For the last ten years, we've partnered with dozens of institutions around New York City and nationwide - from charter schools to public schools, summer programs, e-learning and beyond, to teach how students how to create ecologically diverse outdoor classrooms,  gardens, and campgrounds.

Beyond Organic Design educators serve as active partners to help students understand how the real-world value of sustainable ecological design can provide skills, knowledge, resources that will inspire solutions for the world's problems.

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​BEHIND THE SCENES

Monica Ibacache, CEO and Founder of Beyond Organic Design, is a community organizer and ecological designer based in New York City. An avid gardener growing up with her grandparents in Chile, she continued to grow food while living in southeast Alaska, and later as a certified permaculture designer in the United States. Monica is committed to improving food systems while advancing social and environmental justice globally. As a woman of color, Monica has a special place in her heart for teaching in diverse and marginalized communities.

MEET THE TEAM

"BOD does a great job teaching about gardening, sustainability, and permaculture to young people. My students came away from our semester-long collaboration with a powerful sense of purpose."
- Ariel Sacks, Educator and Author of Whole Novels For the Whole Class: A Student Centered Approach