Since its founding in 1998, The Ecology School has offered short-term (a day, a week, a semester) immersive courses to schoolchildren, families, and civic and corporate groups, all designed to connect the dots between healthy ecological systems and the nutritional (and sustainably sourced) food on their plates. The $14.1 million green campus that The Ecology School is currently building on the grounds of the historic 105-acre River Bend Farm will demonstrate the connection between sustainable ecosystems and human dwellings.