About Us
Native Soil Inc, was founded in 2015 based out of Oakland, CA. We specialize in landscape construction, including new irrigation systems, planting, decomposed granite, artificial turf and natural turf installations. Our team consists of Cal Poly alumni as well as foreman that have been in the landscape industry for over 30 years. We are family owned and operated and can turn a set of plans into a reality within an enjoyable family work environment.
Our Mission
Native Soil Inc. is a construction, education, and social organization dedicated to the protection of water, plants, and soils, while empowering disenfranchised communities.
Our Vision
Our vision is to be the Bay Areas landscape contractor of choice, fostering an educational work environment, where employees receive livable wages, are happy, and love to contribute to the enhancement of our planet and communities.
Our People
Emmanuel Gomez, a native of Oakland, California, founded Native Soil in 2015 in an effort to empower his community by providing jobs, education, and training, to those that weren’t fortunate enough to receive a higher education. Emmanuel started doing landscape construction when he was 12 and saw the need for a Latino owned landscape business as most of the labor force in this field is made up of Latinos but unfortunately not many Latinos own these businesses. Emmanuel received his Bachelors of Landscape Architecture from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, in 2013 and after a few years of managing experience with large landscape companies, he obtained his own Landscape Contractor License from the state of California. Emmanuel truly cares about instilling sustainable landscape practices and passing down any of his knowledge to his employees that can then be then passed down to our future generations, creating a planet where people are living in harmony with nature, plants, water, wildlife, bugs and insects. Leaving a better world for our children and grandchildren.
Angelina-Native Soil Inc. CEO obtained a Business degree with a minor in Marketing from Cal State East Bay. In 2018 Angelina assisted in growing the company and changing the company’s business model from doing only residential to government and commercial work. To pursue commercial work certifications had to be obtained or at least submitted to be processed. Angelina knew networking had to be implemented in the business to meet general contractors and understand requirements by various entities to become eligible and be awarded sub-contracts. Angelina helped collect all the information required and submitted applications for procurement and obtained invitations to bid for work distributed by the General contractors. Angelina oversees all daily operations and all the administrative tasks and helps with submittals, schedule of values, project management, ordering materials and coordinating with vendors and truckers for transportation of materials. Additionally, Angelina submits progress billing and invoices, attends scheduling meeting’s with generals and other sub-contractors. Angelina also attends meetings with City of Oakland and OUSD to discuss how to improve to local hiring program. Angelina has recently completed Turner school of construction. She along with Emmanuel share pride in being active in our community and provide Oakland residents employment.
Our Projects
Central Kitchen – Oakland Unified School District – Oakland, CA
The Central Kitchen is a project that will produce 35,000 healthy meals for the students of Oakland Unified School District. The project is a 43,000 sf centralized kitchen which has ADA accessible vegetable planters, bioswales to treat water on site, and the entire project itself is an edible fruit garden, which has many fruit trees including olives, almonds, limes, pomegranates, and herbs. Central Kitchen is an educational garden that will teach kids how to propagate seeds in the green house; transplant to the vegetable gardens; harvest their own food; finally moving the produce to an interactive small kitchen where kids will make their own meals. As OUSD alumni Angelina and Emmanuel are proud to have been part of this project that employed many Oakland residents and will continue to feed healthy meals to our immediate community.
Cherryland Parking Lot – Alameda County – Hayward, CA
The Cherryland Parking Lot at Meek Park is 4,000 sf project focusing on treating the on-site parking lot water through biofiltration and using appropriate plants to treat metals, oils, and chemicals. The bioswale system also prevents trash from being carried into the watershed. This project included a new irrigation system with specialty drip products in the bioswale areas, bioswale mix, compost, plants, and mulch. This Parking lot will also serve as an overflow parking for a Senior Community Center where we will install the irrigation system and landscaping.
Cherryland Community Center – Alameda County – Hayward, CA
The Cherryland Community Center is a 17,500 sf facility that will serve the Cherryland
Community. The facilities will include multi-purpose rooms, a prekindergarten room, a
catering kitchen, a large community room, and a courtyard that can accommodate up to 240
people. The landscaping includes bioswales for onsite drainage water treatment, a new
irrigation system, plants, trees, compost and mulch.
Angelina Gomez assumes the role of Chief Executive Officer, is a Mexican American woman,
native to Oakland Ca. She attended Cal State East Bay University, Hayward -Business
Administration Major with minor in Marketing. Angelina is proud to be working alongside her
husband while improving and positively impacting their community. It is not unknown that
there are very few women in construction, she is grateful to be able to be of representation
of Latina women in the construction workforce.
