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Clemson University Helps Rock Sound to Envision A Sustainability-Based Future
For many years, Clemson University has been a valued partner in leading innovative, sustainability-focused, student-led projects on Eleuthera. Projects range from sustainable master planning for key community-facing areas, such as our CTI campus, to the revitalization...
Pioneering Sustainable Agriculture in The Bahamas
OEF and CTI are taking another major step towards a more sustainable and resilient future with the development of a regenerative food forest at the CTI Campus in Rock Sound. This innovative project, which aims to create a self-sustaining, organic farming system,...
Fighting Back Against Non-Communicable Diseases
Following a fitness assessment, Coach Neely leads the group in a forty-minute invigorating workout. Weekly sessions included workouts, nutrition counseling, health, wellness, and meditation coaching, and interactive gardening activities.Non-communicable diseases...
Cultivating The Next Generation of Growers
Discovering the wonders of growing: Students from Green Castle Primary School immerse themselves in the fascinating science of plant anatomy and seed germination.Education is at the heart of OEF’s mission, and we delight in welcoming students of all ages to learn and...
A Partnership in Care: Emory University and OEF
Meet the latest cohort of fourteen student nurses and two faculty members to visit and volunteer from Emory University.For nearly two decades, OEF has been proud to partner with Emory University’s Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing in fostering a collaborative...
Harvest Haven: Celebrating 13 Years of Transformational Change
Talented local artist, Latoya Rankine, wows the crowd with her impressive Fire Dancing Skills.Enjoy some of the exciting highlights of Harvest Haven 2025.Since our launch thirteen years ago on Earth Day (April 22nd), OEF has been a driving force for sustainable...
CTI Graduates Another 84 Bright & Promising Local Students
This summer, honeybees aren’t the only things zipping through the air; so are graduation caps! As we approach the mid-year mark, we are proud to announce that eighty-four bright and hopeful students from Eleuthera have completed courses and graduated from The Centre...
Investing in the Future Through Sustainable Agriculture & Youth
Lead CTI farmer, Jade Sands, guides the Preston H. Albury High School students on how to appropriately space and plant the young lettuce plants.OEF and CTI are supporting the Preston H. Albury (PHA) High School in cultivating a transformative agri-educational...