Selected Awards & Grants

October Gallery, Bloomsbury, London, has been the recipient of grants and donations large and small since its launch in 1978.

Wastewater Garden International has received grants and funding from a wide variety of international organizations.

This project aims to build long-term water resilience, and soil health through four integrated objectives.

Dr. Starrlight Augustine, head of Synergia Ranch Agroecology, wins a Western SARE grant to research and implement the use of native grasses for land restoration and erosion control.

Grant support has strengthened Puerto Rico Hardwoods’ capacity to recover valuable wood, improve processing, and expand renewable energy use—helping reduce waste and grow the market for locally sourced hardwoods.

Synergia Ranch Agroecology receives a 3-year grant from the Environmental Quality Incentives, Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA) and a New Mexico Healthy Soil Program grant which funds 4 hoophouses, pollinator

In February 2021, Thrity “3t” Vakil won an Innovation Award from the Yale University Chapter of the International Society of Tropical Foresters (ISTF), representing the work of Las Casas de la Selva, Puerto Rico Hardwoods, and the Institute of Ecotechnics.

Puerto Rico Hardwoods’ awards and grants recognize its commitment to sustainability, innovation, and the recovery of valuable wood, supporting its efforts to build a thriving local hardwood industry.

Synergia Ranch is awarded the Good Earth award at the New Mexico Organic Farming Conference for its land stewardship and organic production of fruits and vegetables.