Ellie Fun Day Visits Full Circle Organic Farm
Over a high-brow NYC lunch, my past client William and I were mulling over some life prodding questions. I posed this question to him "What do you want to do with your life? What sort of legacy do you want to leave?" Apparently that got him thinking. Somehow organic farming was brewing in the back of his mind. This was of special interest to me as we continue our journey of sourcing responsibly and looking for organic goods. I'm not sure if I shared about my own dream about designing organic baby blankets, but somehow our synergies connected. 
He got wind that the Santa Clara Unified School District was thinking of leasing part of it's land. In a vote 5-1 the school board voted to allow an educational organic farm to use the land. William began volunteering at ground level, clearing the land, digging up old concrete footings. His hope was that this would be a great opportunity for he and his daughter to bond over a meaningful cause and that they did. He is now active on the board of Full Circle Farm, heading up their sales and marketing efforts. The nonprofit is dedicated to the renewal of local, and sustainable food systems for everyone. What inspires me the most about William's story is that he saw an opportunity and took a risk to invest. He himself was a graphic art director and was laid off during the downturn, but he saw it as an opportunity, a bit of re-birth and renewal for his own life. More recently, they've been inspired to work with lower-economic families and help them gain access to healthy fresh grown food through an up and coming program. I can see how this has become a large part of who he is and how it's inspired him to continue the full circle of how we grow, get and eat our food. 
I'm always amazed to see my food in it's natural element, unpackaged and coming from the ground. Who knew that kale looks like a mini-palm tree and that ocra had the most gorgeous pale yellow and purple flowers? 
FULL CIRCLE FARM Farm Stand Hours Wed & Fri: 1:30-7 and Sun: 11-3 Volunteer Hours Weds & Sat 10am-dark All ages in Education Garden Enter at WEST farm gate Sundays for 16 years+ on the Production Farm from 9-2 Open for Visitors Monday- Friday 9-5 Saturday 10-dusk WEST GATE ONLY Sunday 9-3
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William Moeller
What a great visit with Ellie Fun Day at Full Circle Farm! Enjoyed sharing dreams and visions with fellow social entrepreneurs. Best, though, was holding hands with Ally as she led me on a tour of the children’s garden.
Wishing you unfathomable success!
Josh Salans
Thank you for the beautiful pictures.
And for being a friend of William.
I was the first Excecutive Director of Sustainable Community Gardens, the nonprofit that took on this project back in 2007 ((we started with Charles Street Garden Community Garden in Sunnyvale opening in 2006). William was and still is a huge blessing for the organization and the longevity and success of Full Circle Farm.
Thank you for your alluring pictures and article.
Josh
EllieFunDay
Ally is such a sweetheart, she found a kindred spirit in you!
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Lisa B
July 21, 2015
What a cool field trip for the girls!!!