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Guest Blogger and Garden Educator Rachel Jutkowitz shares some of her most popular and creative ideas straight from an Explore Ecology School Garden.  Here’s Rachel! Not to say I never get sucked into my couch watching Netflix, but in general, I am a person who likes to stay active. If [...]

What happens when second graders hold their first Farmers Market? A lot of learning and fun! Guest blogger and School Garden Educator Clarisa Guerrero updates us on the recent Farmers Market held at Harding Elementary. Harding is one of 38 schools participating in Explore Ecology’s School [...]

2019 was a great year for Explore Ecology! We’re excited and ready for more growth and inspiration in 2020, but before we say goodbye to 2019, we wanted to revisit some of our favorite moments from last year. School Gardens Children in over 36 School Gardens throughout Santa Barbara [...]

This year ditch the wrapping paper and try some more eco-friendly options. Most wrapping papers are not recyclable due to glitter or tape, so make the switch. Giving conscious gifts that are wrapped with care is such a delight. I like to have the wrapping be part of the gift so that everything [...]

Thanksgiving marks the beginning of the holiday season here in the US. Unfortunately, it also marks a drastic increase in food and packaging waste. Between Thanksgiving and the New Year, Americans throw away 25% more trash. This extra waste equals about 25 million tons of garbage. On [...]

November is a time to show your gratitude and be thankful.  I’m thankful for mother earth and all of her amazing wonders. Art From Scrap loves her, too! And is inviting you to show your gratitude this month, while appreciating and creating art!  Throughout the next month Art From Scrap will be [...]

 Over 100 community members gathered at Tres Vientos Ranch on Saturday, May 25th for Sustainable Table, a celebration of local farms, organic food, school gardens, and Explore Ecology programs. Tres Vientos is the beautiful home of Alan and Lisa Parsons. The evening began with a Parsonics [...]

Join Explore Ecology for an amazing studio experience with Alan Parsons, one of rock’s most talented and prolific musicians, engineers, and producers. Twenty guests will join Alan in his studio on Saturday, May 25th at 5:30 pm for a Parsonics Studio Demo and Experience at Tres Vientos Ranch, [...]

We are excited to announce the winners of the 2019 Explore Ecology Environmental Stewardship Awards. We received a lot of inspiring nominations this year and are excited about the many teachers, students, clubs, and school support staff who are doing important environmental work in Santa [...]

    2019 started off with a big change here at Art From Scrap. The first month of the year, our offices doubled as a construction zone as we installed new floors. With that all a distant memory we could not be more excited to share our renovated workshop space with you. Thank you to [...]