Educational Nonprofit Project

SandCastles Ranch

Committed to the Healing and Preservation of Nature!


Our Daily Actions And Inactions Are Killing Our Planet. But It Is Not Too Late To Save It.

Founder/ Director Master A. M. Frances BA, MSN, MSPT, Reiki Master, Certified EFT Practitioner ....and more!

Dear friend and Partner in progress,

I warmly welcome you to SandCastles Ranch – a nonprofit educational project dedicated to teaching environmental stewardship through eco-friendly programs, practices, sustainable building, sustainable living and alternative housing.

SandCastles Ranch is a project of the WYDK TV and WYDK Global Network of Educational programs and events. It was first located and established in Tehachapi Ca in 1998 as part of Angelica's Garden Natural Health and living e-magazine. Overtime, our educational programs and eco-friendly projects have been spread beyond our geographical location. We have also collaborated/participated with many environmental/ social economic groups and organizations globally.

The Problem/Situation

Our modern societies, especially the western societies, have become so disconnected with nature, and the living earth in which we depend.

“People and businesses are overpowering the planet using resources faster than they can be regenerated.

“Unsustainable agriculture, fisheries, mining and energy are leading to unprecedented habitat loss and degradation, overexploitation, pollution and climate change.

“Biodiversity – the complex web of life made by millions of species, plants, bacteria and fungi – underpins many of Earth’s systems that we take for granted, systems that provide us with the air we breathe and the food and water we consume. It maintains the ecosystems that society and its various enterprises need to thrive, ensuring access to essential raw materials, commodities and services.”

And the bitter truth is that we have continued to do great damage to the planet and haven’t learnt how to grow our economy without harming nature.

You Can Be Part Of The Solution!

An Educational Experience

What We Do

We Teach Sustainable Living

We use fun and creative ways to teach easy and effective ways to live Eco-Friendly and sustainably. We teach people and communities the importance of living in harmony with the earth and earth energy since we live and are sustained by a living earth.

We Teach Sustainable Building

We teach people easily sourced materials, and easily executed techniques that have been successfully used for alternative housing for centuries throughout the world.

Homelessness is the greatest and only true global pandemic!-AMF

According to global statics 2015 1.6 billion people globally lived in "inadequate shelter". That number only includes reported cases. Approximately 100,000 in the US and 380,000 of that total are under the age of 18. Due to the global Covid-19 pandemic those numbers are expected to rise by 30 million in the US. In the next three to 5yrs 3 billion people are projected/expected to be homeless.

We Teach Self-sufficiency

We teach people to take a much larger active role in their own personal circumstances by teaching them easy inexpensive ways to live more sustainably. We explore and advocate economic empowerment opportunities for our communities.

How We Do It

For close to 30 years now, we have been on the journey of raising empowered, environmentally conscious, self-sufficient citizens and communities through our eco-friendly and self-empowerment workshops, community events, public educational TV & Radio Programs, workshops and webinars.

We offer one-on-one private, group classes and virtual instruction as well as expert advice – both free and paid services. We have several Certified/Trained/ Experienced professionals to help you learn.

We cover the following topics in our trainings:

Environmental Impact: #Alternative Energy, # Energy Conservation, #Environmentally Friendly, # Land Conservation, #Eco Building, #Sustainable building, #Zero energy, #Energy Conservation,

Social Economic Impact: #Self-Sustainability, # Healthy Spaces. #Basic Survival Training, #Debt Free Living, # Tiny homes, #Economic Empowerment, #Alternative Living, # Alternative Housing, #Tiny House Designs, #Sustainable Development, #Sustainable Solutions, #Social Economic Imbalances, #Eco-Friendly Living, #Off Grid, #Homesteading, #Eco-Art,

Ecological Impact: #Nature-Based Solutions, #Benefits of Biodiversity, #Regenerative Agriculture, #Natural Farming, #Natural Resource Conservation, #Climate Change, #Global Warming, # Food Forest

Water Conservation: #Water Conservation, # Water purification, # Water Recycling, # Sustainable Water Resources, # Water Redistribution,

Wildlife Conservation: #Wild life Habitat, #Wildlife Conservation, #Wildlife Habitat Building, Wildlife Habitat Preservation, #Animal Sanctuary, #Animal Rehabilitation,

Waste Reduction: #Waste Reduction, # Waste management , #Up-cycle, #Recycle Repurpose & Reuse, #Zero Waste,

Subscribe to our Eco-Friendly Sustainable Newsletter for tips, tricks and inspiration to jump-start your Sustainable Living journey. Stay up to date on ALL of our upcoming Projects and activities, Giveaways, Contest and Drawings!

All of our Annual and semi annual fundraisers will be virtual events this year. This includes Raffles and Silent Auctions. Stay informed, Don't Miss Out!

Disclaimer & Warning

The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unexpected and profound impact on all of our daily lives and our businesses. COVID-19 has changed a lot about the way we at WYDK TV and The Sand Castles Ranch ( Project) do business and the ways in which we interact with guests/students. We have taken enhanced health and safety measures for you, your family, our staff, and our local community.

All information, dates, schedules and pricing/fees should be considered tentative and subject to changes until further notice.

An inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists in any public place where people are present. By participating in any Sand Castles Ranch ( Project) live workshops, or projects you voluntarily assume all risks related to exposure to COVID-19."