Growing healthy and sustainable food starts with caring for the soil.

We think of SELC’s work as cultivating a healthy soil for more resilient communities to grow. We’re the soil biologists, not the farmers (metaphorically, at least - some of us actually are urban farmers)! So that’s why, as part of SELC’s People Powered Economies campaign, we are lifting up the work of our partners and allies who are rooted in the communities most impacted by the ills of an extractive economy, and most poised to cultivate and grow a new one.

Donate to SELC anytime TODAY (May 6th) and 25% of your contribution will support Phat Beets Produce and their farm stands, farmers’ markets, and urban youth market gardens.

How is SELC cultivating the legal roots of more resilient communities?

SELC provides education, research, advice, and advocacy so communities can create and control their own resources. Our award-winning Resilient Communities Legal Cafe has provided free legal support to over 350 Bay Area projects creating #PeoplePoweredEconomies.

Three times a month, I am reminded what people powered economies look like: our clients include urban farms, tiny home ecovillages, home-based food businesses, social justice nonprofits, worker-owned health clinics, local currencies, and more. Many of you are those community change-makers, so thank you for your work, your inspiration, and your imagination!


Join us TODAY or help us spread the word and together we can continue cultivating both the legal and the literal roots of #PeoplePoweredEconomies!

Onward,

Chris Tittle

Director of Organizational Resilience