The Kalos Project
Empowering Communities through Local Food Systems.
We help people grow food instead of grass.
At the Kalos Project, we help homeowners, land owners, and business owners in Montgomery County and surrounding areas establish highly abundant and low maintenance food production systems (aka edible landscapes) on their property.
Our Mission
The Kalos Project builds resilient local food economies to empower young adults, especially those from foster care, justice systems, or seeking purposeful, independent lives, to learn sustainable agriculture, develop trade skills, and launch enterprises, fostering self-reliance and community strength.
The 11 Pillars of a Thriving Local Food System
These are all the different areas that The Kalos Project is working to impact.
Prioritize diverse, locally sourced ingredients. Support farmers markets and community gardens. Encourage only organic farming practices. Bring Victory Gardens into the 21st century.
Streamline distribution networks. Invest in food hubs and processing facilities. Bring the world’s greatest food production innovators to our local community.
Enable more people access to land, resources, and agricultural education. Offer training programs for farmers and food
entrepreneurs.
Promote regenerative agriculture and reduce the environmental footprint of food production. Support the regeneration of our soils.
Empower communities to participate in food systems. Mentorships, Holistic health education, cooking classes, and educational workshops.
Foster partnerships between farmers, chefs, retailers, and
community organizations. Share the vision for a thriving local
food economy.
Address food insecurity and ensure access to healthy food for all. Support food banks and community kitchens.
Implement policies that support local food production and a citizen’s right to choose what food they buy and from whom they want to buy it from.
Ensure fair compensation for farmers and producers by educating our community on the true and total cost of poor nutrition and choices for food. Promote local food businesses.
Minimize food waste through composting, food rescue programs, and innovative food preservation techniques.
Develop strategies to adapt to the tragic loss of soil
microbiology and ensure the long-term sustainability of the food system by decentralizing processing of produce and meats.
Why we do it:
Our food system has become separate from nature,
and the result is a commercial enterprise that destroys the health of our people and planet.
The population is sicker than ever before, we're rapidly losing farmable soil,
and the money we spend on food exits our communities to fill the bank accounts of large, centralized food companies.
The massive supply chains that are responsible for transporting food are far more fragile than most people realize.
Events like natural disasters, pandemics, political instability, and war could all cause disruptions in supply chains that could prevent communities from getting the food that they need.
This is why we're working to build a Decentralized, Parallel Food Economy
Founded upon the principles of permaculture, The Kalos Project’s vision is to create a global network of decentralized, sustainable, and regenerative local food economies that uplift and empower both the producer and consumer.
It's a big goal, and it begins at the local level.
Partnered with the permaculture experts at Food Forest Abundance, we help people and communities grow their own food through the design and installation of beautiful, low maintenance, and regenerative permaculture landscapes.
So, how can you help support this cause?
We need your help to get the word out about our mission to support and strengthen local food economies.
If you know of any upcoming local events in the Montgomery County area, our team would love to come present, whether it be for 5 minutes or an hour.
Don’t hesitate to reach out to us using the contact form below with any questions or input that you may have. To make the kind of change we’re looking to make, it’ll require a collective effort.