 1992-95. She began the current work which unfolded into a larger and significant process merely from the addition of backyard chickens to her Elm Street home.

Rebecca Newburn, a math teacher and resident in Richmond, California, is the coordinator for Richmond distributions. She networks with local city officials, communities and teachers to insure the success of this program.

Pam Tellew, a former Oakland teacher, now home-schooling her children and president of the local homeschoolers association, is the coordinator for Albany and Oakland, also networing with local city officials, communities and citizens to insure the success of this program.

David DePape, web and all around assistant, aids in all facets of the implementation of the program, both technically and in specific communities and neighborhoods.

Latest news

Dave Wilson Nursery donates 500 fruit and nut trees for Richmond, El Cerrito, Albany and Oakland. (Jan. 2010)

McEvoy Ranch donates 600+ Tuscan olive trees for Richmond, El Cerrito, Albany and Oakland (November, 2009).

Duarte Trees and Vines donates 200 cherry, peach and bluerries. (November 2009).

Seeds donated by Territorial Seed Co., Snow Seed Co., and Burpee Seed Co., go to Richmond, Oakland and Albany. (Dec. 2009, Jan. 2010).