2020-11-13T14:02:33-07:00 2020-06-30 990 2019-07-01 901026798 SIERRA HARVEST SIER 5302652343 313 Railroad Ave Ste 201 Nevada City CA 95959 Aleta Barrett Board President 5305751456 2020-11-13 24.10.9.13 2019 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z Aleta Barrett 313 Railroad Ave Ste 201 Nevada City CA 95959 1137880 0 X www.sierraharvest.org X 2013 CA Sierra Harvest transforms lives and strengthens community through fresh, local, seasonal food. We provide farm to school, school garden, school food, farmer training, backyard gardening, gleaning, and food policy programs that educate, inspire and connect families to fresh, local, seasonal food. 10 10 28 238 0 0 851309 781315 124139 127088 4558 4653 1109 859 981115 913915 0 20400 0 0 519046 587165 12725 0 141651 313611 292476 845382 900041 135733 13874 964237 1080994 26278 116893 937959 964101 X Founded in 2008, 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. 1 0 185007 0 107951 FARM TO SCHOOL: Sierra Harvest's Farm to School Program is currently in thirty-three Nevada County schools and reaches over 9,500 students including 96% of the K-8 students in Western Nevada County. Sierra Harvest connects each school with a local farm partner. This farmer hosts farm field trips at their farms, provides produce for a weekly produce stand at the school, and comes into the classroom to share farming stories and activities with the kids. Sierra Harvest also conducts monthly "Harvest of the Month" tastings of local, seasonal fruits and vegetables delivered to classrooms along with educator curriculum and a family newsletter. Sierra Harvest's "Tasting Days" brings guest chefs from around the county into hundreds of classrooms to cook simple, seasonal meals for 3,000 students. Pre and post-test survey data indicate that the students who participate in Sierra Harvest Farm to School programming try new fruits and veggies for the first time through Harvest of the Month, eat more of a fruit or veggie after trying it at school, and report that they shop directly from farmers more often. TRANSFORMING_SCHOOL_FOOD_THROUGH_FARM_TO_SCHOOL: The Foothills Fresh meal program, which provides scratch cooked school meals to the Nevada City School district, proves that schools can serve fresh foods that kids will eat while earning revenue for their program. The program doubled participation over a two-year period, reduced food waste, dissipated the stigma about school lunch being for "poor kids" and increased revenue. Our work to improve school meals garnered a 2019 innovation award for the state of CA. The success of this pilot program ignited all nine school districts in Western Nevada County to sign a contract with Sierra Harvest and the Chef Ann Foundation to assess and implement a scratch cooked school meal program that could serve all 10,000 students. SCHOOL_GARDEN_EDUCATION_THROUGH_FARM_TO_SCHOOL: Sierra Harvest provided 2 hours per week of garden education at 9 schools during the 19-20 school year. Through this program, 1,316 children participated in 10,658 hours of nutrition education, igniting their passions about where food comes from and setting the stage to expand the school garden program in the future. Sierra Harvest is engaging community partners and school districts to invest financially in each school garden to ensure that there isn't just one single source of funding or one incredible volunteer that allows the entire program to operate. This approach ensures future program sustainability and provides a sought after outdoor learning lab available to teachers in the age of hybrid educational models. 109859 20400 60511 FARM INSTITUTE: The Farm Institute works alongside farmers and ranchers to support successful local farmers that are increasing sustainable food production in Nevada County. Farm Institute programs are designed to build the prosperity of ecologically sustainable producers, to increase the land in organic production, and to train more beginning farmers as the older generation of producers retires. The Sierra Harvest Agricultural skills classes train beginning farmers in regenerative agriculture production. Farm Biz, a six-week business skill-building course, brings small business professionals and educators to local farmers and ranchers. Sierra Harvest's Land Match program works to connect sustainable farmers and ranchers with locally available agricultural land. On-farm advising allows select Farm Biz graduates to enjoy consulting services by an experienced local farmer who assists them with customized business plans and strategies to improve their profitability. Sierra Harvest also offers an organic farming certification course. 20% of the organic farms in Nevada County became certified with our support. To date Sierra Harvest has trained 113 sustainable farmers, helped 6 farms certify organic, matched 17 farmers to low cost farm land and provided 2,330 hours of education to local farmers . 108026 0 122846 FARMER EVENTS: Sierra Harvest hosts community events promoting local food and farms that are attended by over 1,300 people each year. Farm potlucks feature different farms throughout the growing season, and Soup Night, which was cancelled due to COVID, typically features farm fresh soups and bread for family and community. 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 Sustainable Food & Farm Conference serves 700 people, including 81 farmers who received scholarships to attend, and offers farm tours, hands-on workshops, and presentations from internationally recognized speakers, with breakout sessions for participants to ask questions and get advice. 85% of attendees reported that they were inspired to implement new sustainable techniques and strategies in their farm or garden. 105219 0 29045 EDUCATIONAL FARMS AND GARDENS: Sierra Harvest's Food Love Farm, provides farm education for school age kids and by supporting garden education at schools. The 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 provides 2,000 hours of hands-on farm education through field trips, camp, and in-school visits. It provides educational services to at least 1,400 community members. The farm produces 2,600 pounds of fresh vegetables, fruits and flowers that are planted and harvested by program participants. 91763 0 22432 SIERRA GARDENS: The Sierra Gardens program enhances health and food access by supporting low income families as well as community organizations in growing fruits and vegetables; providing garden infrastructure plus two years of gardening and cooking classes, mentorship and starts. Since the program began, Sierra Harvest has supported 100 gardens and seen an 48% reduction in participants that had to regularly skip a meal. 86% of the program participants include more fresh fruits and vegetables in their diets than before the program and , and 100% now spend more time outside. 39348 0 286 PROCUREMENT: Sierra Harvest works to incorporate more locally and regionally grown fresh foods into institutional meal programs in our local hospital, 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 increase the amount of local food consumed at restaurants and institutions. Our procurement services include 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 over 30 restaurants and institutions that attended the series and are now purchasing more local food. 20796 0 3051 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, has had over 80 local food and farming organizations attend, is completing a food system assessment to study the impacts of the current industrialized food system present in the county and invest in a more vibrant local food system built on a strong sense of community. 11457 0 299 GOLD COUNTRY GLEANERS: In 2018 Sierra Harvest took on organization of the Gold Country Gleaning program. In a country where 40% of food goes to waste, this program harvests local produce that would otherwise rot in the fields. This produce is donated to Interfaith Food Ministry who distributes it to 8,000 individuals who would otherwise have minimal access to fresh, organic food. This year, Sierra Harvest organized 60 volunteers to harvest 25,427 lbs of produce from 56 local farms, farmers' markets and backyard orchards. Over 32,000 pounds of local food has been rescued and given to those in need since August 2018. 268583 0 55113 671475 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 44 0 1 28 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 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 Carlyle Miller 5302652343 313 Railroad Ave Ste 201 Nevada City CA 95959 Aimee Retzler Co-Executive Director 36 0 X 65200 0 0 Malaika Bishop Co-Executive Director 36 0 X 64000 0 0 Aleta Barrett Board President 1 0 X 0 0 0 Kwong Chew Board Vice-President 1 0 X 0 0 0 Roger Ingram Board Treasurer, Interim 0.5 0 X 0 0 0 Laura Barhydt Board Secretary 0.5 0 X 0 0 0 Sandra Barrington Board Member 0.5 0 X 0 0 0 Tania Carlone Board Member 0.5 0 X 0 0 0 Marty Coleman-Hunt Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Shari Elia Board Member 0.5 0 X 0 0 0 Jeannine Glista Board Member 0.5 0 X 0 0 0 Kathy Grimes Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Emily Rivenes Board Member 0 0 X 0 0 0 Erin Silverman Board Member 0.5 0 X 0 0 0 129200 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26438 754877 67965 781315 Farm Conf/Farmer Events Tx 813410 64520 64520 0 0 Food Love Farm Income 813410 23797 23797 0 0 Sierra Gardens Fees 813410 18967 18967 0 0 Farm to School Fees 813410 14294 14294 0 0 Farm Institute Fees 813410 5510 5510 0 0 0 0 0 0 127088 14265 14265 0 0 0 0 0 0 120 120 0 0 0 0 212353 2000 219865 4100 -7512 -2100 -9612 -9612 0 0 0 Rebates and Reimbursements 813410 739 739 0 0 0 0 0 0 739 913915 132600 0 0 X 20400 20400 0 0 0 0 0 0 124256 69328 26984 27944 0 0 0 0 411349 303591 36506 71252 0 0 0 0 6705 3343 1319 2043 44855 31718 5123 8014 0 0 0 0 120 0 120 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1246 0 0 1246 124100 108962 866 14272 2217 2035 72 110 16108 11148 1186 3774 10124 7593 896 1635 0 0 0 0 22317 16155 2445 3717 12285 11113 221 951 0 0 0 0 10346 8836 507 1003 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1774 0 1774 0 17176 8739 7904 533 Produce & Food 29811 28549 118 1144 Farm & Garden Supplies 20389 20316 16 57 Non-Farm Equipment & Supplies 14285 14017 167 101 Equipment Rental & Maintenance 1693 1387 0 306 8485 4245 691 3549 900041 671475 86915 141651 25064 108991 428684 414000 241430 295809 2156 2516 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7185 7793 1774 202807 185910 45295 60475 0 0 0 0 9842 5500 964237 1080994 9677 8810 0 0 10946 10774 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 96000 5655 1309 26278 116893 X 686102 619847 251857 344254 937959 964101 964237 1080994 13874 12268 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 X 485201 620245 833083 851309 781315 3571153 485201 620245 833083 851309 781315 3571153 1687592 1883561 139 330 1824 6817 14385 23495 0 0 0 0 0 0 60541 140737 79152 1054 739 282223 3876871 536934 0.48585 0.51988 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 - 2019_OTHER_INCOME=Rebates($670.49)+Reimbursements($68.40) 2018_OTHER_INCOME=Rebates($1,034)+Reimbursements($20) 2017_OTHER_INCOME=Program_Specific_Contrib($55,898)+Contracts($22,478)+Rebates($776) 2016_OTHER_INCOME=Program_Specific_Contrib($112,492)+Contracts($24,918)+Reimb/Rebates/Other($3,327) 2015_OTHER_INCOME=Program_Specific_Contrib($55,619)+Contracts($1,437)+Rebates($721) RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 20 30 0 0 20 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Community Foods Market, Inc. Stock: Investing in opening a grocery store in a former food desert 15600 F FarmLink Unsecured Promissory Notes: Providing access to land and capital for farmers 15000 F Iroquois Valley Farmland REIT: Providing land access for farmers with innovative leases & mortgages 14875 F Northern CA Community Loan Fund Promissory Notes: flexible capital for nonprofit housing 15000 F 60475 1 Rug donated for resale 4500 Refundable Deposits 1000 5500 0 School Garden Cart Funds (Money held for schools to use towards school garden programming) 1309 1309 1 Bear Yuba Land Trust PO Box 1004 Grass Valley CA 95945 680256981 501c3 20400 0 Cash n/a This grant to the Bear Yuba Land Trust was to purchase the 37 acre Mountain Bounty property, put it into agricultural conservation easement, and lease it back to farmers in perpetuity to produce local food for our community for generations. This will allow Mountain Bounty to make long-term infrastructure investments, and will allow the next generation of farmers the land security to succeed the original farm owner and manage the business one day. 1 0 Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 Sierra Harvest has a Memorandum of Understanding with Bear Yuba Land Trust (BYLT), and has been intimately involved in the planning for this project. BYLT is keeping the funds for this property purchase in a restricted fund and conducts annual 3rd party financial audits. X 260 Fair market comparison X 3 61466 immediate sale X Farm supplies 5 3046 Fair Market Comparison X Food and Drinks 7 834 Fair Market Comparison X Office Equip/supplies 3 416 Fair Market Comparison X Printed Materials 7 1944 Fair Market Comparison 0 0 1 1 Schedule M, Part I, Line 32b While Sierra Harvest does not solicit non-cash donations for resale, one of our supporters donated 4 Oriental Rugs back in 2017, and we have been working with The Magic Carpet in Nevada City to sell those rugs on commission so that we can use the proceeds to provide more farm to school education. Form 990, Part I, Line 6 SIERRA HARVEST VOLUNTEERS: This year 238 generous volunteers worked over 2,260 hours to help Sierra Harvest accomplish their mission and vision. These volunteers built backyard gardens for low income families, taught cooking classes at 24 elementary schools and 4 high schools during Tasting Days, donated their time to help harvest fruit and vegetables that would otherwise go to waste from farms and home orchards and distributed them to those in need. They turned beds, planted starts, harvested, and weeded at our Food Love Educational Farm. They helped our staff produce over ten events that allowed our community to deeply engage in supporting the local food movement. Our board of directors helped create the next 5 year strategic plan and investment policy putting the plans in place to achieve long-term impact. Our future goals include 1) A community that values and eats an abundance of fresh, local, seasonal food; 2) Successful local farmers that are increasing sustainable food production; 3) Equitable access to fresh, local seasonal food; 4) A thriving, financially viable non-profit loved by its employees and the community. Form 990, Part III, Line 2 This year, Sierra Harvest launched an exciting new partnership with the Bear Yuba Land Trust, BriarPatch Food Coop, and the Tahoe Food Hub to support farmers and ranchers in achieving long-term land security in our region by protecting farmland forever. Our goal is to identify & protect farmland from development and subdivision, and give farmers and ranchers the land-access they need to invest in and build thriving agricultural businesses. Our first project is protecting the 37-acre property on Birchville Rd. in Nevada City, CA that Mountain Bounty Farm has been leasing. Together, the program partners have raised the money to purchase this property, put it into agricultural conservation easement and lease it back to farmers in perpetuity to produce local food for our community for generations. This will allow Mountain Bounty to make long-term infrastructure investments, and will allow the next generation of farmers the land security to succeed the original farm owner and manage the business in the future. We are currently in the process of identifying the next Forever Farm in our community! Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b 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 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 Co-Directors 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 Co-Directors. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 - COMPENSATION REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCESS (CEO & TOP MANAGEMENT AND OFFICERS & EMPLOYEES): Executive Directors prepare a budget based on the Non Profit Resource Center's "Compensation Guide for Northern CA" and the Board approves it. Board uses this guide to set the salaries of the Co-Directors. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 - OTHER ORGANIZATION DOCUMENTS PUBLICY 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 Cleaning_Service_Total_($1,108.85)=Programs($771.60)+Management&Gov($133.81)+Fundraising(203.44) Educator_Fees_Total_($12,786.75)=Programs($12,786.75)+Management&Gov($0)+Fundraising($0) Farm_Conf_Organizing/Speakers_Total_($16,526.25)=Programs($16,526.25)+Management&Gov($0)+Fundraising($0) Food_Prep/Catering_Total_($14,423.84)=Programs($11,568.90)+Management&Gov($312.48)+Fundraising($2,542.46) Graphic_Design_Total_($8,174)=Programs($4,320.05)+Management&Gov($284.07)+Fundraising($3,569.88) Land_Match_Coordinator_Total_($1,020)=Programs($1,020)+Management&Gov($0)+Fundraising($0) Liaison_Contractor_Fees_Total_($8,930.14)=Programs($8,930.14)+Management&Gov($0)+Fundraising($0) Photography/Videography_Total_($8,445)=Programs($876.58)+Management&Gov($27.15)+Fundraising($7,541.27) School_Food_Consulting_Total_($50,000)=Programs($50,000)+Management&Gov($0)+Fundraising($0) Writing_Total_($1,273.90)=Programs($1,132.90)+Management&Gov($36.50)+Fundraising($104.50) Professional_Fees_Other_Total_($1,411.27)=Programs($1,028.78)+Management&Gov($72.41)+Fundraising($310.08)