Staff, Board, and Supporters
Seeds of Solidarity Education Center Staff:
- Deb Habib, Executive Director
- Ricky Baruc, Co-founder, Farmer-Educator
- Jacqueline Strauss: Youth Programs
- Sta Maodzwa, Intern
- Micky McKinley: Youth Programs and Wisdom Keeper
- Consultants: Lynne Rudie, Graphic Design
Wonderful and Sage Board of Directors:
- Ricky Baruc
- Josh Goldman
- Deb Habib
- Phyllis Labanowski
- Vanessa Lynch
- Tom Montagno
- Kim Tait
- Sandy Vorce
Amazing Funders and Supporters:
Our Education Programs have been made possible over the years through grants and donations from...
- The Green Leaf Foundation
- Personal/Planetary Healing Fund of the Community Foundation of Western MA
- Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts
- Heywood Healthcare Charitable Foundation
- Orange Community Development Block Grant
- Opioid Task Force
- Cardinal Brook Trust
- USDA Community Food Project program
- Rose Community Foundation
- Project Bread
- JoAnn Waite Bennett Memorial Fund
- AT & T Aspire Program
- Massachusetts Cultural Council Youth Reach program
- Common Good Greenfield
- Greenfield Cooperative Farmers Exchange
- Johnny’s Selected Seeds
- Life Alive Organic Oasis and Urban Cafe
- Flat Rock Disc Golf
- and contributions from individuals like you!
Selected Awards:
- Northeast Environmental Education Association Best Program Award, 2007
- MassRecycle Institution Recycler Winner (Garlic and Arts Festival) 2007
- CISA (Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture) Local Hero Award 2009
- River Valley Market Non Profit Coop Hero 2012
- Pioneer Valley Transition Town Film Festival, 1st Place, 2012
- Greenfield Recorder: 12 Inspirational Woman Leaders (E.D. Deb Habib) 2012
- North Quabbin Community Coalition Barbara Corey Award, 2014
- 2013, 2014, 2015 Top Rated Non-Profit, GreatNonProfits.org
