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WORKSHOP – Succulent Terrariums – 2014-2018
Are you fascinated by succulents, but haven't had the best luck keeping them alive? Or are you an avid gardener just looking for a new project? Either way, this workshop is for you! In this creative workshop, you'll get your hands dirty while learning all about how to...
The Climate Solutions Speaker Series
We are getting started on the next phases of our project, the Climate Solutions Speaker Series where we are providing three different sessions/seminars dedicated to implementing climate solutions at the Presidio; those projects that are ongoing now, those that...
ECO-CENTER – Matter of Trust Exhibits 2013 -2016
WE HAVE MOVED! This page shows past exhibits at our old site in San Francisco's Mission District. We leased this site for 3 years and then moved our charity out of this space and into 2 new ones. For our new sites and exhibits please check out our...
Inyenyeri Rwanda Clean Stove partnership
Matter of Trust has partnered with Inyenyeri, a fuel-utility company that provides clean cookstoves in Rwanda. Clean stove technology is an urgent environmental challenge. Every year, more than four million people around the world die of causes related to indoor air...
BOOK – Drawdown.org Partnership – 2016 – 2018
Can global warming be reversed? Yes, says Paul Hawken’s Project Drawdown, a non-profit organization dedicated to exploring and advocating how we can reach drawdown - the point at which the concentration of greenhouse gas emissions starts to fall - within the next...
Compost Research – How it Breaks Down Pharmaceuticals in Human and Animal Waste
The benefits of composting are well known, but what happens when pharmaceuticals enter the picture? Can material containing traces of pharmaceuticals – antibiotics in animal waste, for example – still be safely composted? And is composting a potential solution...
Excess Access
Excess Access has now partnered with our HumSum.org platform. HELP US TEST OUR NEW BETA DONATION SYSTEM! IT IS UP AND RUNNING MATCHING GIFTS AND WISHES! NEW Free Exchange on our TheHumSum.net TO DONATE ITEMS & MATERIALS (including hair), please sign...
EVENT – Zero Waste Flash Mob – 2015
We know that the world needs a healthier environment and every one of us is needed to participate in the solution. Zero Waste Flash Mobs are our way of inspiring people to work together in creating that environment. Zero Waste Flash Mobs pump positive, human...
SUMMER CAMP – LEAF Academy – 2015
Check out our new LEAF Internship Programs There are internship opportunities here: http://matteroftrust.org/ecocenter/opportunities Or volunteer opportunities here: http://matteroftrust.org/volunteer Archived Info on previous LEAF Summer Camps is below. The...
FESTIVAL – Carbon, Compost, Climate! Event Tent June 18–21, 2015
June 18--21, 2015 Carbon, Compost and Climate Tent Presidio Main Parade Ground Tent 104 Montgomery St San Francisco CA If you're made of carbon... So everybody... We hope you'll come by and visit! We are taking this opportunity to showcase innovative, green...
Green City Maps
Come visit the Eco-Home to see our Eco-Maps Exhibit. Learn ways to eat local and connect with the farmers who produce our food. We have a map of all the Farmers Markets in the city, with information about hours and featured items at each location. We are also...
FILM – Racing to Zero – 2015
Racing To Zero is a quick-moving, upbeat documentary presenting new solutions to the global problem of waste. By simply substituting the word RESOURCE for the word GARBAGE, a culture can be transformed, and a new wealth of industries can emerge. Three years ago, the...
ECO-CENTER – Grab and Do’s at the Eco-Center – 2013 – 2016
Grab and Do’s is designed for Eco-Center visitors! Here we show several ways we can reuse manmade surplus and renewable resources to create useful items, gifts, works of art, and beautiful wrapping. Thanks to our restaurant partners on Valencia and Mission Streets...
ECO-CENTER – Grab and Do’s at the Eco-Center – 2013 – 2016
Grab and Do's is designed for Eco-Center visitors! Here we show several ways we can reuse manmade surplus and renewable resources to create useful items, gifts, works of art, and beautiful wrapping. Thanks to our restaurant partners on Valencia and Mission Streets...
SUMMER CAMP – LEAF Academy – 2016
Visit a fantastic student blog documenting their experiences and learning at LEAF student vlog. Enroll Here The LEAF Academy program is for middle school kids ages 10--13 in the San Francisco Bay Area with teachers from Presidio Hill School, Edison Charter School and...
EXHIBIT – Tree of Wisdom at the Old Eco-Center 2013–2016
Tree of Wisdom is an interactive exhibit with inspirational quotes and suggestions for solving environmental challenges made by the public. Our Tree was created by Dr.Rosa Ten and Evelyne Thommassen.
SUMMER CAMP – Sprouts – 2014
2014 Sprouts Summer Camp 5 days – Monday--Friday from 9 am--4 pm (Extended care available from 8 am--6 pm) For Rising 1st through 5th graders Group Size 1:8 adult-to-child ratio for high caliber instruction and maximum safety Tuition: $350 per week (Mon--Fri, 9--4)...
FILM – Greater Good Food Film Festival – 2013
Films showing at our Eco-Center Wed., Oct. 9 – Ingredients - an exploration of the growing local food movement --- showing how partnerships between local farms and the communities they serve can lead to healthy sustainable food supplies. Preceded at 5:45 by locally...
RENEWABLE RESOURCES – Fog Collector 2015–2016
Standard Fog Collectors (SFCs) are environmental testing devices used to determine if a given location is suitable for fog water collection. This design is based on the 1994 Journal of Applied Meteorology #33, by Schemenauer and Cereceda. The design has been further...
RENEWABLE RESOURCES – Chitapampa Alpaca Fleece Factory – 2012–2015
Matter of Trust has partnered with Dr. Rosa Ten to assist this small learning factory in the mountains of Peru. Come into our eco-center to learn more about this exciting program and to see how you can get involved. Peruse the beautiful goods produced by the talented...
ECO-CENTER – Matter of Trust Eco-Center 2013 — 2016
Matter of Trust is proud to have had an Eco-Center in San Francisco! Located in the vibrant Mission District neighborhood with a mix of cultures, long-time San Francisco established and new trendy shops and restaurants as well as homes and apartments. The center was...
FESTIVAL – Earth Day SF – 2012–2015
Matter of Trust participated in 2011--2015 Civic Center and 22nd Street Earth Day San Francisco celebrations providing youth activities, eco-art exhibits, and installations for the 2011--2015 events. Earth Day San Francisco 2011 - School of Fish Awareness Art Earth...
RENEWABLE RESOURCES – Well, Hemph! – 2013–2014
Since 2013, Matter of Trust has been into the research of the practical uses of the male hemp plant (not the female cannabis plant) and how we can move towards the sensible use of this naturally abundant and very useful, practical material.
EXHIBIT – Earth Day San Francisco 2011 — School of Fish Awareness Art 2011
School Of Fish (awareness about plastics in our Oceans) Our waterways are becoming increasingly polluted and much of that pollution comes from plastic products that degrade dangerously and kill fish. By reducing and changing the materials we work with each day, we can...
IN-KIND – Looking Glass – 2011 – 2014
Over 153 million people worldwide suffer from vision problems, limiting their potential to read, learn, and work. Matter of Trust is proud to partner with Dr. Rosa Ten and her medical missions. We collect used eyeglasses for those in need, such as the people she...
ECO-CENTER – Music Matters – 2013 – 2016
Combining music education, environmental awareness, and creativity, Music Matters gives students the tools and instruction to build their own playable instruments out of reuse materials. Since instruments can be very expensive and music classes have been victim to...
EXHIBIT – The Skin Of Trees, An Intimate View of Bark, by Cedric Pollet – 2006
Brooklyn Botanical Garden Art Gallery 2006 This tree's bark naturally grows lips Matter of Trust was the fiscal agent for this eco-educational project in New York. With an artistic vision, Cedric Pollet looks closely at trees, revealing the spectacular beauty of the...
FILM – The Fuel Film – Documentary 2007– 2009
2009 ACADEMY AWARDS QUALIFIED AND WINNER OF 2008 AUDIENCE AWARD AT SUNDANCE Matter of Trust was the fiscal sponsor for Josh Tickell's Veggie Van.org from 2003 to 2009 when it received its own public charity status. Josh knows oil and how it is the lifeblood of...
FILM – United Nations Environment Program – World Environment Day – 2005
Matter of Trust was invited to join the San Francisco Department of the Environment in organizing festivities involving international and local participants. The United Nation's Environment Programme asks that its annual World Environment Day (WED) be hosted by a...
FILM – OTX West – Marcus Foster’s Oakland Technology Exchange – 2003
Matter of Trust was the fiscal agent for this excellent documentary by Chantal Buard on the step-by-step method for developing a computer-repair, distribution, and recycling system. The video has two parts. Part 1 Part 2
FILM – Nourishment Is A Birthright – Documentary – Haight Ashbury Food Program – Original and Update 2002–2003
The twenty-minute mini-documentary highlights the community kitchen that reclaims hundred tons of almost expired food from stores and prepares meals for the homeless of San Francisco. Total Raised: $5000 Direct Program Expenses: $5000 = 100% Eco-educational =...
RENEWABLE RESOURCES DISASTER RELIEF – Hair Booms BP Gulf Spill Photos – 2010
PRESS: Yes! You can use any of our videos/photos. Please post noted credits, otherwise credit: Matteroftrust.org Also see MORE PHOTOS Orange Beach Alabama - June 24, 2010 oil plume comes up in black waves onto white beaches Lisa Gautier of Matter...
EXHIBIT – Earth Day San Francisco 2012 — Earth Day’s A-Maze 2012
Matter of Trust will be featuring an interactive bamboo maze decorated by hundreds of students' artwork at Civic Center on Sunday, April 22, 2012. People will wander through the maze while answering fun and clever questions about the environment and recycling. Wrong...
AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM – Youth Media Lab Project – 2005
Matter of Trust is the fiscal agent for Youth Media Lab (YML), an organization dedicated to providing media training to educators, youth service providers, youth and their parents. YML conducts after-school television and digital video production classes for Oakland...
FILM – Excess Access Linking Society’s Surplus With Nonprofit Needs – 1999
This 15-minute mini-documentary shows how Matter of Trust and Excess Access began and how they work. Copies are available upon request; it has been displayed on YouTube since March 2009. ©1999
CONFERENCE – Women’s Green Global Action Network – Mexico City – 2004–2005
Matter of Trust was the fiscal agent for Women's Global Green Action Network (WGGAN) until they were eligible to be under the umbrella of our friends at Earth Island Institute in 2006. WGGAN cultivates global partnerships of grassroots women environmental leaders for...
RENEWABLE RESOURCES – Fungi + Oily Hair Mat Treatability Study – 2002–2008
Hair mats used in oil spill cleanup, like all traditional cleanup materials are incinerated or landfilled by hazmat teams. In 2002, Matter of Trust and Fungi.com joined forces to do lab research on---if fungus could breakdown mats made from human hair soaked in toxic...
RENEWABLE RESOURCES – DISASTER RELIEF – Hair Booms BP Horizon Oil Spill – 2010
A huge International Natural Fiber Recycling mobilization took place to help get hair booms to the Gulf Coast Spill. We had donated to warehouses spread along Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Florida that received hair, fur, fleece, and nylons from donors...
RENEWABLE RESOURCES – Solar Exhibit at the Eco-Center – 2006–2014
Since 2006, Matter of Trust has been the fiscal agent for this innovative solar-power-promoting and clean energy. In partnership with David Vasquez, author of Sun Train © 2011, this is a long-term collaborative project that involves gathering several experts and...
RENEWABLE RESOURCES – Compost + SF Oil Spill Hair Mat Bioremediation P. II – 2008–2009
Phase 2 - Thermophilic Composting Matter of Trust is the fiscal sponsor for this bioremediation research program. Compostable waste is available all over the world. Composting can help to bioremediate wherever oil spill waste happened. After the Cosco Busan oil spill,...
IN-KIND – Music Team SF – 2011–2014
Matter of Trust has partnered with Music Team SF in San Francisco, California. This organization is also seeking gently used instruments of all kinds for the children in their after-school inner city youth orchestra program. Music Team SF is founded on the El Sistema...
IN-KIND – Orchards International – 2004
Matter of Trust is the fiscal sponsor for Orchards International Projects, run by Doug Franco (James Franco's Father). Doug coordinates with many logistics partners to get goods such as rice and clothing to children in Kabul. Thanks to Doug and his team, we also...
IN-KIND DISASTER RELIEF – Parkas for Pakistan – 2010
Matter of Trust partnered with the East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse (EBDCR) to help victims of the October 2010 flooding in Pakistan. Through our program Excess Access and the community collected parkas and sleeping bags to send to those affected. Linda Levitsky (in...
IN-KIND DISASTER RELIEF – Katrina Relief with VeggieVan.org – 2005
Matter of Trust is the fiscal sponsor for Veggie Van.org, whose founder, Josh Tickell, is from Louisiana. After the hurricane struck, thanks to the coordinating efforts of Josh and many volunteers, biodiesel providers got fuel to supply boats and diesel trucks when...
IN-KIND DISASTER RELIEF – Katrina Benefit for MS and LA – 2005
Matter of Trust was the fiscal sponsor for Anne Galjour's benefit performance for the play "Hurricane," which draws inspiration from the peculiarities of daily life in Louisiana's Cajun community. Shawn Rosenmoss coordinated the grassroots fundraiser and transported...
IN-KIND – Music in Schools Today (MUST) – 1999–2000
This program is a joint fundraising project between Music in Schools Today (MuST) and Matter of Trust, using our Excess Access online matching program to match gently used instruments with kids and schools that need them. The fundraising event succeeded in collecting...
FORUM – Environmental Leadership Forum – 2008–2010
Matter of Trust was the fiscal sponsor for Holly B. Shepard and Evan Henrich's Environmental Leadership Forum. Their mission was to accelerate the social movement towards a sustainable and just world. Their Forum / Training series focused on Food / Water / Energy and...
EXHIBIT – Earth From Above USA – 2008–2010
A breathtaking collection of large-scale aerial photography by world-renowned French environmentalist, Yann Arthus-Bertrand. Matter of Trust was a fiscal sponsor for the planning stages of Earth From Above - USA Exhibit and Educational Program in New York. From field...
EXHIBIT – Solar Peace Sculpture – 2007
Matter of Trust was the fiscal sponsor for the planning stages of Fred George’s Solar Peace Sculpture, which appeals to the global citizen as well as politicians around the world. In addition to the commentary on current wars, this piece represents symbolically a call...
CAMPAIGN – Biofuels4Schools.org – 2007–2010
Matter of Trust was the fiscal sponsor for Lindsay Hassett's Biofuels4Schools. This was an eco-educational program dedicated to the immediate shift from fossil fuels to alternative fuels. It focused on school bus clean air awareness programs as they relate to...
AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM – Gold Coast Environmental Awareness In Partnership with Mad Science – 2004
Matter of Trust was the fiscal agent for this after-school project on the environment. In partnership with Mad Science Gold Coast Educators, the semester-long course showed kids how nature reveals itself through science.
RENEWABLE RESOURCES DISASTER RELIEF – Hair Mats SF Oil Spill Cosco Busan – 2007
On November 7, 2007, a cargo ship named Cosco Busan accidentally hit the San Francisco Bay Bridge and spilled 58,000 gallons of Bunker C fuel. Within 48 hours hundreds of concerned citizens poured onto Bay Area beaches and helped soak up oil using mats made from human...
RENEWABLE RESOURCES – Fungi + SF Oil Spill Hair Mats Bioremediation P. I – 2007–2008
Phase 1 – Fungi When the Cosco Busan container ship hit the San Francisco Bay Bridge and leaked 53,569 gallons of bunker fuel, Matter of Trust came out to the beaches with hair mats (made from human hair clippings) to soak up the oil coming ashore. Joining forces with...
RENEWABLE RESOURCES – Worms + SF Oil Spill Hair Mats Bioremediation P. III – 2009–2010
Section 4 - Worms Matter of Trust is the fiscal sponsor for this bioremediation research program. Microbes, worms, compostable waste are available all over the world and wherever oil spills occur. In the final stage of this experiment, we were able to prove that...
Renewable Resources – Veggie Van.org – 2003–2009
Matter of Trust was the fiscal sponsor (2003--2009) for Veggie Van.org, whose Founder, Josh Tickell, recycles used vegetable grease from restaurants into biodiesel fuel. He showed us how we can reduce dependence on petroleum by driving his biodiesel van...
RENEWABLE RESOURCES – Biodiesel For SF MUNI Buses Feasibility Study with CytoCulture – 2005–2006
Matter of Trust is the fiscal sponsor for the San Francisco Department of the Environment Feasibility Study "Biodiesel for MUNI Buses" research project in partnership with CytoCulture. The goal is to have the entire San Francisco bus fleet running on B20 (20%...
RENEWABLE RESOURCES – Biodiesel for School Buses Oakland, Calif – 2003
Matter of Trust orchestrated a Biodiesel Collaborative. Oakland school buses proactively reduced their exhaust pipe emissions, thanks to Michael's Transportation Services (MTS) leading the trend towards using a biodiesel blend. Less pollution means healthier kids....
RECYCLING – Blue Box – 2011–2015
Old cell phones and electronics are e-waste and very toxic to the environment when they are just chucked in the garbage. Since 2011, we have been providing attractive collection boxes to help people dispose of their old gadgets efficiently. To bring a blue box to your...