Andre Loyola

Andres started working for Planting Justice on August 18, 2023. They discovered Planting Justice through volunteering with the Sogorea Te’ Land Trust and visiting the Huichun/Oakland Nursery. Andres’ passion for gardening ignited while learning to cook traditional Oaxacan dishes from their parents and understanding their historical practices of forming relationships with plants for medicine and food.

They studied Sociology with an emphasis on the global impacts of climate change and are now part of a CA Native-led plant mentorship collective. In the collective, they address the climate crisis through native plant and ecological restoration using Traditional Ecological Knowledge. In their spare time, Andres enjoys cooking, hiking, and learning about local California history while traveling.