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Necils Lopez (pronounced Né-Seals) is the Projects Director and a passionate designer & creative thinker. His belief in building strong connections, relationships, and partnerships between people from all walks of life inspires his designs to promote people’s experience and consider its impact on the world. Mr. Lopez is a first-generation Mexican-American who grew up as a street vendor. Mr. Lopez began at HdV in 2013 while studying architecture and regenerative studies at Cal Poly Pomona. Ever since, his mission has been to deliver work that is practical, artistic, functional, conscious but most importantly regenerative.
Autumn Yanez-Jacabo is a recent Class of 2020 graduate from Cal State San Bernardino, where she received her degree in Environmental Studies and Global Studies. She currently works for Huerta del Valle Community Garden as the Community Supported Agriculture Coordinator where she manages weekly produce markets and a veggie box subscription program. Through Ms. Yanez-Jacobo’s work and studies, she hopes to make fresh food more accessible to everyone in the Inland Empire :)
About Huerta Del Valle (HDV)
Huerta Del Valle’s Mission is to cultivate an organization of community members to grow our own organic crops. Through growing our food we work toward sustainable community empowerment and health: creating meaningful work, building lasting skills, and developing strong relationships within the region. “Growing change in the Inland Valley."
HDV has seven locations throughout the Inland Empire that offers various programs including:
Students learn to:
Farmer Training
Internships
Community Supported Agriculture (CSAs)
Practice safe food handling
Community Events
Composting
Urban Farming
Community Gardens
Learn more at huertadelvalle.org