THE PROSPERITY PROJECT

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THE PROSPERITY PROJECT

• Because the land and the food are our real wealth

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• The Need

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Hidden risks to human and planetary health in
commercially produced foods.
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Hidden risks to human and planetary health in
commercially produced foods.
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As oil prices rise, so do food prices. Already
there are food riots in some parts of the planet.
People need to claim their inherent right-and
responsibility-for growing the food they wish to
eat, in a healthful, natural way.
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In our current system, much food goes to waste
while some members of society cannot afford to
purchase good food.
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Latino day laborers hang out on street corners
hopefully waiting for work, while most North
Americans are too busy and exhausted to garden.
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the unhealthy dependence on both, foreign and
domestic oil continues.
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Factory farms contribute more pollution to the
environment than cars do.
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Over 1,000,000 acres of farmland are disappearing
from america every year
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If all bees disappear, humanity has four years to
live.
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• Our goals

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Collaborating with Marin Organic, Regenerative
Design Institute and Post Carbon Marin, we will
create new organic gardens in Marin County that
will provide us with sustainability- or true
Homeland Security-through local sources of food.
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Through educating as many local residents as
possible, we will increase awareness of Peak Oil
and the unnatural practices of agribusiness.
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We plan to create a school of Organic Gardening-
La Escuela de Jardineria Organica-for spanish
speaking day laborers, who will be given
financial support through scholarships and
stipends. In this way, we will get them off the
streets and provide them with a useful purpose
and occupation.
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We plan to create a Bounty Hunters program,
similar to Petaluma Bountys, so as to
redistribute excess food to people in need.
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To educate how to reduce meat consuption by 10
locally.
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We will preserve open spaces in marin county in
perpetuity, thus protecting them form
destruction by development.
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• Our objectives

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Educational outreach

• Staff and volunteers will distribute literature
  and teach daily classes about the food crisis.the
  classes will include organic gardening as a
  viable solution.

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• We will educate farm workers in both Spanish and
  English in the theory and hands on practices of
  organic farming, gardening and edible landscaping.

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• We will host monthly community potlucks and
  celebrations to promote human health through
  delicious, healthful nutrition.