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El Centro VerdeEl Centro Verde is a non-profit institute created to teach and inspire ecological literacy and sustainable solutions to the next generation of earth stewards.
In 1996 Tom Peifer, an agroecologist, writer and builder from California took on the mission of regenerating (“ a section of a 500-acre reforestation project near Paraiso, Costa Rica). In the last decade he has restored this seasonal pasture and spiny jungle thicket to a sustainable farm and research facility and educational institute called El Centro Verde (ECV). AT ECV, Tom has developed methods and educational programs around managing farms and forests while making the best use of soil, energy, water and other resources. Today, the Institute's programs promote the integration of agriculture, the environment, education and development to help sustain communities. ECV is also planning for Pueblo Verde, the “greenest” development in Costa Rica employing ecological solutions to sustainable development, land use and water conservation developed at ECV over 10 years. |
