Our Founder is Anna Marie Carter aka "The Seed Lady of Watts. 2012 is Ms. Carters 37th Anniversary of serving the State of California teaching organic, wholistic community.
With many awards over the years, Ms. Carter is especially honored to have received an award from the Dali Lama at the World Festival of Sacred Music at UCLA. Her service award was a tray, reminding her to continue to serve the people.
Starting the Watts Garden Club and then advancing to the Zenzale Projects, Ms. Carter will be retiring in less than 24 months. As a retired, disabled, senior citizen, Ms. Carter wishes to realize her dream of "Ghetto Organics in the Organic Ghetto".
Turning down an offer of 10 Billion dollars a year from the Peoples Republic of China to "sell out", give up her name, product lines, likeness, soul and spirit, Ms. Carter is determined to create healthy, natural products "In the 'Hood, For the 'Hood, By the 'Hood". "If I can give everyone on my block a job, to create products that we use that are healthy, I will be successful in creating a better community, where I live, breathe and sleep! That's what I call "Blooming where you are planted! I am looking for interested green job trainees in Detroit, Watts, West/East Oakland, and South Los Angeles who believe we can create holistic products, green jobs and organic community all at the same time! This is our time NOW!"
In our fundraising products section, you will find new exciting healthy products designed just for you! Each product employs someone that is considered "unemployable". 50 percent of sales are donated directly to the Zenzale Projects that feed people in the 'hood, create more products and our main objective - SAVING SEEDS!
Real food for real people - heirloom, organic seeds for our gardens, and for our future ancestors to experience REAL FOOD!
I lost 50 pounds takng CHIA SEEDS! !