Lily Moon Sustainability Project
Primal Echo is fueled by an insatiable commitment to create a better world. At the heart of that ongoing imperative is our pledge to contribute 1% from every product sale to the establishment and operation of Lily Moon Sustainability Project emerging non–profit fund. The other 1% of net sales will be donated to the Conscious Consumer Trust (CCT), an emerging community-based think tank on Social Equity in Fort Collins, CO.
Lily Moon is a rural development venture we seek to build in Costa Rica that will be a model of sustainability, equity, and self–sufficiency. Currently we are identifying and securing funding and start-up seed money. Lily Moon's mission is to benefit organic farmers, low-income artisan women, and at–risk kiddos in Costa Rica, while also including a scholarship exchange program in Fort Collins, CO.
We've identified a property in the agricultural community of Atenas, Costa Rica, that would allow us to become next-door neighbors to our coffee farmers on one side and neighbors to the the rural school we're adopting on the other!
Our vision is to create a local and international partnership where we foster a mutually beneficial exchange in organic agriculture education, sustainable resource management, biodiversity, appropriate technology, social entrepreneurship, and an inspiration & giggles summer camp for at-risk kiddos.
Lily Moon will:
- Act as an organic agricultural learning center for coffee, cocoa, and organic orchard farmers
- Feature an appropriate technology lab to test alternative fuel farm equipment, solar roaster, and power-generating merry-go-round
- Train artisan and entrepreneurial-minded women to create original, high-quality sustainable lifestyle products and to operate sustainable social enterprises in partnership with an innovative micro-loan partner
- Operate an inspiration & summer camp for at-risk kids and youth that will offer classes and hands-on opportunities to learn about culture, organic agriculture, recycling, and source reduction; money management; community service; conflict resolution; social equity; art, music, bi-lingual creative writing, and English lessons; ecology, astronomy, and physics
- Establish a scholarship fund to facilitate the exchange with organic farmers, low-income artisan women, and at-risk kids in Fort Collins, CO
- Offer overnight accommodations, organic meals, and agro, eco, rural community development, and adventure tours opportunities to individuals, families, school, and university groups
- Partner with a developing community-based think tank on social equity in Fort Collins, CO, the Conscious Consumer Trust (CCT), to ensure the adoption of social sustainability Best Practices that are as forward-thinking as our eco sustainability initiatives.
Currently we seek funding to set up the legal non-profit structure, acquire and develop the land, and seed capital to establish and run the project during its three-year start-up phase. We are currently accepting donations of musical instruments, laptops, sports and wellness equipment, and school uniforms for the kiddos at the school we've adopted. Corporate sponsors, grant-giving organizations, philanthropists, benefactors, and educational organizations are welcome to contact Ana for more information.
