Matter Of Trust Inc

Our goals for 2021 and 2022:

To open ten recycled fiber felting MofT satellites for making mats for oil spill clean up
To host six Eco-Home general public open houses; one every 2 months throughout the year, each concentrating on a different room/area of the house.
To launch new Hum Sum social media platform mobile app (events, forums, free exchange, commitments…) for humanity adding solutions.
To launch an online Resource Library for 2500 local to global eco-innovations.
To update the MofT website, internship, and apprenticeship programs.
To update and reprint the 2nd edition of our It’s Easy Being Green book.
To research five Global Compost Project satellite partners.
To partner with 50 classrooms on MofT programs and Peace of Mind kits.

Our core principles and strategies:

Learn from society and nature: We organize, develop, participate in and fund research projects with universities and other partners so that we can test potential natural solutions, see and share results with our own eyes. Also, we host open houses to gather perspectives and incentives from the public.
Orchestrate beneficial programs that improve lives and environments: Our Eco-Home and Clean Wave Program directly impact clean water, green jobs, eco-education about renewables, debris-free recycling, sorting waste into resources, and much more.
To gather and present useful ecological information in immersive, inspirational ways: Students, locals, and tourists get to enjoy how to incorporate planet-friendly ideas into their immediate environment when they visit the Eco-Hub and Eco-Home. Our resources include rotating and permanent exhibits, corporate off-site and field trips, our Easy Being Green book, videos, lesson plans, eco-innovations resource library, and more…
Provide popular, large-scale platforms that are inclusive and helpful: Our Humanity Adding Solutions platform – the Hum Sum – with members forums, event calendars, free exchange, eco-commitments, surveys, resources is free to the public.
Lead by example and grow through partnerships: We practice a hands-on approach to research, programs, and systems. Through our model factory, showcase home, urban edible garden, satellite MofT felters, lectures, beautiful eco-art installations… we immerse visitors into a world of possibilities while gathering their perspectives and incentives. We strongly avoid reinventing the wheel and like to build collaborations between sectors and network to find peer acknowledged experts up and down the ladder.

Our method and capabilities:

1. Eco-Industrial Hub – Our flagship factory and permanent exhibit hall. Here we make oil spill mats out of recycled clippings of hair, fur and fleece from salons, groomers, and farmers. This demonstrates best practices for sorting waste into resources. Our visually stimulating walls discuss the challenges and solutions for clean air, water, energy, manufacturing, and much more. Through the Eco-Hub, we eagerly seek out a wide range of perspectives and incentives.
2. The Eco-Home – Our model renters’ home showcases fun ways to green your holiday celebrations and all the areas of your house. Starting with Bee My Valentine (Bedrooms), Spring Greening (Bathrooms and Storage), Greendependence Day (Home Office / Home Gym), Fall-ing for Harvests (Kitchen and Dining), Haunted Eeek-o-Home (Exterior and Garden) and ending with Seasons Greenings (Living room).
3. Urban Edible Garden – Explore our research projects made to uplift and heal the mind, body, and soil. Visit our solar tiny home, solar aerated compost pile, laundry to landscapes gray water, dog poo composter, chicken coop, fog catcher, raised veggie beds, beehive, bat house, and more.
4. Clean Wave Program – At our Eco-Hub and our MofT Satellites we make mats for oil spills out of recycled waste fiber clippings. Salons, pet Groomers, and ranches donate hair, fur, and fleece which we felt into strips that go into storm drains to soak up petroleum mixed with rain. Help us keep waterways clean, sort waste into resources, and create green jobs!
5. The Hum Sum – Our Humanity Adding Solutions online platform allows us to efficiently gather partners (individuals, businesses, government departments, schools, nonprofits…) from around the world. We have forms, local to global events calendars and eco-commitment counters, free stuff and services exchange, and more.
6. Other Projects – We have many other delightful in-house programs and fiscal sponsorships that our team works on. These include: Heart of the City Farmers’ Market, Sonoma Food Runners, the Global Compost Project, SF Urban Carbon Farming Project, and more.. See our current list and Archives.

We run two public community centers in the heart of San Francisco, CA.
We launched our online eco-social media platform.
We orchestrate a satellite network of 15+ waste fiber felting factory hubs
We are revolutionizing waste fiber recycling on a global scale.
We research renewable resources and clean water innovations
Our name is mentioned in two published, university science papers, 3+ books and 100s of press news articles
We have hired over 75 youth as interns apprentices and 20+ seniors over the last 22 years
Our Clean Wave program collaborates with 50,000+ hair stylists and pet groomers from all around the world
We have a 12 year partnership and 2nd contract with the US Air Force on a clean water research program

See our history: https://matteroftrust.org/history/