2017-06-19T01:16:30-07:00 2016-12-31 Nonprofits Assistance Fund 2801 21st Ave South Suite 210 Minneapolis MN 55407 990EZ 2016-01-01 320376628 FROGTOWN GARDENS FROG 6516003414 941 Lafond Avenue Bldg D Saint Paul MN 55104 Eartha Bell Executive Director 6516003414 2017-06-15 1 Acacia Willey P01010039 6513932166 2017-06-08 173.160.123.25 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z X frogtownfarm.org X X 144290 X 138074 2606 0 327 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3283 144290 0 0 205509 88231 7028 1692 93524 395984 -251694 721019 0 469325 X 475028 265262 4180 3850 250336 202480 729544 471592 8525 2267 721019 469325 Enriching the world by cultivating soil and community in Frogtown. Farm Production. 2016 was Frogtown Farm's first full year of farm production. We earned our organic certification and cultivated an acre of organic annual vegetables, as well as our hoop house, for sale and distribution at our market stand on-site, to wholesale customers, at a farmer's market, to the grocery co-op, to local restaurants and entrepreneurs and for donation to program participants, neighbors and our community food shelf. This food reached hundreds of community members. In the remainder of our acreage, we focused on intensive soil building through cover crops. We also installed thousands of perennial plants that will bear fruit for decades to come, including: asparagus, aronia berries, honeyberries, and plum, apple, pear, and cherry trees. We successfully installed a water management system with a number of environmental benefits, including reducing stormwater run-off, preventing soil erosion and limiting our use of municipal water. Farm production also serves as education, we had approximately 350 people contribute over 3,100 hours of volunteer labor and education on-site. 2606 232470 Frogtown Farm Commons. The Frogtown Farm Commons is the education and demonstration component of our urban farm. This 12,000 sq ft section of our farm is operated as a communal farm for the neighborhood with a scale that participants can replicate in their own back yards or community gardens. We have three set work days per week and use a skillshare approach to knowledge building for everything from planting, harvesting, cooking and preserving. We also have community and regional leaders that conduct workshops on a range of topics. We had 177 regular, ongoing participants in the Commons and donated 2,500 pounds of produce. 0 32382 Community Outreach & Engagement. Frogtown Farm is a community-based organization founded by four community residents. Community engagement is critical to our decision-making, design, programming and food production. In 2016, we worked with 2 community organizers and 4 young adult community ambassadors to cultivate relationships, build partnership and do neighborhood outreach through canvassing, attending events, hosting events. We also began work with several key community partners to develop a long-term plan to build a stronger and sovereign community food system. We hosted two large annual events, in the spring and fall, that brought together community members, community resources, free giveaways, artists, music and more. These events drew over 1,000 people each. We also hosted tours, school groups, workshops and conferences ongoing. Through this outreach, thousands of people across generations and cultures had the opportunity to visit Frogtown and learn more about urban agriculture. We had 220 number of people that volunteered on the farm, everything from seeding, weeding, watering to flyering and filing. 0 60369 325221 Soyini Guyton Board Chair 1 0 0 0 Ryan Ellis Vice Chair 1 0 0 0 Kristen Kidder Treasurer 1 0 0 0 Seitu Jones Board Member 1 0 0 0 Jay Bell Board Member 1 0 0 0 Norma Roberts-Hakizimana Board Member 1 0 0 0 Paul Vliem Board Member 1 0 0 0 Eartha Bell Executive Director 40 70810 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MN Eartha Bell 941 Lafond Avenue Bldg D Saint Paul MN 55104 6516003414 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 113571 637912 12675 447628 138074 1349860 113571 637912 12675 447628 138074 1349860 385129 964731 295 327 622 1350482 5889 0.71436 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 8 Description;Amount^Refunds and other miscellaneous income;3283^Total;3283^ Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Description;Amount^Advertising;1724|Office Expenses;7193|Insurance;2581|Travel;1401|Dues and fees;3027|Depreciation;13520|Equipment and Tools Expensed;3254|Meetings;3563|Seeds and Plants;24677|Farm Preparation Expenses;30392|Miscellaneous Expenses;2192^Total;93524^ Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24 Description;EOY Amount^Accounts Receivable;600|Prepaid Expenses;2119|Equipment Net of Depreciation;11942|Farm Construction and Preparation Costs Net of Depreciation;187469|Security Deposit;350^Total;202480^ Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26 Description;EOY Amount^Accounts Payable;1594|Credit Cards Payable;32|IRA Payable;641^Total;2267^