Growing Community.
Nourishing People.
Sustaining Our Environment.
Ecological Culture Initiative is a community-based organization dedicated to organic gardening, food pantry support, community composting, beekeeping, and environmental education. We work to build a more sustainable and resilient local community through hands-on programs, workshops, and outreach.
Growing Community.
Nourishing People.
Sustaining Our Environment.
Ecological Culture Initiative is a community-based organization dedicated to organic gardening, food pantry support, community composting, beekeeping, and environmental education. We work to build a more sustainable and resilient local community through hands-on programs, workshops, and outreach.
Growing Community.
Nourishing People.
Sustaining Our Environment.
Ecological Culture Initiative is a community-based organization dedicated to organic gardening, food pantry support, community composting, beekeeping, and environmental education. We work to build a more sustainable and resilient local community through hands-on programs, workshops, and outreach.
About Us
Ecological Culture Initiative Mission
Our mission is The Ecological Culture Initiative fosters a resilient, ecology-based coastal community through advocacy and education in sustainable food production, wellness, and environmental stewardship.
Our Story
We chose the dragonfly, Erythemis simplicicollis, commonly known as the Eastern Pondhawk, as the symbol of the Ecological Culture Initiative.
Our Initiatives
What We Do
Outreach
A community garden is more than a place to grow vegetables & flowers—it’s a place where friends & neighbors reconnect with the natural world.
Heritage Garden
Squash, tomatoes, salad greens, sugar snaps, melons, strawberries, cucumbers, peppers, onions, & much, much more.
Pollinators, Hives & Honey
At ECI we are taking a holistic approach to encouraging diversity in our pollinators.
ECI Apiary & Beekeeping
At ECI we have an apiary containing six locally sourced strains of honeybee colonies.
Seed Library
Establishing a seed library is an important step on the path to building a more environmentally sustainable community.
Latest News & Updates
ECI BLOG
Stay up to date with our latest events, workshops, community programs, and environmental initiatives.
What Our Members Are Saying
Volunteering at ECI has been a chance to learn, grow, and give back to the community with friends.
- Denise Goodbar , ECI garden volunteer
Working with others to grow, weed and harvest beautiful, healthy, organic herbs and vegetables has given me an opportunity to help those in need in our community. I have also loved participating in the ECI composting program - helping to keep food scraps out of landfills and creating soil to be used to grow more vegetables!
Kathy Dunn, ECI garden volunteer
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