Lovett family members in 2011 with the Ford truck that moved them to California.Bill and Beth are second and third from the left, front row.

Quaker Oaks Farm is also dedicated to pollinator health. This year we planted over 1500 row feet of hedgerows using native plants (300 of them milkweed) to provide habitat for native pollinators, other beneficial insects and monarch butterflies.

As a diversified farm dedicated to soil and environmental health, Quaker Oaks Farm planted 6 acres of cover crops to improve soil fertility and spread over 40 tons of composted manure.

Quaker Oaks Farm believes that farming can be a solution to global climate change by integrating practices such as cover cropping, compost application, mulching and hedgerow planting. These practices help sequester atmospheric carbon in the soil, therefore reducing the carbon in our atmosphere. This year QOF sequestered 22.4 CO2 equivalents of carbon dioxide.

To fulfill our desire to be good stewards of the land, Quaker Oaks Farm began an 8-acre riparian wetland restoration project on the Tule Tract area of the farm. This year we have removed 3 acres of exotic and invasive species and planted around 400 native plants and trees in the Tule Tract. This project is improving wildlife habitat corridors, water quality and ground water recharge. In addition, this project provides opportunities for hands-on educational programming for community members of all generations.

2019-2020Board of Directors

We are happy to announce that as of january 2019, Quaker Oaks Farm is now USDA Certified Organic!

Alyssa NelsonDarlene FrancoDavid Dudley

Earl Cruser (term end 9/19)Joanne Dudley

Kassandra HashidaMary Lee

Melissa Lovett-Adair (chair)Steven Lee

Yaynicut Franco

Annual Report 2019

This year brought both sadness and inspiration when our founders, Bill and Beth Lovett, passed in the summer of 2018. We are inspired to live up to the vision they shared when Quaker Oaks Farm was established as a public benefit (501c3) corporation in 2007, to create a place “Where good things happen”. When the mighty Valley Oak, for which the farm is named, fell in the spring of 2018 we were reminded that care of the land is central to our purpose and that we must think in terms of generations rather than years. We are all connected. We care for each other and the earth, and we will in turn be cared for. Please join us in caring for this very special place. Help make good things happen with a donation today. - Melissa Lovett-Adair

2019 Highlights

Spring Camp 2019’s theme was Shoyum Oh’set - Sacred Fire in the Wukchumni language. We learned of the traditional uses of fire to enhance the land and practiced a controlled burn in the area designated as the Peace Garden. We also saw the after effects of wild fire during our visit to the Wishtoyo Chumash Village in Malibu, including both the potential to destroy and rejuvenate the land. Twenty youth participated from Native and Quaker communities around California. Youth leadership development rewards us every year. Our partnership with the Wukchumni Tribe and Pacific Yearly Meeting continues to deepen as we have now offered camp together for 6 years.

From the Board Chair

Annual Spring Camp

Save the Date! 7th AnnualSpring Service Learning CampApril 6-10, 2020 More Info or Donate - QuakerOaksFarm.org

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Annual Report 2019Thank you for your support!

Financial Insights

2019 Donors, Partners, & Funders

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17216 Ave. 296 - Visalia, CA 93292

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Quaker Oaks Farm is currently seeking donations and support as we plan the following projects this year:• Designing, building and installing

educational kiosks in the restoration area.

• Renovations to the Lovett house including roof repair, flooring repairs, deferred maintenance and landscaping needs.

• Purchase of a dump trailer to aid in long term clean up of the farm.

- Plans for 2020 -

Alice HowardAlyssa NelsonAmy CooperAnne EggletonApril HillArt of MassageBarbara BabinBenevity FundBeth LovettBob & Francene HillBobby KamanskyBobby R. FierroBright Funds FoundationBrylie OxleyCommunity Alliance for AgroecologyCarol MartinCalifornia Department of Food and AgricultureCentral Coast Friends MeetingCentral Iron & Metal RecyclingCharles & Anne EggletonCharles & Bronwyn LeslieCharles B. Atlee Family TrustCharles OrrChristopher AdairClaudia KirkpatrickConstance S. JollyDaljit & Katherine SinghDarlene FrancoDavid DefendisDavid LedermanDavid T. DudleyDelcy SteffyDiscovery of Learning, LLCDonna H. SmithDorothy OsakDuane W. ScottEarl CruserElizabeth & William Lovett Family TrustElizabeth BoardmanElizabeth LargenErnest HernandezFrances DavisFrancia WebbFresno American Indian Health ProjectGenevieve KulesGinger A. CurtisGlennice McFarlandGrace MartinezGreg SeastromHeather HowardHenriette GrootHilary Ellis-LavigneJacqueline FryJalene Vincent-WelchJane BlountJane Lovett-MooreJanet MolesJesse LewisJessi J. SnyderJim SummersJoan CuadraJoanne Dudley

John & Melanie CantuJohn C. AseltineJolene EdwardsJoshua AlipazJoy MarshallJulia & Robert OsborneKaterina FriesanKatherine WatkinsKathleen CurtisKevin InskoLangley & Simmons, Inc.Laura LovettLee KnutsenLiana ForestLisa RobinsonLoretta LoebLyndell D. HendersonMahlon LovettMaile MelkonianMargaret WillitsMarie Roena OestingMark KelmMary LeeMary B. AbbottMary Colleen KleinMary DowlingMelissa Lovett-AdairMerrily DaviesMona SelphMuriel StrandNancy JehleNerdy Pony Art & DesignNetwork for GoodNIACNona Linnea StonePacific Yearly MeetingPaul BoyerRichard AltherrRobert OsakRosalie PowellRyan & Katia ClarkSally KingslandSteven LeeSelf-Help EnterprisesSpencer & Deborah StinsonSteven & Amanda GeorgeSulinda J. TorreyStrong FoundationSusan K. BoakSusan KrepsSusan SevierSylvia GarrettT. Rowe PriceTheodore & Frances LoewenTodd EckbladTom AdamsUnitarian Universalist FellowshipUS Fish and Wildlife ServiceValerie NuttmanVeronica & Todd EckblandVisalia friends MeetingWalter JonesYokohl Valley Ranch

Purpose StatementBringing people together to learn from

the land and each other in order to grow a better community.

Spring Camp Youth at Wishtoyo Chumash Village 2019

2019 ExpensesOperational $19,683.73 46.17%Spring Camp $9,147.90 21.46%Healthy Soils $5,842.50 13.70%Tule Tract Restoration $7,958.05 18.67%_________________________________________ $42,632.18

2019 RevenueGrants $23,161.31 26.78%Donations (restricted) $11,484.00 13.28%Donations (Capital Improvements) $32,000.00 37.00%Donations (unrestricted) $7,851.83 9.08%Rental Income $12,000.00 13.87%_________________________________________ $86,497.14