Rio Verde University

Rio Verde University founded 1968 in Houston, TX by Dr. Wm Abrams Pres., is dedicated to helping medical and healthcare practitioners achieve their most hoped for educational goals. Through it’s graduate research with the International Institute for Health & Wellness, Inc., cutting edge studies in nutrition, environmental clean-up, and the concept of food as medicine is instilled in researchers, students, and supporters alike.

Dr. CB Jacobson MD, Charles Jacobson MA, Jon Jacobson (volunteer), Matt Martinez (volunteer) and Dr. Ari Combs prepare the worksite at the Columbus, NM branch.

Dr. Jacobson and Dr. Combs break ground at the New Mexico site in March of 2003.

Volunteers Marty Hunt, TJ Vasquez, Hector Santos, Aaron and Chase Irwin, and Juwad al-Wadi construct a greenhouse behind the fire equipment building that will be used by the IIHW in its’ Gro-Tunnel® agricultural research project with the, Ever-Gro Agriculture, Opus Network of Las Vegas NV, and Blue Star Kosher Foods.

The fire safety slab is finished.

Jon Jacobson, site project director Craig Irwin RNMT, Matt Martinez and Dr. Jacobson work into the night pouring the first concrete slab for the fire safety and equipment building.

Dennis Cole, from Santa Fe, NM is the site general contractor.