2023-01-23T15:24:25-07:00 2022-06-30 990 2021-07-01 901026798 SIERRA HARVEST SIER 5302652343 313 Railroad Ave Ste 201 Nevada City CA 95959 Andrea Echegaray Board Treasurer 5305751456 2023-01-27 1 11 1 AAL2 2021 2023-03-07 01:45:13Z Tiana Rockwell Board President 313 Railroad Ave Ste 201 Nevada City CA 95959 987321 0 X www.sierraharvest.org X 2013 CA Sierra Harvest transforms lives & strengthens community through fresh, local, seasonal food. We provide farm to school education, farmer training, institutional procurement services, gleaning and backyard garden programs and coordinate the Nevada County Food Policy Council. 10 10 26 122 0 0 777264 849616 70634 98413 21822 -7096 587 3514 870307 944447 0 0 0 0 521524 636140 2475 0 154616 287100 306195 811099 942335 59208 2112 1091306 1045953 34868 48896 1056438 997057 X Founded in 2007, Sierra Harvest is building a community that values and eats an abundance of fresh, local, seasonal food; training successful local farmers that are increasing sustainable food production; and creating equitable access to fresh, local, seasonal food. We serve dozens of farmers, hundreds of families and thousands of children. Be the local food movement and join us in the conversation at www.sierraharvest.org. 0 1 279888 0 21601 FARM TO SCHOOL: Sierra Harvest's Farm to School Program is currently in 33 Nevada County schools & reaches over 7,100 students (97% of Western Nevada County's K-8 students). It connects students to fresh, local food through hands-on activities in their school gardens, on farms, & in their cafeterias. Farm partners host farm field trips, provide 8 weeks of produce gobbled up by students on their school produce stand, & come to the classroom to share farming stories & activities with the kids. Sierra Harvest also delivers monthly "Harvest of the Month" tastings of local, seasonal fruits & vegetables to classrooms along with educator curriculum & a family newsletter. "Tasting Days" bring guest chefs into the classroom to cook simple, seasonal meals with over 2,500 students. Foothills Fresh, scratch cooked meals for all, is changing the way students eat at school. Moving from frozen, processed foods heated & wrapped in plastic to fresh foods cooked from scratch featuring salad bars is transforming nutritional opportunities for thousands of students. Sierra Harvest has successfully engaged school districts, donors & community partners to invest financially in 13 school gardens to ensure sustainability while creating an outdoor learning lab for teachers. Survey data indicate that participating students try new fruits & veggies for the first time through Harvest of the Month, eat more of a fruit or veggie after trying it at school, & report that they shop directly from farmers more often. 150423 0 14734 FARM INSTITUTE: The Farm Institute works alongside farmers and ranchers to increase sustainable food production. Farm Institute programs build the prosperity of ecologically sustainable producers, increase the land in organic production, and train more beginning farmers as the older generation retires. Agricultural Skills classes train beginning farmers in regenerative agriculture production. The six-week skill-building business course, Farm Biz, leaves participants with a concrete business plan and financial knowledge that is critical to running a viable farm business. The Land Match program connects sustainable farmers and ranchers with local agricultural land. To date, Sierra Harvest has trained 136 farmers, helped 9 farms certify organic, matched 24 farmers to low cost farm land, and provided 3,706 hours of education. Sierra Harvest hosts farm tours for the public and specifically invites institutional buyers to increase market opportunities for these farmers. Sierra Harvest's Sustainable Food and Farm conference is an annual regional conference designed to educate and connect the local and regional sustainable farming community. The conference returned to in-person format, offering hands-on skill-building education directly on local farms. Participants engaged in workshops from internationally recognized speakers, with breakout sessions to ask questions and get advice. 90% of participating farmers/ranchers learned information that will contribute to the financial viability of their current or future farm business. 115750 0 29579 FOOD LOVE EDUCATIONAL FARM: Sierra Harvest's Food Love Farm is devoted to promoting nutrition education, food security, and community involvement in growing, harvesting, eating, and celebrating fresh food. The farm hosts experiential field trips, a summer camp, service projects, U-pick/Farm stand, and community volunteer days. The Food Love Farm provided 2,520 hours of hands-on farm education through summer camp to hundreds of children. This year, new partnerships were developed to provide more equitable access to our summer camp programing among families that have been historically marginalized. 84654 0 32104 COMMUNITY FOOD ACCESS: For nine years, community and foundation support of the Sierra Gardens Program has put homegrown fruits and vegetables on hundreds of dining tables and provided beautiful and productive gardens for families. We celebrate this beloved program while bringing it to a close with our final project at Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital. This pause allows us to consider new ways to increase equitable food access and meet the needs of Nevada County residents. The Sierra Harvest Gold County Gleaning program harvests local organic produce that would otherwise be unharvested, thrown out or composted. This produce is donated to Interfaith Food Ministry who distributes it to 11,000 individuals with minimal access to fresh, organic food. This year, Sierra Harvest organized a team of volunteers to harvest 17,903 lbs of produce from 25 local farms, farmers' markets and backyard orchards. Over 94,467 pounds of local food has been rescued and given to those in need since August 2018. 24890 0 395 PROCUREMENT: Sierra Harvest partners with farmers and food buyers to incorporate more locally and regionally grown fresh foods into institutional meal programs in our local correctional facility, senior homes, homeless shelters and schools. Sierra Harvest does this through a workshop series called Putting Local on the Menu. This series is designed to connect producers with buyers and to increase the amount of local food consumed at restaurants and institutions. Our procurement services include producer/buyer mixers, access to producer availability lists, tours of local farms and ranches, identifying seasonal, cost effective recipes, and assistance with educating customers about local sources of food and why it is important to support our local farming community. There are 32 farm businesses that have received direct support in connecting to new buyers to sell their agricultural products. 5016 0 0 FOOD POLICY: Sierra Harvest engages in local, regional, and national policies that support just, sustainable food systems. The Nevada County Food Policy Council (NCFPC) was formed in March 2015 to foster collaboration among local food and farming individuals, businesses and organizations, set common goals and work together to maximize positive impacts on the food environment, human health, and livelihoods in the community. The NCFPC is a member of the California Food and Farming Network which allows them to weigh in on statewide food and farming policies that impact Nevada County. The NCFPC, which has had over 80 local food and farming organizations attend, completed a food system assessment in 2021 to study the impacts of the current industrialized food system present in the county and to invest in a more vibrant local food system built on a strong sense of community. 114560 0 32499 660621 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 1 26 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X X X X Carlyle Miller 5302652343 313 Railroad Ave Ste 201 Nevada City CA 95959 Aimee Retzler Executive Director 40 0 X 81813 0 0 Tiana Rockwell Board President 2.8 0 X 0 0 0 Tania Carlone Board Vice President (outgoing) 0.2 0 X 0 0 0 Grace Debbeler Board Vice President (Incoming) 0.1 0 X 0 0 0 Andrea Echegaray Treasurer 1.5 0 X 0 0 0 Laura Barhydt Board Secretary (outgoing) 0.1 0 X 0 0 0 Aleta Barrett Board Secretary (Interim) 0.8 0 X 0 0 0 Trisha Dellis Board Secretary (incoming) 0.1 0 X 0 0 0 Tony Cervantes Board Member 0.1 0 X 0 0 0 Kwong Chew Board Member 0.9 0 X 0 0 0 Jeannine Glista Board Member 0.8 0 X 0 0 0 Roger Ingram Board Member 1.2 0 X 0 0 0 Steve McFarlane Board Member 1.1 0 X 0 0 0 Nita Mizushima Board Member 0.5 0 X 0 0 0 81813 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11640 0 359013 478963 28680 849616 Sierra Gardens Income 813410 32104 32104 0 0 Food Love Farm Income 813410 29579 29579 0 0 Farm to School Income 813410 21601 21601 0 0 Farm Institute & Procurement Income 813410 10848 10848 0 0 Farm Conference Income 813410 4281 4281 0 0 0 0 0 0 98413 8612 8612 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2625 0 0 0 2625 0 2625 0 0 2625 23266 3900 22204 20670 1062 -16770 -15708 -15708 0 0 0 11640 0 0 0 0 Rebates 813410 814 814 0 0 75 75 0 0 889 944447 92206 0 2625 X 82340 33547 24182 24611 500119 350196 65672 84251 5698 2792 1003 1903 47983 32026 7184 8773 3375 144 3190 41 1511 0 0 1511 126827 116197 7648 2982 1427 451 424 552 16705 10279 1546 4880 11574 8179 1477 1918 28760 19726 4039 4995 8963 7334 475 1154 14715 5326 633 8756 306 0 306 0 17846 8812 8345 689 Produce & Food 24911 22292 112 2507 Farm & Garden Supplies 27041 26980 0 61 Other Supplies & Equip Rental/Maint 7733 6843 0 890 School Presentations 4578 4578 0 0 9923 4919 862 4142 942335 660621 127098 154616 110268 283223 270955 130370 361310 308426 3232 7357 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6055 6751 266422 257699 67064 50627 0 0 6000 1500 1091306 1045953 10729 19507 0 0 22830 28583 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1309 806 34868 48896 X 687524 726729 368914 270328 1056438 997057 1091306 1045953 2112 -61493 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 X 833083 851309 781315 777264 849616 4092587 833083 851309 781315 777264 849616 4092587 1342055 2750532 1824 6817 14385 7419 8612 39057 0 0 0 0 0 0 79152 1054 739 587 3513 85045 4216689 0.65230 0.58563 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 2022_OTHER_INCOME=Sublease($2,625), Rebates ($813), Miscellaneous ($75) RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 443 443 941892 942335 166350 41588 0 0 151807 160006 146665 166350 624828 937242 20 0 281 443 744 37982 40002 36666 41588 156238 234357 0 0 0 0 0 Schedule C, Part II-A, Line 1b These funds were used to fund staff time used to sign onto various bills related to farming and child nutrition such as AB 2153 to help families afford the foods they need to stay healthy as pandemic-era emergency allotments expire, and Governor Newsom's proposed $30M in grant funding for Farm to School programming and his $3M proposal to help farmers establish strong procurement relationships. Iroquois Valley Farmland REIT: Providing land access for farmers with innovative leases & mortgages 17150 F FarmLink Unsecuried Promissory Notes: Providing access to land and capital for farmers 15000 F Northern CA Community Loan Fund Promissory Notes: flexible capital for nonprofit housing 15140 F BitCoin: Donor restricted to remain as bitcoin for 2 years from donation date 3337 F 50627 Refundable Deposits 1500 1500 0 School Garden Cart Funds (Money held for schools to use towards school garden programming) 806 806 The Magic Carpet-Paul Jorgensen-Own Father of Malaika Bishop 1170 Commission on sale of donated rug 0 Emmy Retzler Daughter of Aimee Retzler 592 Office Cleaning Services for the year 0 Starbright Acres-Aleta Barrett-Owner Aleta is a Board member 520 Teaching Farm Classes 0 Starbright Acres-Aleta Barrett Owner Aleta is a Board Member 5871 Produce and Plant starts for our programs 0 Form 990, Part I, Line 6 SIERRA HARVEST VOLUNTEERS: This year 122 generous volunteers worked over 2,250 hours to help Sierra Harvest make progress towards their mission and vision. These volunteers built backyard gardens for families, donated their time to help harvest fruits and vegetables that would otherwise go to waste from farms and home orchards and distributed them to a local food pantry. They turned beds, planted starts, harvested, and weeded at our Food Love Educational Farm. They helped our staff adapt to a new online communication model via Zoom that allowed our community to deeply engage in supporting the local food movement. Form 990, Part III, Line 3 Sierra Harvest resumed most of our programing that had been limited in previous years due to pandemic restrictions, including reintroduction of guest chefs in the schools, some farm potlucks, and an in-person Food & Farm conference. Sierra Harvest provided support to eight school districts and the Nevada County Superintendent of Schools to create a joint powers of authority, the Nevada County School Food Services Agency, to collaborate on the development of Foothills Fresh, a pre-K - 12 scratch cooked school meal program for Western Nevada County schools that features fresh food from California producers. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b FORM 990 REVIEW PROCESS: The 990 is reviewed by the Board of Directors prior to submission. The 990 is first submitted to the Finance Committee. The Finance Committee reviews the 990, suggests corrections, and then presents the amended document to the full board. The board then reviews the 990 prior to submission. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c EXPLANATION OF MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS: Board members sign our conflict of interest policy when they join the board and it is reviewed by the Executive Director and then filed. Each year, board members are asked to fill out a conflict of interest disclosure statement. Any items of interest are reviewed by the Executive Director. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 COMPENSATION REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCESS (CEO & TOP MANAGEMENT AND OFFICERS & EMPLOYEES): The Executive Director prepares a budget for compensation using the Non Profit Resource Center's Compensation Guide for Northern CA and regional job postings as a guide. Compensation also takes into account each employee's performance, their time in the position, their level of budgetary responsibility and their number of direct reports. The Board then approves this budget. The Board follows a similar process to set the salary of the Executive Director. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 18 OTHER ORGANIZATION DOCUMENTS PUBLICLY AVAILABLE: Sierra Harvest's form 1023 and annual 990's are available at www.sierraharvest.org and on the Guidestar website. Sierra Harvest's policies and monthly financial statements are on file in our office and are available on request. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 OTHER ORGANIZATION DOCUMENTS PUBLICLY AVAILABLE: Sierra Harvest's policies and monthly financial statements are on file in our office, are available on the Guidestar website, and are available on request. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Chef_Anne_Foundation_School_Food_Consulting_Total_($80,769)=Programs($80,769)+Management&Gov($0)+Fundraising($0) Cleaning_Service_Total_($592)=Programs($392)+Management&Gov($89)+Fundraising($110) Educator_Fees_Total_($5,200)=Programs($5,150)+Management&Gov($50)+Fundraising($0) Farm_Conference_Speaker_Fees_Total_($890)=Programs($890)+Management&Gov($0)+Fundraising($0) Food_Preparation_Catering_Total_($764)=Programs($48)+Management&Gov($110)+Fundraising($656) Forever_Farms_Management_Total_($1622)=Programs($1,622)+Management&Gov($0)+Fundraising($0) Graphic_Design_Total_($3,227)=Programs($1,163)+Management&Gov($292)+Fundraising($1,773) Photography/Videography_Total_($350)=Programs($0)+Management&Gov($0)+Fundraising($350) Policy_Governance_Consulting_($7,031.25)=Programs($0)+Management&Gov($7,031)+Fundraising($0) School_Liaison_Fees_Total_($15,553)=Programs($15,553)+Management&Gov($0)+Fundraising($0) Spanish_Translation_Services_Total_($90)=Programs($90)+Management&Gov($0)+Fundraising($0) UC_Cooperative_Ext_Farmer_Education_($7,996)=Programs($7,996)+Management&Gov($0)+Fundraising($0) Writing_Total_($208)=Programs($191)+Management&Gov($8)+Fundraising($9) Professional_Fees_Other_Total_($2,485)=Programs($2,333)+Management&Gov($68)+Fundraising($84) Major staffing shortages impacted our ability to complete the 990 by the regular filing date. We filed for and received a request for extension.