关于我们

我们的三大支柱

水资源

水的协调发展和管理, 土地及相关资源使环境最大化, 公平的经济和社会福利, and without compromising the sustainability of our vital ecosystems. We use a cross-sectoral approach based on the understanding that water resources are natural, 必须保护的社会和经济资源, 有价值的, 保存及修复. In order to effectively and holistically manage our water quality and quantity, private and public stakeholders must collaborate across all water uses and boundaries. Eco Centro supports efforts to conserve municipal water supplies, reduce nonpoint source pollution and improve management of our limited water supplies.

城市食品生产

都市农业增加了获得健康食品的机会, 当地种植的, 以及文化上合适的食物来源. Growing and sharing food builds wealth in disinvested and underserved neighborhoods while preserving green spaces, 为邻居们提供聚会的场所, 建立社区凝聚力. 城市粮食系统减轻了粮食不安全的负担, 糖尿病, 心脏病和其他营养相关的健康影响. 当地种植的粮食提高了气候适应能力, 捕获和储存碳, 创造城市野生动物和传粉者的栖息地, 改善流域健康, 减少了污染, 创造就业机会，促进当地经济发展. Eco Centro运营着一台4.1 acre urban farm on 圣安东尼奥’s Eastside and a micro-farm at 圣安东尼奥学院. Eco Centro collaborates with 当地的 partners to create pathways for sustainable, 当地的, urban food systems where our community can access healthy, 有营养的食物.  

绿色建筑

绿色建筑设计, construction and operation create positive impacts on our climate, 自然和社会环境. Green buildings preserve natural resources and improve the quality of life for occupants. Eco Centro offers educational workshops and professional training on green building to support the 澳门正规博彩十大排行平台区, 房主, 当地的 businesses and 当地的 municipalities to build better buildings and aid in their efforts to change the paradigms around the built environment.

我们的人民

玫瑰弗洛雷斯, 导演
Rose Flores is the 导演 of Eco Centro at 圣安东尼奥学院 in 圣安东尼奥, Texas. Rose leads the Eco Centro Team in providing quality community education on topics that cover sustainable practices such as water conservation, 城市食品生产和绿色建筑实践. She comes from 帕洛阿尔托学院 where she was an Assistant Professor and a Program Lead for the Horticultural Sciences Program where along with teaching, 她监督整个项目的发展, installation and operation of the campus community garden and 1-acre vineyard. She brings her passion for promoting soil health and addressing the food insecurity issue to the Eco Centro team. Rose has a BS in Agriculture and an MS in Integrated Agriculture Sciences from Texas State University and considers herself a lifelong student. 在她空闲的时候, 你可以在社区花园找到她, greenhouses and shopping for plants to sustain her plant collecting habit.

萨凡纳桑托斯, 都市农业校园协调员
In addition to managing 圣安东尼奥学院 garden spaces, Savannah specializes in bridging connections between campus programs and student success. She has worked with students through her previous role as an Academic Lab Technician for the Campus Greenhouse with the 帕洛阿尔托学院 Horticultural Science Program.

辛西娅·贝克, 行政服务专员
辛西娅·贝克 is the 行政服务专员 for Eco Centro, whose background includes education in environmental studies with a focus in ecology and many years of professional experience in the field of education. Cynthia’s role at Eco Centro focuses on providing the Eco Centro/Garcia Street Farm team with administrative support, and providing resources and information pertaining to Eco Centro’s mission to SAC students, 教师, 和工作人员, 以及圣安东尼奥社区成员.