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Showing Monterey County Students the Path to Sustainability 230 C A R M E L M A G A Z I N E • S U M M E R / F A L L 2 0 1 6 I N CARMEL VALLEY, LESS THAN A MILE FROM HIGHWAY 1, THERE'S A NONPROFIT ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT IS QUIETLY CHANGING THE WORLD FOR THE BETTER EVERY DAY. THEY DO IT BY SHOWING KIDS AND ADULTS THAT THERE ARE BETTER , MORE SUSTAINABLE WAYS TO GO ABOUT OUR DAILY LIVES, BY DEMONSTRATING THAT EATING HEALTHY , RESPONSIBLE FOODS IS REALLY NOT MORE DIFFICULT —AND ACTUALLY MORE SATISFYING— THAN CONSUMING JUNK FOODS AND BY EXPOSING SCHOOL KIDS TO A NATURAL WORLD THEY MAY NEVER HAVE ENCOUNTERED BEFORE . "ME ARTH [PRONOUNCED ME-EARTH] IS A MADE-UP WORD," SAYS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TANJA ROOS. "IT'S 'ME' CONNECTED TO 'EARTH'…THE INDIVIDUAL THINKING ABOUT EVERYDAY BEHAVIORS." ME ARTH IS ALL ABOUT CRAFTING A MORE SUSTAINABLE WORLD. "W E'RE IN THE BUSINESS OF BEHAVIOR CHANGE," ROOS SAYS. "W E ENDEAVOR TO BE A RESOURCE FOR AND OF THE COMMUNITY." MEar th Inspires Connections to Nature B Y M I C H A E L C H AT F I E L D P H OTO G R A P H Y B Y K E L L I U L D A L L

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