Ventura County Farm to School

“NOT APPLICABLE”

“A draft copy of the return is shared with the board of directors for review before filling.”

“The board of directors meet quarterly to review the organization's financials, operations, and programs. Current board members have reviewed a conflict of interest policy and agreed to disclose any conflicts of interest annually. As we recruit new board members they will follow the same process. Staff are informed of the same policy and advised to provide any conflict of interest upon hire.”

“The board provides an annual review for the executive director each year and any salary increases are approved by the board.”

“Financial statements are available upon request.”

“Vc farm to school provides nutrition and garden education to students throughout our community. We provide professional development for teachers in the areas of garden and nutrition education. We write grants for farms and school districts. Our efforts brought in 2m in grant funding for school districts and the school food hub, our own nonprofit. Over 30 school gardens received support in terms of consulting, labor, education, supplies and materials. We coordinate donations of supplies and materials for school gardens. Through this work over 30k students participated in programs.the school food hub continues to serve over 60,000 students throughout more than 60 schools and five school districts in oxnard and santa paula, ventura, oak park, simi valley, ojai. We continue to support the school food hub that connects 70 schools across five districts to 20 local farmers between santa barbara and ventura counties. Over 30,000 students participated in nutrition and garden education. Over 80 teachers received training to bring garden and nutrition education to their schools. We trained 80 cafeteria staff on scratch cooking farm to table recipes.”