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holše noono, holše 'ek-noono

beautiful language, my beautiful language

In this photo is Vincent and his partner Louis, the visionaries behind in their new space on the campus opening soon

This photo is from the first sneak peak of what is to come in their groundbreaking educational and experiential cafe thoughtfully designed by

Vincent is holding a block of which is engraved with the phrase above in the -- the first language here in the region we now call the

Behind Vincent and Louis are their elders who have seen this vision come to fruition: to see more widely recognized and celebrate the beauty of their foods

We are grateful to be a part of this very important project highlighting Ohlone culture is not just alive (like it always has been) but it is growing and thriving.

In fact, on the other 2 out of 4 sides of the redwood block Vincent is holding is the name of Amaya Ruano -- the youngest speaker of

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Many small actions have a big impact -- like some of the people acknowledged below

Acknowledgements:
Very very very much coordination by
Plants by:
Labor by Arriaga Masonry
Dr. Kent Lightfoot, a faculty member at UC Berkeley who has been a champion from the beginning.
Lauren Kroiz & Ronde of the
The Terremoto team:
Many more we have likely missed and will be added in due time (please comment)

Beautifully crafted by Steve of a local woodworker.

Fun fact about this piece: our client works in manufacturing at a large tech company here in the Bay Area -- so they designed a special hinge. This has a "waterfall table leaf" -- there is a hinge mechanism so the waterfall can act as a table leaf to fit an additional 3 chairs.

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Today the came by and collected the off cuts we produce from milling -- of the 300 logs we took in last year, this pile represents "the waste" generated by the we've diverted from the urban -- we've found a way to recycle 100% of the logs we take in.

Habitats you can find our at the
-Jaguar
-Bear
-Coyote
-White Throated Monitor
-Lions
-Monkey

and is what the needs if we want to consciously utilize our planet's finite resources as we continue to build new here while destroying faraway lands in developing countries.

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