Tag Archives: Student-Organized

EarthCorps

On official website:

“EarthCorps is a non-profit organization founded in 1993 with a mission to build global community through local environmental service. As an AmeriCorps affiliate, EarthCorps provides one-year intensive programs for young adults (18-25) to learn best practices in conservation techniques and develop skills in leading volunteers (ages 8-80).”

EarthCorps inspire communities through local service and make more leaders. In EarthCorps, they value integrity by very hard work, good morality, good ethics, high standards and enjoyment. They also value sustainability, valuing the longevity of the planet. They also value inclusivity, inviting different racial, ethnic, economic, gender and international people. Finally, they value service, showing great leadership, individual empowerment and community.

Organization Type: not-for-profit corporation

Website

http://www.earthcorps.org

Contact e-mail

infor@earthcorps.org

Telephone

(206) 322-9296 x101

Address

6310 NE 74th St, Suite 201E, Seattle, WA 98115

Edible Forest Gardens

Edible Forest Gardens is a local non-profit organization that has put more than 35 Edible Forest Gardens in yards around Olympia over the past four years. They have done this using workshops where community volunteers and Evergreen students have had the opportunity to learn how to transform lawns into gardens through hands-on experience. They work with Evergreen teachers to offer permaculture learning experiences to interns and work study students.

By encouraging people to create gardens that supplement local food supplies, atmospheric CO₂ emitted during transport of the food is cut out. CO₂ is also taken up by the plants being cultivated.

Organization Type: Non-Profit

Website

http://www.oly-wa.us/edibleforestgardens/index.php

Contact e-mail

edibleforestgardens@gmail.com

Telephone

(509) 669-1549

Address

Edible Forest Gardens 3439 14th Ave NW Olympia WA 98502

The Evergreen Bike Shop

According to their website, “The Evergreen Bike Shop is a student led community run do-it-yourself bike shop that is open to the entire Olympia area. Our goal is to provide various resources to the community in order to promote cycling as an active lifestyle as well as educate people regarding alternative transportation issues. The shop tries to provide an alternative to the often-prohibitive nature of bike repair and culture both in financial cost and accessibility. By maintaining a free learning environment where anyone, student or not, can develop skills of bike self-reliance, the shop encourages a developing ethic of environmental and social consciousness.”

Organization Type:

Website

http://evergreenbikeshop.blogspot.com/

Contact e-mail

theevergreenbikeshop@gmail.com

Telephone

(360) 867-6399

Address

2700 Evergreen Parkway NW Olympia, WA 98505