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B O A R D C h a i r : D av id S habazian
Mike B o l d t
Fati m a M alik
V i c e C h a i r : Ni c o l e Ro g e r s
B e n C ar te r
D awn Mill e r
Tr e a s u r e r : A na K l e in
D o u g D i c kso n
C ath e r in e O h
S e c r e t a r y : J e ana H ul tquis t
M ar io G u tie r rez
M ai Yan g Van g
I m m e d i a te P a s t C h a i r : A n dre a Clar k
A n nie K in g , P h D
C h r is Yal o nis
M ar k L in d e r
S T A F F M a r y K i m b a l l, E xe c u ti ve D ire c to r M a r i s a A l c o r t a, B e gin nin g Far m e r A p p re nti c es hip C o o rdinato r J e n n i fe r L a n e A l l e n, D igi tal & S o c ial M e dia S p e c ialis t | C o ntr a c ts C o o rdinato r S a r a B e r n a l, Wes t S ac r am e nto U r ban Far m P ro gr am M anag e r M a t t C l e m e n t , Wes t S ac r am e nto C S A an d Vo lu nte e r C o o rdinato r B e t h D e l Re a l, C ar in g fo r o u r Wate r s h e ds C o o rdinato r S h e l l ey D o n a t i , M o nte rey & S anta C r uz FA R M S Le ad e r ship P ro gr am C o o rdinato r S te p h a n i e E t c h eve r r i a, FA R M S Le ad e r s hip P ro gr am D ire c to r N i c o d e m u s F o r d, C an n e r y Far m C o o rdinato r D i a n e Fr i e n d , S an J o aquin Vall ey Re gio nal FA R M S Le ad e r s hip P ro gr am C o o rdinato r L i s a K a i n, C o ntro ll e r M a t t h ew L e c h m a i e r, S L E W S P ro gr am C o o rdinato r N aye l i L oz a n o, S L E W S P ro gr am Inte r n C h i d o M a c h a r a n g a , Wes t S ac r am e nto Far m e r s M ar ke t M anag e r J a m i e M a r r o n , Te ham a C o u nt y FA R M S Le ad e r s hip P ro gr am C o o rdinato r C h r i s t i n e M c M o r r ow, D ire c to r of D eve l o p m e nt & C o m m u ni c atio ns C a r r i e Pe te r s o n , N o r ths tate FA R M S Le ad e r s hip P ro gr am C o o rdinato r J i l l S i e g e l , C e ntr al Vall ey E as t FA R M S Le ad e r ship P ro gr am C o o rdinato r R a c h e l S p r i n k l e - S t r o n g , O f f i c e M anag e r | S e nio r E xe c u ti ve A s sis tant S r i S e t h u r a t n a m, C alifo r nia Far m Ac ad e my D ire c to r N i n a S u zu k i , S L E W S P ro gr am D ire c to r K a r e n S wa n , Yo u th Le ad e r s hip P ro gr ams D ire c to r C o l l e e n Ta b e r, Ke r n FA R M S Le ad e r ship P ro gr am C o o rdinato r M a u r e e n T h o m p s o n, C alifo r nia Far m Ac ad e my Far m e r Tr ainin g P ro gr am M anag e r K a t i e Wo r t m a n, C e ntr al Vall ey Wes t FA R M S Le ad e r s hip P ro gr am C o o rdinato r B r e a n n e Wr o u g h t o n , C alfo r nia Far m Ac ad e my P ro gr am A s sis tant
LETTER FROM THE LEADERSHIP
Dear Friends, Agriculture has been the foundation for every society and economy throughout history. Yet, a rather unintended result of agriculture’s success is that it is now generally overlooked. As fewer farmers produce more food, the rest of us have the opportunity to pursue other endeavors and grow our economy and culture beyond its agrarian roots. Today, we are at a point in time when those trends have created a crisis: there are fewer and fewer qualified people caring for our natural resources and growing and processing food than are needed to feed our nation and beyond. It is with this backdrop that the Center for Land-Based Learning is proud to share our successes this year. Early in 2017, we completed our new strategic plan, which is guiding the board and staff over the next few years to continue expanding our ability to make a difference in the lives of youth and aspiring farmers in California. The plan highlights key goals including better engaging graduates from our programs and diversifying our funding to better prepare new students for careers in natural resources and agriculture. Another important goal
New this year is our Beginning Farm Manager Apprenticeship, the first of its kind in California. Soon to be accredited through the California Division of Apprenticeship Standards, we are offering placements for aspiring farm managers with mentor farmers in Yolo and Sacramento Counties. The program provides a minimum of 3,000 hours of paid work experience, and 280 hours of curriculum and training. We piloted the program with three Apprentices in 2017, and look forward to adding at least 10 more in 2018. The end of the year is a time to reflect on our accomplishments, but also to take stock of how we are able to achieve them. We are honored and humbled by our donors’ investment in our mission. That generosity supports an amazing staff and the programs offered by the Center for Land-Based Learning to create opportunity for youth and aspiring farmers. We are committed to continue producing results that not only create career pathways, but also benefit the land and natural resource we all depend on.
is to build a new home for the Center for LandBased Learning and we have been cultivating a partnership with a long-time program partner to build a new office and home for our programs over the next two years. Regarding our programs, the California Farm Academy graduated another 17 beginning farmers, which makes for a total of 111 graduates since its inception in 2012. Over 70% of alumni are farming themselves or working in agriculture. In the 2016-2017 year, 10 found opportunities to hone which has farm plots in Davis, West Sacramento
DAVID SHABAZIAN
MARY KIMBALL
and Winters.
BOARD CHAIR
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
their skills in our farm business incubator program,
“Our deep respect for the land and its harvest is the legacy of generations of farmers who put food on our tables, preserved our landscape, and inspired us with a powerful work ethic.” —James H. Douglas, Jr.
ANNUAL REPORT 2016-2017
Changing Lives and Making Dreams Come True
A CA Farm Academy graduate forges a business in growing & milling heritage grains
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“Changing lives and making dreams come true”
create sustainable small-scale local grain economies
embodies the stories we have heard from program
and re-acquaint consumers with varietal whole grain
alumni this year. Take for example David Kaisel,
flour. His freshly-milled flours are flying out of his
a 2014 California Farm Academy graduate who is
farm stand at the prestigious Ferry Plaza Farmer’s
now living the life he dreamed of as a young man;
Market in San Francisco, Temescal Farmer’s Market
that of raising crops and living in the Capay Valley.
in Oakland, and Bi-Rite Markets in San Francisco.
David spent the majority of his career designing
Wheat varieties like Øland and Timilia are practically
products to help makes lives better and healthier for
unheard of in modern milling, but that won’t stop
underserved populations. From in-home water filters
David on his quest to re-establish a heritage grain
to grain dryers to reduce disease risks, his work
milling culture and market.
was satisfying. However, after cancer treatment in 2012, David knew it was time to reclaim that dream
David utilized the California Farm Academy network
of a farming life. After much research, he found the
of partners to help determine the market needs and
California Farm Academy, and from there he has not
trends when formulating his business plan, “The
looked back.
Farm Academy really helped me tap into a network of knowledgeable, successful farmers who were
Today, David is forging a business in growing and
essential for helping me to get my business plan off
milling heritage grains. His mill, imported from
the ground.” While he admits he still has a lot of work
Italy, is small, but it is making a big impact. He is
ahead to reach his goal, he says confidently, “I’m still
bringing heritage varieties of wheat back to life and
convinced it’s possible.”
introducing them to a modern world, with a quest to
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--David Kaisel 2014 CFA Graduate
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CALIFORNIA FARM ACADEMY California Farm Academy Apprenticeship Program The California Farm Academy Apprenticeship Program was developed in response to a need for skilled farming professionals to either fill critical management positions on farms in Northern California, take the reins from farmers looking at retirement, or to launch
SINCE 2012
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their own farming operations. It is currently the only accredited (pending) Apprenticeship
111 beginning farmers trained
in agriculture in California, with recognition
22 farm enterprises supported
Standards. The program lasts approximately
70% of graduates farming full-time, or working in the ag sector 7 incubator farm sites in Yolo County: Winters, Davis, and West Sacramento
from the state Division of Apprenticeship two years, and includes both a paid on-the-job training component, as well as coursework requirements. Upon completion, the apprentice will graduate to a Journeyman level in the occupation of Beginning Farm and Ranch Manager.
10 military veterans
The Apprenticeship Program was piloted in
3 apprentices enrolled
farms in Sacramento and Yolo counties. In 2018
2017 with three apprentices placed with two our goal is to match 10 apprentices with farm businesses of all sizes and varying business models.
Beginning Farmer Training Program Farm Business Incubator
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CENTER FOR LAND-BASED LEARNING Zamora Flora is a veteran-owned, family-run, specialty cut flower business, run by 2016 CFA graduates Cal and Aubrianne Zamora. The couple produces arrangements for local florists under the Farmer Veteran Coalition “Homegrown by Heroes” label. Zamora Flora is a participant in the California Farm Academy Farm Business Incubator Program at the Farm on Putah Creek.
“We learned about the Center for Land-Based Learning’s California Farm Academy in Fall of 2015, and decided to start the program to make our dreams a reality. After much soul-searching, we decided to start our agricultural career in specialty cut flowers, and are hoping to expand into poultry production and integrated pest management services to support donations of meat and eggs to local non-profit organizations that feed under-served communities.”
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—Aubrianne Zamora, Zamora Flora, 2017 Training Program Graduate
West Sacramento Urban Farm site at 5th & C was farmed by 2016 CFA alum Laurie Gates. Laurie hosted two u-pick flower events at the site this year, with enthusiastic community support. Photo by Christine the Photographer.
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THE CANNERY FARM
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he Cannery neighborhood is located at the former Hunt-Wesson tomato cannery site in Davis, CA. The development consists of 547
operations and serves as a farm business incubator
features built into every residence. Known as an
site for beginning farmers; specifically graduates of
‘agrihood,’ the Cannery features a 5-acre urban farm.
the CFA Training Program. Plots of land, as well as
It is the first farm-to-fork new home community in the
greenhouse and cooler space, can be leased on an
Sacramento region and in California.
annual basis for up to four years, helping new farmers
The Cannery Urban Farm is operated by the Center for Land-Based Learning, and serves as a training ground
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This 5-acre site is designated for commercial farming
homes with energy efficient and Livable Design™
What is the Cannery Urban Farm?
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A Training Ground for Beginning Farmers
break down some of the biggest barriers to getting started farming—access to land and infrastructure.
Community Connection & Education
for beginning farmers while supplying the community
Center for Land-Based Learning regularly hold volunteer
with fresh seasonal produce. This site demonstrates
days, workshops and events in partnership with
the viability of a relationship between urban uses and
agricultural, natural resource and food experts to better
agriculture, and creates a sense of connection with the
connect people with the land, their food and each other
City’s rural heritage and surroundings and serves as a
so that we create a strong community for all.
resource for the community.
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ANNUAL REPORT 2016-2017
SLEWS PROGRAM
STUDENT AND LANDOWNER EDUCATION AND WATERSHED STEWARDSHIP
S
LEWS teaches high school students about habitat restoration and protection while working on California ranches,
farms and open spaces. Students get handson experience planting native species, building and installing bird boxes, installing irrigation systems, and thus connecting classroom
4,000+ Native
trees & shrubs planted
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50 Field Days 500 Students 15 Schools 14 Counties
science to real world situations. High school students who participate in the SLEWS Program:
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Restore native habitat alongside natural resource professionals.
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Increase biodiversity, water quality, and wildlife habitat.
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Explore science concepts and ecological systems.
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Expand on classroom science curriculum.
SURVEY RESULTS FROM SLEWS PROGRAM ALUMNI
89% 72% 51% 82%
Gain experience in something I would not otherwise have the opportunity to do
Participate in/better understand science
Influence my higher education/career path
SLEWS influenced my attitude and daily choices about food, agriculture, the environment, and/or natural resources
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SLEWS ACADEMY BUILDING CAPACITY ACROSS CALIFORNIA THE SLEWS LEGACY FUND was established to raise private dollars to support the SLEWS Program in the San Joaquin and Sacramento Valley regions, as well as the SLEWS Academy, which trains organizations around the state in the program's best practices, and ensures local community engagement and priorities. The Legacy Fund provides increased flexibility to our staff and partners in choosing program sites and schools for participation.
SLEWS LEGACY DONORS Vino Farms | The Ledbetter Family Bowles Farming Company John and Marsha Anderson LangeTwins Family Vineyards and Winery Brennan, Jewitt & Associates
The SLEWS Academy trains education and natural resource practitioners in the SLEWS Program model. Since 2014, the SLEWS Academy has trained 23 individuals representing 10 organizations in the SLEWS model. These organizations are engaging local high school students from their region in habitat restoration and education at 5 different project sites from Colusa to San Bernardino counties. Combined with the 8 projects that SLEWS Legacy funds are helping to support in the Sacramento region, we are able to provide handson learning experiences on farms, ranches and open spaces for more than 500 students this year.
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THE PROGRAMS OF CENTER FOR LAND-BASED LEARNING Our mission is to inspire, educate, and cultivate future generations of farmers, agricultural leaders and natural resource stewards.
B E G I N N I N G FA R M E R TRAINING PROGRAM
CALIFORNIA FARM ACADEMY
A P P R E NT I C E S H I P PROGRAM
The Beginning Farmer Training Program is a seven-month intensive training program focusing on crop production, business planning and marketing, and culminating in a personal business plan or farm career plan.
California Farm Academy provides beginning farmers with the knowledge, technical skills, business competency, and resources to thrive and grow in a farming career.
The first of its kind in California, with 3,000 hours of on-thejob training and 280 hours of curriculum, plus ongoing mentoring and support for Apprentices and host farmers, our Apprenticeship provides professional development for the next generation of farmers and land stewards.
FA R M B U S I N E S S I N C U B ATO R The California Farm Academy Incubator supports beginning farmers by providing access to land, infrastructure, and ongoing training. Farmers initiate their farm enterprises, experiment with production techniques, and develop markets.
We envision a prosperous and sustainable agriculture in harmony with an ecologically vibrant California.
CARING FOR OUR WAT E R S H E D S
FARMS LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
SLEWS PROGRAM
GROWING GREEN INTERNSHIP
In partnership with Agrium, Inc, the program is both an environmental proposal contest and a project funding opportunity for high school students. The program promotes watershed awareness and stewardship, values student ideas, and offers support when turning theoretical ideas into action.
Farming, Agriculture and Resource Management for Sustainability (FARMS). The program introduces, trains, and recruits high school students for college and career opportunities in agriculture and environmental science.
Student and Landowner Education and Watershed Stewardship (SLEWS). The program teaches high school students about habitat restoration and protection while they work on California ranches, farms & open spaces.
During the summer, Interns work on a variety of projects, gaining valuable work experience and learning skills needed in the 21st Century workplace: teamwork, problem solving, communication, workplace etiquette, and personal accountability.
SLEWS ACADEMY The SLEWS Academy is a comprehensive training program for educators and natural resource professionals in the best practices of the award-winning SLEWS Program.
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FARMS LEADERSHIP PROGRAM CULTIVATING THE NEXT GENERATION OF AGRICULTURAL LEADERS AND NATURAL RESOURCE STEWARDS
T 13 Program Sites North State Yuba, Sutter, and Colusa Counties
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he FARMS (Farming, Agriculture, and Resource Management for Sustainability) Leadership program introduces, trains,
and recruits high school students for college and career opportunities in agriculture and environmental sciences.
INTERNSHIPS
Sacramento Valley Sacramento & Yolo Counties
For the past four years, the FARMS Leadership
San Joaquin
agriculture. A second year program, FARMS
Sonoma
the first time in 2017, paid internships were
Monterey/Santa Cruz Central Valley East Fresno and Tulare Counties Central Valley West Fresno, Madera, and Kings Counties Kern
Program has been expanding opportunities for high school students who have a passion for Advanced, was added three years ago and for offered to graduates of the Advanced program. Four students were interviewed and selected for placement with three of our Strategic Partners. Vernon Peterson, owner of Peterson Family Farms and Abundant Harvest in Kingsburg, another Land-Based Learning strategic partner, had never run a structured internship program. He reached out to Land-Based Learning to help him design a program on their organic farm, CSA,
Orange
packing facility and poultry operation. Land-
Tehama
pre-screening and interview process. FARMS
FARMS Advanced Fresno, Madera, and Tulare Counties
Jesstine Cota of Fresno both interviewed for the
Based Learning agreed to help by facilitating the Leadership alumni Peyton Yount of Kerman and same internship position. But amazingly,
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FARMS LEADERSHIP PROGRAM after Peterson interviewed both girls, he was so impressed with them that he hired both right on the spot! Peyton and Jesstine did many jobs on the farm and in the packing facility, rotating every two weeks. Vern wanted to be sure the girls had an internship experience that was not only educational, but one that also gave them an overview of his business and all the jobs there were to do. They fertilized the orchards by spreading chicken manure, prepped & cleaned the chicken house for a new crop of chicks, packed CSA boxes and worked the packing line inspecting peaches.
SCHOLARSHIPS For the second year in a row, through a partnership with My Job Depends on Ag, 14 FARMS Leadership alumni received $500 scholarships to help them with college expenses. These students are attending college and pursuing degrees in Agriculture or Environmental Science.
400 Students 44 Schools 78 Field Days 14 Scholarships 4 Paid internships
Through my time in FARMS, I was able to deepen my knowledge of the agriculture industry as a whole. Coming from a family that used to work in the fields, I never thought I would want to work in the agriculture industry. FARMS allowed me to take this blindfold off and lead me to my passion. —Juan Perez, 2016-2017 Monterey/Santa Cruz FARMS Leadership participant
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ANNUAL REPORT 2016-2017
GROWING GREEN INTERNSHIP cit•i•zen sci•ence noun Citizen science: the collection and analysis of data relating to the natural world by members of the general public, typically as part of a collaborative project with professional scientists.
T
he Growing Green Internship is built around the four pillars of career exploration, paid work experience, community service, and college
mentoring, all with a focus on agriculture, sustainable energy, and environmental science fields. For three years now, the Growing Green Internship students
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West Sacramento (multiple high schools)
have helped collect Citizen Science data for the Monitoring Milkweed and Monarch Interactions for Learning and Conservation project (MMMILC).
Grant Union High School GEO Academy Davis Senior High School Luther Burbank: Burbank Urban Garden
Over the summer, Growing Green Interns received training from UC Davis faculty and staff on how to monitor the 320 milkweed plants that are part of the project. The weekly data collection included measurements on stem length and diameter, number of stems, presence of monarch eggs and monarch caterpillar identification by instar. Data was recorded into shared spreadsheet according to scientific protocol and students then blogged about their field experiences collecting the data.
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CARING FOR OUR WATERSHEDS
J
ake Mann was the first-place winner in the 2017 Caring for our Watersheds contest for his proposal to restore native vegetation on a
heavily eroded section of stream bank along Secret Ravine Creek, a stream that is still host to spawning populations of Chinook Salmon and Steelhead. The plantings would help to stabilize the bank and reduce excess sediment delivery to the creek, thereby protecting aquatic habitat. For placing first in the contest, Jake won $1,000 for himself and $1,000 for his school, Del Oro High School. In total, students compete for over $6,000 cash rewards and participating schools are eligible for over $11,000 cash rewards. Agrium also provides $10,000 in funding to help implement students’ ideas.
TREE PLANTING AT DAVID LUBIN ELEMENTARY Project Leader: Sandra Longfellow School: Met Sacramento High School
The Caring for Our Watersheds proposal writing contest challenges students to research their local watershed, identify an environmental concern and
Description: After the removal of a hazardous tree from the playground, kindergartners and sixth graders worked together to replant the bare area with a new tree and other vegetation that will provide shade, stabilize soil and reduce sediment pollution in nearby waterways.
come up with a realistic solution. Students with the top ten proposals of nearly 400 that were reviewed presented their ideas to a panel of community judges. In total, over $27,000 in prize and implementation money is available to students and schools who participate in the program.
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Changing Lives and Making Dreams Come True
FARMS Leadership participant secures job through connections made in the program
J
eremiah Kahmoson is an instructor at Windsor
an inkling that the FARMS programs, and the alternative
Oaks Academy, an alternative high school in
learning environment, might spark some interest in the
Windsor, California. Kahmoson has worked with
student. Little did Kahmoson know that it would change
the FARMS program for seven years and is a huge
the course of Reyes’ life.
believer in its effectiveness. He says he sees what it does for certain students, in particular those who
Through the exposure to agriculture, working with
might not thrive in a traditional classroom setting.
livestock in particular, Reyes re-discovered a world that
Each year dozens of students from Windsor Oaks
both interested and excited him. Through connections
Academy apply and go through a selection process—
he made during the FARMS year, he was able to secure
between a third and half of the 200-plus student body,
a paying job at the Shone Demonstration Farm at Santa
he estimates—for only four to seven spots.
Rosa Junior College. Entering a concurrent-enrollment
"Some of the kids we choose are genuinely interested
“Some of the kids we choose are genuinely interested in agriculture or environmental preservation,” says Kahmoson. “But others are students who have not had a chance to learn outside of the classroom and I choose them because I believe they will thrive in another setting.”
in agriculture or environmental preservation,” says Kahmoson. “But others are students who have not had a chance to learn outside of the classroom and I choose them because I believe they will thrive in 20
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another setting.” One of these students was Jose Reyes who, as a junior, was an unmotivated student, in all likelihood on
program, he earned high school credits for his work at
his way to dropping out of school. Looking back, Reyes
Shone. This allowed him to graduate from high school
says he saw the classroom as a waste of time, and in
(he is a first-generation high school graduate) and he
his mind he couldn’t connect the academic subjects to
is now enrolled at Santa Rosa Junior College working
his future. Because Reyes had experience helping on
toward an animal science degree. Reyes dreams of
his grandfather’s pig farm in Mexico, Kahmoson had
owning a dairy farm one day, and says that even though math has never been a favorite subject, he understands it is a skill he needs to learn for the business side of agriculture. Establishing himself as a standout FARMS and Shone Farm student and employee, Reyes was recently invited to attend a bovine conference at Texas A&M University. A GoFundMe campaign supported the purchase of his airline ticket to College Station. “He had not been on a plane before,” says Kahmoson. “His world is completely opening up.”
Jose Reyes, FARMS Leadership participant, Windsor Oaks Academy. Text excerpted with permission from Edible Marin and Wine Country magazine. Original article by KIRSTEN JONES NEFF.
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Christine Kuehn, Sonoma FARMS Leadership Coordinator, with two FARMS Leadership Program participants.
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Teacher Jerimiah Kamoson assists students during a FARMS field day. The Sonoma FARMS Leadership Program will celebrate 20 years of programming in 2018.
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ANNUAL REPORT 2016-2017
2016-2017 FINANCIALS EXPENSES
Statement of Activities Contributions & grants $868,336 Contracts revenue $158,206 Events $38,467 Tuition $69,080 Rental income $3,731 Other income $49,127 Total Support & Revenue $1,444,817 Program Services $1,267,034 Fundraising $220,420 General and administration $145,299 Total expenses $1,632,753 Net Assets Beginning of Year End of Year Change in Net Assets 22
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78% PROGRAM SERVICES
14%
FUNDRAISING
$500,487 $176,731 ($323,756)
9%
GENERAL & ADMINISTRATION
For a complete financial report audited by Gilbert Associates, Inc., please visit landbasedlearning.org
5%
INCOME
TUITION
3%
EVENTS
60%
CONTRIBUTIONS & GRANTS
3%
OTHER INCOME
29%
CONTRACTS REVENUE
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LOOKING TO THE FUTURE The Center for Land-Based Learning is working hard today to ensure a strong future for California
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PARTNERS American River College Andromeda Farm Andy Boy Audubon California Bakersfield College Bayer Crop Sciences Bee Sweet Citrus Belmont Nursery Beretta Dairy Bidart Dairy Bitwise Industries Bolthouse Farms Bowles Farming Company Butte College Butte Creek Farms Coldani Olive Ranch - Calivirgin Olive Oil California Ag Leadership Foundation California Cotton Ginners & Growers Assoc. California Department of Fish and Wildlife California Department of Food and Agriculture California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo California State University, Chico California State University, Fresno California State University, Monterey Bay California Strawberry Commission California Women for Agriculture Cardoza Brothers Farming Circle of Bees Inc. City of Davis Colusa County Farm Bureau Colusa County Resource Conservation District Cosumnes River College Dellavalle Labs Delta Conservancy Department of Water Resources CA Division of Apprenticeship Standards Earthbound Farm
Earthworm Soil Factory East Merced Resource Conservation District East Stanislaus Resource Conservation District Empire Nut Company Engstrom Properties Enzo Olive Oil Company Fiery Ginger Farm Fresno County Farm Bureau Full Belly Farm Future Ready Giacomazzi Dairy Grant Union High School GEO Academy Grasslands Regional Park Grasslands Water District Greenbotics Grimmway Farms Grower-Shipper Association Hartnell College Hearn Livestock Highland Springs Resort Inland Empire Resource Conservation District International Agri-Center International Fruit Genetics John and Marsha Anderson Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension (KARE) Kern County Farm Bureau Kern County Water Agency Kern Machinery Kids Home Run Kingfisher Farm Kings County Farm Bureau Loch Leven Camp Locke Ranch LotPath Lower Tule River Irrigation District Maloney Family Farms Mariani Nut Company McKellar Family Farms
Mid-Valley Cotton Growers Inc. Monterey Mushrooms Mt. San Antonio College Nisei Farmers League Oak Park Sol Olam Orange County Farm Bureau Organic Pastures P-R Farms Peterson Family Farm Pitman Farms Premier Mushrooms Prima Fruta / Prima Noce Packing Putah Creek Council Ramenofsky Lab at UC Davis Reedley College River Garden Farms River Partners Rominger Brothers Farms Rosa Brothers Dairy Sacramento County Farm Bureau Sacramento Food Bank and Family Services Sacramento Tree Foundation Sacramento Urban Agriculture Coalition Sagara Farms San Joaquin Office of Education San Joaquin River Parkway and Conservation Trust, Inc. Santa Rosa Junior College Say Hay Farms Seka Hills Sierra Energy Sierra Orchards Simonian Farms Soil Born Farms Solano Resource Conservation District Sonoma County Farm Bureau Sonoma Research Conservation District
Soul Food Farm South Coast Research and Extension Center Sun Tracker Farm Sysco Sacramento Taylor Farms The Grapery UC Davis Arboretum Teaching Nursery UC Davis Graduate Group in Ecology UC Davis Soils and Biogeochemistry Graduate Group UC Davis Bohart Museum UCCE - Capitol Corridor UC Davis Agriculture & Natural Resources University of California-Fresno Co Coop Extension University of California-Kern Co Coop Extension University of California, Davis USDA - Fresno Co Farm Service Agency USDA - NRCS USDA - NRCS Plant Materials Center Valley Vision Vermicrop Organics VF Farms - Paul Bettencourt Washington Unified School District West Sac Chamber of Commerce West Sacramento Farmer's Market Western Growers Westlands Water District Wind Wolves Preserve Woodland Community College Yisrael Family Farm Yoche De he Farm & Ranch Yolo Brewing Company Yolo County Office of Education Yolo County Parks & Resources Yolo County Resource Conservation District Yribarren Farms Yuba-Sutter County Farm Bureau
DONORS $50,000 - $99,999
Raley's The Driscoll's Charitable Fund at Community Foundation Of Santa Cruz County
$25,000 - $49,999 Agrium U.S. Inc. Morton-Marcine Friedman Foundation Orchard Hill Farm Fund Rabobank
$10,000 - $24,999 John & Marsha Anderson Bayer Crop Sciences Bowles Farming Company Farm Credit Gar and Esther Tootelian Charitable Foundation Glory Glory Sacramento! Fund Lura Meyer Miranda Lux Foundation Nugget Markets Sacramento Region Community Foundation Vino Farms LLC | Ledbetter Family Wells Fargo
$5,000 - $9,999 Bank Of America Charitable Foundation Borba Farms California Walnut Board City Of West Sacramento Andrea Clark & Jason Bone GEOMAR Foundation Grimmway Enterprises, Inc. Ingleby Farms
Neil Koehler & Cindy Toy LangeTwins Winery & Vineyards Los Gatos Tomato Products Craig & Julie McNamara My Job Depends on Ag PG&E Corporation Sacramento Region Community Foundation - Book of Dreams Sunworks Woodland's Dinner On Main
$1,000 - $4,999 Anonymous (2) Mike Boldt American Ag Credit Patrick Andersen Jim Beecher | Farming D Donald & Diane Bransford Brennan, Jewett & Associates Dan & Rhea Brunner Callifornia Cotton Alliance City of Davis Community Business Bank Jay Cutler Doug Dickson John & Erin Hasbrook Jeana Hultquist Annie King Ana Klein Keith Knopf Lowbrau Bier Garten, LLC Bryce Lundberg Marrone Bio Innovations Kris L. Martin & Will Middleton Alex & Phyllis McCalla Kathleen McNamara Mikuni Charitable Foundation Arjay Miller Carlene Moore-Ellis
Willie & Mollie Nelson Sam Nevis | Butte Basin Farms Catherine Oh Margaret Pastor Peterson Family Farm Professional Bull Riders, LLC Daniel Ramos Mary M. Razel Sacramento County Farm Bureau Sacramento Municipal Utilty District John F. Salmonson Randy Sater David Shabazian Sierra Health Foundation Rob Slaymaker Robert Slobe Chris Taylor Robert Tse Whole Foods Market Yuba-Sutter Farm Bureau
Jeannie McCormack & Al Medvitz Jennifer & Marcus Meadows-Smith Dawn Miller John Ott Ruhstaller Michael Sencer Nancy Shapiro Scott Shapiro Casey Slagerman Tom & Meg Stallard John Stolurow Fred Teichert Brinkley S. Thorne Paul Tu Martin Tuttle Charles Tyson Brian Weatherford Steve & Andrea Weiss
$500 - $999
Margaret Amott Scott N. Christensen Mara M. DaPrato Mary Elizabeth Erik Johnson Legends Sports, LLC Mark & Mary Linder Michael Pollan Richard & Evelyne Rominger Unity Center Of Davis
Boston Foundation Manpreet Bains Robin Bot-Miller Lewis W. Butler Rich Collins Linda Cutler Michael Doherty Dan & Diana Dooley Durst Organic Growers, Inc Ecological Farming Association Dennis Faist Gail Feenstra Mark Foley Rise Goebel Dan & Sarah Hrdy Christopher Locke Fatima Malik
$250 - $499
DONORS Under $250
Anonymous (9) Joe Allison Raoul W. Adamchak Stephanie Adams Suzanne Adams Marisa Alcorta Leslie Alexander Amazon Smile American Endowment Foundation Hilaree Anchondo Gabrielle Ash Susan Ash Koney Austinn Loretta Bailey Melissa Baker Moyra Barsotti Mary Jo Baryza Dave & Linda Batcheller Wendy Baty Jose Bodipo-Memba Roberta Boegel Janell Bogue Ashley Boren Robert & Margaret E. Boshoven Charmaine Boulmay Beatrice Bowles Kent, Barbara & Zadra Bradford Laurie Brajkovich Joan Brenchley-Jackson Howard Brinton Debra Brock Nancy Brodovsky Catherine Brown Sarah Brown Deborah Bruns John & Louise Bryson Anita Bunter Margaret Burns
Lynne Burwell Patrick Butler Pat Byrne Christopher Cabaldon Dawn Calciano Jane Carter Keith Cary Thomas Cate Carolyn Chamberlain Grant F Chappell Chez Panisse Ed & Jacqueline Clemens Calvin Clements III Thomas Coberly Alan Colombano Darrell Corti Denise Cottrell Chris Couture Kristine DeGuerre Daniel J. Desmond Susan DiTomaso John Donlevy Angela Doughty Aimee Dour-Smith Kristen DuBray John Duke Michael Dunphy Beth Eisenberg Del Real Janice Elliott Leon Etchepare Stephanie Etcheverria Linda Etcheverria James P Finch Margaret Fong Susan Fong Hunter Francis Susan Friar Rebecca Fridae Woody Fridae Fully Belly Farm Stan Gambrill
Mary Gammon Cynthia Gause Joan Gerriets Douglas S. Goodin Robert A. Goodin Howdy Goudey Amy Grabish Melanie Graham Chris Granger Carrie Green Bruce Griesenbeck Joyce Gutstein Ronni Haderle Sandra Hamel John Hamel Jennifer Harder Carissa Harrild Amina Harris Lawrence Harris Jane Hart Gary & Cary Hart Laurel Hassid Hemly Cider Monica Hernandez Nancy Hickman Debra Hildred Ashley Hill Alex Hirsch Carole Hom Tim Inderbitzen Joseph Jahnke Emily James Just Give Lisa Kain Karin Young Ann Marie Kennedy & Jason Auriemma George Kimball Rob King Sarah Kleinberg Catherine Kloehn Brian Knapp
Claire Kremen & Charles Fineman Harriet Lai Ross Nancy Lange Brooke H. Latimer Dixie Laws Marshall Lee Kathleen Les Jessamyn Lett Joselin Linder Mary Lou Linvill Y. K. Lopez Mariana Lotersztain Diane Luke Jackelyn Lundy Petrea & Vincent Marchand Martin & Theresa Mariani David Marks Pam Marrone Melissa Marshall Margaret Lynn Martindale Raymond Martinez Sandra Maxon Michael McCoy Erin McDermand Jenna Mckay Christine McMorrow Stewart McMorrow Jennifer Melton Gregory Merwin Kimberly Michels-Garza Keri Lynn Mistler Elizabeth Mitchell Steven Miura Marcella Mojibi Stephanie Myers Brian Nemeth Phillip Neuse David Ogilvie Karen L. Olson Christina Onofry Kristina Osborn
DONORS Under $250
Mitchell Ostwald Don Oxley Steven Parker Diane Parro Robert Pastor Thomas Payne Peggy S. Perry Geoff Pitzer Lisa Quagliaroli Ramos Oil Wendy Rash Kathleen Renzi Meredith Reynolds Michael Rizzo Warren G. Roberts Mikella Robinson Dan & Nicole Rogers Michelle Roloff Patricia Rominger David Rosen Karen Ross Rotary Club of Colusa Cary Rudman Charlotte M. Ruffner Elizabeth Salmi Sherri Sandberg Beverly Sandeen Molly Sanjule Kelli Saylors Michael Schaps Gretchen Schmidt Timothy Schott Anjanette Shadley-Martin Hussain Sharifi Carrie Shaw Jill Shortley Jill Siegel Christi Skibbins Michael Smith
Pam & Greg Sparks Jehfree Spirit Cheryl Sprinkle Lee Steele Wilce Martin Steiner Pamela J. Stewart Casey Stone Brian Strong Dale Strong Nina Suzuki Catherine Swan Martin Swingle Monica Tahiliani Hope Taylor Amanda Taylor Michael B. Teitz Maureen Thompson Mary Thompson Captane P. Thomson M.D. The Thomspson Household Lori Ann Thrupp George Tibbitts Stephanie Tillman Andy & Sara Tremayne Joe Turkovich United Way Donations (2) Nancy Valle Scott Van Der Kar Nicole Van Vleck Calana Vance Mai Vang Christina Veit Jack Vickrey Oscar Villegas Erik Vink Jamie Von Sossan Alec Wasson Deborah Weatherford Westbridge Agricultural Products Susan Wheeler Valerie Whitworth
Amy Williams Brett Williams Jaime Wilson Ian Winbrock Steven Winlock Jean Witzman Chris Yalonis Stu Yamamoto Anna J. Yarnot Brian Yoxall Karen Zamarripa Aubrianne Zamora Janet Zeller
In-Kind Donations Allison Flynn Carlos Crisosto Community Business Bank Craig McNamara Craig Reynolds David Sobon Auctions Deborah Weatherford Drake's Brewing Co. Fiery Ginger Farm Free Spirit Farm Fulcrum Property Hearty Fork Farm Hemly Cider Hot Italian Mayahuel Michael Bosworth | Rue & Forsman Ranch Moss Adams, LLP Murphy Austin Adams Schoenfeld, LLP Muddy Boot Wine Riverdog Farm Sunfed Ranch Sunworks Yolo Brew
Dinner at the Barn Sponsors Brown Construction City Of West Sacramento Clark Pacific Community Business Bank Downey Brand Attorneys LLP Hot Italian Moss Adams, LLP Murphy Austin Adams Schoenfeld, LLP New Home Company RAMCO Ramos Oil Wells Fargo The Zenith Agribusiness Solutions