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legal name, SANTEE, is and acronym meaning, the
Sustainable Agricultural Network for Training and Environmental Education.
To reach people with the message of how small scale farming and gardening
practices can enhance the quality of life, we formed a 501c(3) non-profit
educational organization in 2000.
Why incorporation, you query? Simple: we’re people—not profit—oriented.
Quiet honestly, sustainable agriculture and industrial agriculture are two
fundamentally different philosophies—diametrically and irreconcilably
opposed. Where as the “rules of corporate behavior” are dictated by the
imperatives of the corporate machine, we have chosen to link arms with
people worldwide who do not conform to the expectations of a spreading
consumer monoculture. We will not passively watch as the globalization of
our food supply steadily erodes public health and both cultural and
biological diversity.
What are we doing about it, you ask? We teach food literacy, literally
from the ground up. We teach moms not to trust the appearance and taste of
produce as a guide to food’s nutritional content. In fact, your immune
system is inextricably linked to the immune system of our planet…or, in the
words of a Mayan Shaman, “If you make an enemy of the earth, you make an
enemy of your own body.”
As a publicly supported educational facility, the Small Farm Training
Center provides public access to training, tools, land and educational
materials—all shared in a learning environment that serves as a rich
resource for students, educators and policy makers on all levels. Our
educational format includes a Visiting Student Apprentice Program,
workshops, farm tours and a vigorous outreach program—delivering fresh
organic produce--to local charities.
We currently care take 16.5 acres in the rolling Appalachian foothills
of West Virginia’s Northern Panhandle near Wheeling. Please take a minute
to explore our website for more information.
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