Center for Land-Based Learning

Filing Period

Jul 1, 2011 to Jun 30, 2012

Signed

May 13, 2013

Return Version

2011v1.5

Gross Receipts

$939,966

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

The farms leadership program puts students in agricultural settings in their communities where they learn about and experience the relevance of basic environmental and agricultural sciences. At the start of the school year in six regions throughout california, we work primarily with urban high schools to select 200 students from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds to participate in the year-long program. Diversity among participants is a vital component of all of the center for land-based learning (clbl) programs, since we expect the participants to develop leadership skills working with others from different backgrounds. During monthly field days, farms students work with - and learn from - farmers, ranchers, teachers, agricultural business owners, environmental professionals, academics and researchers in a curriculum tailored for their region. Students identify and complete a relevant community action project by the end of the school year. Students also examine how society's choices affect the watershed, wildlife, vegetation, soil conditions, and air quality. We encourage students to consider the cultural and social needs that drive agricultural practices and the consequences of specific choices in producing food and agricultural products. These are all considered key elements in moving toward productive agriculture that is environmentally sustainable over the long term. The 2011-2012 statewide farms program featured six sites ranging from yuba city in the north to los angeles county in the south. This year clbl maintained the same number of farms sites as the previous year as well as added an old site - los angeles farms. There were a total of 49 field days with approximately 1,510 student visits as a result of the farms program this year. These field days and visits were as follows: sacramento valley farms: seven field days, approximately 210 student visits.participating were grant high school, sacramento high school, the met sacramento and florin high school. North valley farms: six field days, approximately 180 student visits. Participating were colusa high school, yuba county career preparatory charter school (marysville and camptonville), marysville high school, east nicolaus high school, california state university at chico, butte college, and university of california at davis (ucd). San joaquin farms: seven field days, approximately 140 student visits. Participating were merlo institute of environmental technology, cesar chavez high school, san joaquin delta college and ucd. Sonoma farms: eight field days, approximately 240 student visits. Participating were carpe diem high school, sonoma valley high school, casa grande high school, sonoma mountain high school, windsor oaks academy, analy high school, and santa rosa junior college, shone farm. Orange farms: six field days, approximately 360 student visits. Participating were la habra high school, westminster high school, and fullerton high school. Fresno farms: eight field days, approximately 240 student visits. Participating were duncan polytechnic high school, clovis east high school, central west high school, firebaugh high school, and california state university at fresno. Los angeles farms: seven field days, approximately 140 student visits. Participating were venice high school, university high school, pierce college, and cal poly pomona.

Activity 3

Calfornia farm academy (cfa), a beginning farmer training program designed to develop the next generation of farmers, is clbl's newest educational initiative. From agricultural production to business planning to marketing of specialty crops and livestock, cfa students develop their own business plan during the six-month program. Program graduates with satisfactory crop and business plans will be able to lease land from cfa to start their own farm business through the incubator program. 2011-12 was the "start-up" year for cfa. The program began on february 16, 2012 with a full class of 20 students. Early written and oral feedback from the students indicated a high degree of satisfaction with the program. 95 percent of students were very satisfied and many indicated that they would recommend the program to others. Incubator sites for 2012 are sierra orchards and the russell ranch at ucd.

Filer

EIN

68-0472121