Melanie Cross
​School Gardens Manager
[email protected]
​707-460-1606
​​Melanie Cross, Chilean journalist, came back to the US in 2006 in search for a meaningful path in her journalism career. After working with different media and production companies, she decided to concentrate her efforts towards the care of nature. Leaving behind the entertainment world, she has dedicated this past decade to creating connections between childhood and our natural environment, highlighting the benefits and importance of this exchange in our development as humans. It is her honor to be part of the Community Food Council as the School Garden Coordinator, where she can directly work with children in their understanding of plants, food, and farming, and bring the community's attention to the many benefits of healthy food production.
The DNATL Community Food Council is currently a program of the  Family Resource Center of the Redwoods and is supported by The California Endowment's Building Healthy Communities Initiative.