What We Do
Founded in 2001, GreenFriends is the international environmental initiative of Embracing the World. It's a volunteer-based movement that promotes environmental awareness and participation at the individual and community levels. GreenFriends seeks to inspire people to serve and protect nature, so that all life-forms may live in harmony upon the Earth.
Anybody can join one of our local chapters and become a 'GreenFriend' by emailing us at GreenFriends@macenters.org. Visit GreenFriends North America to see the latest activities in North America. We are involved in the following green projects:
GROWING PLANTS
- Fruit tree planting
- Coniferous & deciduous tree planting
- Vegetable & flower gardening in rural lands
- Greening cities by building urban gardens
- Greenhouse gardening
BUILDING SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTS
- Permaculture designs for farms
- Soil & land restoration
- Erosion prevention
- Rain water catchment
- Bee cultivation
- Solar power initiatives
- Plastics Project - converting waste into useful products
EDUCATION
- Soil Food Web courses
- Permaculture courses
- Holistic Management courses
- Pruning Workshops
- Grafting Workshops
- Growing Tulasi (Holy Basil) Workshops
- Community campaigning to reduce waste & recycle
- Teaching children about growing plants
COMMUNITY BUILDING
- Earth Day celebrations that promote environmental awareness & fun
- Fundraising for Amma's Farmer Relief Project in Washim, India
- Collaborating with like-minded organizations, such as: Common Vision, Rodale Institute, BioLogic Systems, Living Mandala, Earthworks, Boy Scouts of America, AYUDH, and Bala Kendra.