MEarth in the Herald on Nov. 5, 2026

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MEarth was featured in the Herald's November 5th "Things to Do: Patrice Vecchione, Walkabout town: Wonder flourishing beneath the dome of sky!" 

"Ten acres of land can’t exactly be concealed from view, but then again, maybe it can be, or that’s how it seemed to me upon arriving recently at MEarth, the environmental education nonprofit center.

Tucked near the opening of Carmel Valley, beside Carmel Middle School, just up a dirt driveway, nearly hidden in plain sight, is this multi-faceted center devoted to inspiring environmental stewardship and sustainable living. Oh, the fault of my eyes to have missed this, to have never toured MEarth before, though this resource has been in an ever-deepening and expanding process of becoming itself since 1995!

What was revealed to me that day was nothing less than a wonder—not a human-made one, though a human-worked one. MEarth is a mostly outdoor, returned-to-its-native-ways treasure. No metal lid atop these riches, rather, MEarth is contained from above by the dome of sky, bordered by trees, the school, and Carmel Valley Road."


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