# earthside

> earthside is a small, privately held Los Angeles communications studio that connects ecology-minded organizations, brands and subcultures. Its public project list moves between community gardens and land trusts, fashion and footwear names, outdoor communities and independent musicians - a portfolio that suggests its product is not conventional publicity so much as culturally credible connection-making.

- **Founded:** 2020
- **Headquarters:** Compton, California, United States
- **Founders:** Jonathan Fajardo (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** 2-10 employees (company-reported LinkedIn range)
- **Products:** Communications and public relations, Community and cultural partnerships
- **Notable:** Built a public project roster spanning community gardens, national conservation nonprofits, consumer brands and independent musicians., Contributed to the public orbit around Compton Community Garden, whose supporters raised more than $445,000 through GoFundMe by May 2023 in a campaign to preserve the site., Was associated with the 2022 Nike x Undefeated Community release, an initiative spotlighting Compton Community Garden and Feed The Streets LA.

## Products & services

- **Communications and public relations** — Project-based communications work for ecology, community, culture and lifestyle organizations.
- **Community and cultural partnerships** — Connection-building across local organizations, brands and subcultures, reflected in the studio's public project roster.

## Achievements

- Built a public project roster spanning community gardens, national conservation nonprofits, consumer brands and independent musicians.
- Contributed to the public orbit around Compton Community Garden, whose supporters raised more than $445,000 through GoFundMe by May 2023 in a campaign to preserve the site.
- Was associated with the 2022 Nike x Undefeated Community release, an initiative spotlighting Compton Community Garden and Feed The Streets LA.

## Latest updates

- **2023-05** — Supporters of Compton Community Garden reached the fundraising level needed to pursue the land purchase after a sudden sale threat; Jonathan Fajardo was a public spokesperson during the campaign.
- **2022-11** — Nike and Undefeated released a Community Air Force 1 initiative connected with Compton Community Garden and Feed The Streets LA.
- **2022-06** — LAist profiled Jonathan Fajardo's culture and programming work at Compton Community Garden.

## Links

- Website: http://earthside.garden
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/earthside-garden

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Last updated: 2026-09-15