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Our Projects
The Ridge
The Ridge Project is a collaborative effort between the Golden Rule Church Association and ACE to develop The Ridge into a resource that benefits the community at large. The Ridge is a 40-acre property located at the Ridgewood Summit on Highway 101, between Willits and Ukiah, California.
Once home to a conventional set of amenities for the Highway 101 traveler, including a motel (White Deer Lodge), a restaurant (Fiesta Mexicana), a service station, and a gift shop, is now being re-imagined, remodeled, and revitalized. Strategically located on the highway this project will provide facilities that are socially, economically, and ecologically responsible.
The Ridge Residences
The cornerstone of the project is a housing development of the former motel which, with the adjacent amenities, is designed to address the social determinants of health, especially to support seniors aging in place.
The motel has been used for the past few years as an evacuation center during fires as well as temporary housing for fire survivors.
After renovations, The Ridge Residences will offer a 23-unit housing community. Priority will be provided to renters receiving or providing palliative care, fire survivors, able bodied seniors, and youth working in agriculture and health services.
Community Kitchen
The remodeled restaurant will be home to a community driven shared-use commercial kitchen and co-packing facility, event space, office for local farm and food workers and makers to produce their goods and expand their practice.
Marketplace
The vision for the former service station is to create an ethical rest stop – an unique marketplace where local, organic and responsible farmers, food producers and makers can showcase and sell their goods – and an alternative fuel station, possibly including electric car chargers, ethanol and biodiesel.
The building is currently being occupied by the volunteer group United Disaster Relief of Northern California.
Community Garden
On site is a flourishing community garden built by The Gardens Project through a grant provided by The Just and Resilient Future Fund in 2019. Residents enjoy organic, homegrown vegetables, horticultural therapy, and a beautiful shared outdoor space in their garden.
RCFE
Our residential care facility will provide a model for dignified elder care to inspire change within the industry. Residents will be included in the greater Ridgewood Ranch Community and provided with high quality, local, organic produce and meat raised on the property. A team of compassionate professionals and volunteers will ensure high quality of life.
