THE SHARING FARMANNUAL REPORT 2018

Fulfilling our

VisionHealthy local produce for all, through sustainable farming and community engagement

We acknowledge that we live, work, and play on the ancestral, traditional, and unceded territory of the xwmәӨkwәyәm (Musqueam) peoples.

Mission We grow food. We grow farmers. We grow community.The Sharing Farm grows fruits and vegetables, and harvests healthy produce to supply charitable food distribution organizations in Richmond. The Sharing Farm educates the community about sustainability through active volunteerism. The Sharing Farm addresses food security issues, promotes organic practices, educates new farmers and provides meaningful volunteer opportunities for youth, adults and seniors alike.

Values The Sharing Farm values ecological stewardship, positive action and collaboration. The Sharing Farm embraces empowerment and inclusiveness, and acts with respect, gratitude and integrity.

Stewards of the Land The Sharing Farm adheres to all national and provincial standards fororganic certification; we have not sought certification because the majority of our food is donated. The Sharing Farm exclusively uses organic soil amendments as well as physical barriers and organic solutions for pests and disease. The Sharing Farm bees are managed using sustainable organic practices, ensuring bees have access to good forage and retain honey in the hives to promote winter survival.

A Bit of History In the late 1990s there was very little fresh produce available for clients of food banks. Mary Gazetas and several of her friends, inspired to provide healthy food for our neighbours in need, founded The Sharing Farm.

We are fulfilling their vision today, ensuring that low income residents of Richmond have access to healthy local produce. On average, year after year, we donate between 14,000–20,000 lbs of produce. We also sell our produce at farmers markets, through our harvest basket CSA program and to restaurants; the proceeds help us in our charitable work.

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HERE’S WHAT THE SHARING FARM SHARED IN 2018:

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT

During the growing season, Sharing Farm vegetables are on the plates of up to

2,000 PEOPLE A WEEK .

24,375 lbsTotal

farm produce donated in 2018.

Community meals875 lbs

of food donated to community meal programs, including Gilmore Park United Church and

Richmond Family Place.

Food Bank 23,500 lbs

donated to Richmond Food Bank.

FOOD BANK

FOOD BANKFOOD BANK

On behalf of the Board of Directors of The Sharing Farm Society and our dedicated staff, it is my privilege to thank you — our members, volunteers, donors, sponsors and supporters — for helping The Sharing Farm grow and deliver healthy food to our neighbours in need. I particularly want to acknowledge the tremendous support we receive from the City of Richmond; their

backing makes this organization possible.

As well as donating fresh, organically grown produce, The Sharing Farm promotes sustainability through its many programs. Fromchildren’s camps to cooking classes to the Garlic Festival, approximately 6500 community members took part in a Sharing Farmactivity in 2018. Our volunteers put in over 4500 hours of time working at the farm.

2018 was a fantastic year for The Sharing Farm, with growth and successes on many different fronts. We donated 24,375 pounds of produce to the community, which was our best year yet (our previous record was 20,518 pounds, in 2016). We also saw a rise in attendance at the Garlic Festival, with 6000 people joining us to celebrate local agriculture.

Within this report you will read about the projects and events of 2018; learn more about the organizations we collaborated with tobring some innovative ideas to fruition; meet the generous funders and donors that supported our work; and hear about how weraised and spent the funds to fulfill our mission.

Sarah DreweryExecutive Director

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Paper Pot Transplanter With funding from the Richmond Community Foundation and the Bayswater Group we were able to purchase a Paper Pot Transplanter. The transplanter drastically reduces time and labour in the field; this ingenious machine plants seedlings as it is dragged backwards across a row. Using this tool, hundreds of seedlings can be planted in mere minutes. This allows for more productivity, and helped contribute to our record breaking yield in 2018.

New Farm TruckWe acknowledge the financial assistance of the Province of British Columbia for the purchase of a new pickup truck. The truck is an essential part of the farm’s operation, allowing us to transport equipment, harvest crops and deliver donated produce.

Richmond Garlic FestThe Richmond Garlic Fest is the Sharing Farm’s largest annual event and fundraiser. In 2018, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of this event, The Sharing Farm partnered with the City of Richmond to create an enhanced festival. Along with the amazing food provided by our chef sponsors and a local farmers market, expert bird handlers educated and entertained event attendees with flying demonstrations of native birds of prey. In 2018 the festival raised over $22,000 for the farm. We are so grateful to all the many volunteers, sponsors and talented chefs who make this wonderful festival come alive. This year will be the 11th Anniversary of the Richmond Garlic Fest, held on August 18th.

Family Cobb Oven Cooking Classes With funding from the Richmond Community Foundation we were able to buy kitchen equipment for our new Family Cobb Oven Cooking Classes. We ran two classes in partnership with the Terra Nova Nature School, offering families an opportunity to learn to cook homemade pizza and Indian cuisine, and enjoy eating together and cooking outside.

EVENTS DEVELOPMENTS&in 2018

OUR VALUED VOLUNTEERSGET DIRTY. LEAVE WITH GREAT STORIES.

Individuals Giving BackAs a community farm, The Sharing Farm leans heavily on the generous support of hundreds of people who help with their hands, passion, intelligence, skill and heart. The Sharing Farm’s Board of Directors and staff are indebted to the 700+ volunteers who were so essential to The Sharing Farm’s success in 2018. We have immense gratitude for all who volunteered!

INDIVIDUAL VOLUNTEERS Friends of the Fields: 59

Friends of the Greenhouse: 84Garlic Festival: 88

Total: 231Estimated volunteers hours: 3,117

GROUP VOLUNTEERS 30 corporate and community groups donated

their time and enthusiasm in 2018. Corporate and community volunteering is a way to build team spirit

and give back to the community.

Total group volunteers: 518 Estimated hours: 1,453

SPECIAL PROJECTS

FOOD SKILLSFarm to Plate Food Literacy for Low Income Richmond Families. This collaborative project provides healthy food, professional cooking instruction and nature-based childminding to fourteen low-income families, including children, adults and grandparents.

The Sharing Farm Society — Provided, to participating families, a weekly harvest basket of fresh vegetables—enough for a family of four for 14 weeks.

Terra Nova Nature Preschool — Provided nature discovery and child-focused gardening activities for the children while parents took cooking classes. Children learned about and tasted many fresh vegetables.

Our Fabulous Chefs — Andrea Maclean and Chantal Denis provided instruction, talent and delicious creations. This project was made possible through funding from United Way of the Lower Mainland.

BEE CAMPIn partnership with the Terra Nova Nature School, we held our second Bee Camp. Children learned about many aspects of honeybees and native pollinators and interacted with the bees every day.

SCHOOL WORKSHOPSWith funding from the Sage Foundation we were able to develop several workshops for children’s groups. We launched these programs in 2018 and had several groups come out to the farm to learn about organic agriculture first-hand. This program is continuing in 2019.

SENIOR’S GREENHOUSE SOCIAL CLUB With funding from United Way of the Lower Mainland we were able to extend our Greenhouse Social Club to make it more accessible to seniors. Partnering with the Minoru Seniors Society, a shuttle bus departed from Minoru Place Activity Centre to transport seniors to the site. The funding also paid for ergonomic tools such as kneeling benches, and for snacks, which brought a social component to the program.

SHARING FARM ENTERPRISE INITIATIVES In 2018, The Sharing Farm continued to develop the social enterprise program in order to build a reliable revenue stream to support our mission. This included the following:

Harvest Baskets(weekly baskets for 17 weeks)

7 Harvest Baskets donated to low-income families, funded by sponsorships.

14 Harvest Baskets donated to low-income families enrolled in the Food Skills program.

50 Harvest Baskets shares sold.

Honey Produced and sold 350 lbs of honey.

Herb and Beeswax Products The Tuesday and Thursday Friends of the Greenhouse team created a wide variety of farm products including: bath salts, lip balm, lavender sachets, mint tea, rosehip jelly and Italian and Herb de Provence herb mixes. These products were sold at markets.

Restaurant Sales River Rock Casino, Blue Canoe Waterfront Restaurant, O’Hares and Maple Residences purchased seasonal produce weekly through the growing season. We would like to thank them for supporting our work and buying local.

Farmers Markets The Sharing Farm attended the Steveston & Ladner Farmers Markets as well as the Gulf of Georgia Cannery Market during the winter.

SPONSORSHIP PROGRAMFor the fifth year, The Sharing Farm offered a three-tier sponsorship program for individuals and companies to contribute to The Sharing Farm and to benefit low-income families with healthy food.

SPONSORSHIP LEVELS

Neighbour Basket Sponsor partners provide a weekly neighbourhood basket of freshvegetables to a low-income family in need.

Bee Hive In addition to a neighbour basket, the partner sponsors twosustainably-managed bee hives and contributes to apiarymaintenance. This level assists with purchasing necessary equipment,providing regular inspections for hive health, and ensuring the beeshave adequate forage crops.

Farm Land In addition to a neighbour basket, and sponsoring two beehives, this level supports an acre of organically grown vegetables—for donation to the Richmond Food Bank. Also included is a major sponsorship of The Sharing Farm’s signature event, The Richmond Garlic Festival.

SPECIAL PROJECTS

SERVICES AND PROJECTSFINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Grants Donations Sponsors Harvest Baskets Garlic Festival Produce Sales Programs & Workshops Other

Salaries & Wages General & Admin Supplies Projects Programs & Workshops Non Cash Expenses

Revenue Expenses

Revenue Breakdown 2018

Expenses

Income Statement 2018

Grants, Donations, Sponsors $155,122

Harvest Baskets $29,895

Garlic Festival $21,834

Produce Sales $43,581

Programs & Workshops $2,299

Other $93

TOTAL $252,824

Salaries & Wages $171,904

General & Admin $21,115

Supplies $17,961

Projects $10,749

Programs & Workshops $2,058

Non Cash Expenses $19,629

TOTAL $243,416

Revenue $252,824

Expenses $243,416

NET SURPLUS $9,408

$93$2,299

Grants, donations, sponsorships Harvest Baskets Garlic Festival

Produce Sales Programs & workshops Other

$155,122

TOTAL $252,824

$29,895

$21,834

$43,581

Revenue Expenses

NET SURPLUS

$9,408

$252,824

$243,416

Wages & Salaries General & Admin Supplies Projects Programs & workshops Non Cash Expenses

$171,904

$21,115

$17,961

$10,749

$2,058 $19,629

TOTAL EXPENSES $243,416

THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE IT HAPPEN

Staff

Board of Directors

Maureen Langen Chair Human Resources Department of Fisheries and Oceans

Robert King Treasurer Retired CMA

Samantha Phillips Secretary Owner/Operator Victory Gardens

JP Yao Member at Large Web and Mobile App Studio Founder, Adroit Apps

Ed Sin Member at Large Digital Transformation, Stork Craft Manufacturing, Inc.

Jessie Bennett Member at Large Founder Bouche Kombucha

Paul Victor Ursich Member at Large (Until April 2018)Business ConsultantLieutenant Colonel Canadian Military

Tina Sanford Member at Large (Until April 2018)Retired Social Worker; Tutor

Summer Interns

From left to right:

Megan StewartBrendan ClaudioCathy LinKathryn McLellanWalker Hathaway-Williams

Sarah Drewery Executive Director

Kristjan Johannson Field Manager

Leslie Williams Assistant Director,

Beekeeper

Emma Point Volunteer Coordinator

FUNDERS

2018 GRANTORS City of RichmondBC Gaming Corporation United Way of the Lower MainlandService CanadaRichmond Community FoundationMetro Vancouver

SPONSORSNeighbourhood Basket Level — $1,000Richmond Lions Club (2 baskets) Staub ElectronicsLafargeOrgano Gold

Farm Land Level — $10,000Nicola Wealth Management Ltd

DONORSTeldon River Rock CasinoRBCWestcoast SeedsHarvest PowerGreat Pacific BioProductsBayswater GroupO’HaresTerra Nova Nature School & Quilchena ElementaryCadillac FairviewJohn Wood Group Plc

RESTAURANT PARTNERSRiver Rock CasinoBlue Canoe Waterfront RestaurantO’HaresMaple Residences

GARLIC FESTIVAL SPONSORSSave on FoodsFortis BCWhites Les Teldon Say Hello Sweets Ice CreamSteveston InsiderEdible Vancouver

SPECIAL THANKSTo all the chefs who generously donated their time and talent:

Blue Heron Creamery — Chef Karen McAthyRiver Rock Casino — Chef Kenneth KonkleMosaic Restaurant Hyatt Regency Vancouver — Chef Jo OngWestin Grand Vancouver — Chef Chris SavinoThick Cuts — Chef Danny Singh & Chef Kyle Paterson The Wooden Boat Food Company – Chef Thompson TranThe Passionate Baker – Taniya KhannaNomad Restaurant - Taylor Burnham

THANK YOU TO OUR CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER GROUPS

Air CadetsBank of MontrealBayswater GroupBCAABC HousingCF Richmond CentreChartered Professional Accountants of Canada ClioCoast Capital SavingsConnor Clark & Lunn Financial GroupElaine Barron GroupElite Wealth ManagementGroundswell Cloud SolutionsJohn Wood Group PlcNicola Wealth ManagementOrgano Gold

Philippe Dandurand Wines LtdPinchin GroupRichmond Cares Richmond Gives Day of CaringRiver Rock Casino ResortRogers CommunicationRoyal Bank of CanadaSage Software Canada Ltd SAP CanadaSephora Beauty CanadaSkretting CanadaSleep Country StantecUnited Way of the Lower MainlandVancouver Community College Baking Program

THE SHARING FARM SOCIETY2771 Westminster Hwy, Richmond, BC V7C 1A8

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