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Down
to Earth Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to environmental education and fostering a positive attitude toward
solving the interrelated challenges facing our environment. Located outside Monroe, Georgia--near Alcovy Mountain, the Foundation’s
Environmental Education Center features a biodiesel plant, two “hands-on” gardens, a working farm populated by
goats, horses, pigs, and chickens, and a nature trail that winds through pasture, forest, and wetland outdoor classrooms.
Down to Earth Environmental Education Center offers programs that meet Georgia curriculum standards in areas including:
- Agricultural Science
- Environmental Education
- Public Health and the Environment
- Wetland Ecology
- Piedmont Forest Ecology
- River Ecology
- Alternative Energy
- Georgia History
- Soil Conservation
- Energy Cycle
- Social Science
Down
To Earth Energy
Recipient of Georgia’s
first Federal Renewable Energy Grant, our goal is to model sustainable “green” energy production.
The biodiesel plant provides a domestic fuel alternative, a model for innovative energy use, and an educational space
that demonstrates an effective approach to solving environmental problems. Educational programs incorporating
the biodiesel plant: - model active solar energy
- demonstrate Green Chemistry
- model
sustainable land use
- grow oil producing plants
- demonstrate living off the electric grid
- model the energy cycle
- demonstrate
soil and water conservation
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Experiential environmental education - our program provides
hands-on opportunities to interact with ecosystems and understand our place within them.
Environment
and public health - we focus on the interrelated nature of health and outdoor activity, human health, and ecological
health.
Sustainable agriculture - we model best management practices, teaching
the value of conservation and providing hands-on agricultural education. Environmentally sensitive energy production - our biodiesel plant demonstrates viable models for decreasing the
carbon footprint
Educational
Programs
Down to Earth Environmental Education Center offers
two and a half hour field trips, and one hour and fifteen minute classes. Field trip programs provide educational experiences
that incorporate energy, agriculture, and ecology. Classes offer more focused learning within specific subject areas.
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Mission Established in 2000, Down To Earth Foundation
is a nonprofit organization designed to preserve the values of traditional agriculture and conservation. Our mission is to
create an experiential education curriculum through which students learn a creative and rewarding approach to solving the
interrelated problems of the environment. Focusing on four areas—renewable energy, public health, ecology, and agriculture—Down
to Earth’s programs demonstrate the connections among these areas and provide hands-on learning for students of all
ages.
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