Organizations Filed Purposes:
FOSTERS AN EQUITABLE AND SUSTAINABLE LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM WHERE ALL PEOPLE ARE EMPOWERED TO GROW, SELL, BUY, PREPARE AND EAT NOURISHING FOOD.
FARM AND GARDEN - WE OVERHAULED OUR URBAN FARM BY BUILDING 25 NEW GARDEN BEDS AND A U-PICK GARDEN TO DEMONSTRATE ACCESSIBLE GARDENING AND A VARIETY OF GARDENING METHODS FOR HOME GARDENERS. WE INSTALLED NEW RAISED BED GARDENS IN FIVE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY HOUSEHOLDS AND 19 OTHER YPSILANTI HOUSEHOLDS. WE PROVIDED COMPOST, SEEDLINGS, SEEDS AND GARDEN SUPPORT SERVICES FOR EACH HOUSEHOLD.
FARMERS MARKETS - WE OPERATED TWO YPSILANTI FARMERS MARKETS INCLUDING AN INDOOR MARKET IN THE WINTER. OVERALL, WE SAW ALMOST 31,000 CUSTOMER VISITS, SUPPORTED 58 VENDORS TO SELL AT THE MARKETS, AND MADE 202,800 IN SALES. WE OPERATED A MOBILE FARM STAND AT TWO LOWER-INCOME SENIOR APARTMENTS WEEKLY FROM JULY-SEPTEMBER. WE SAW 215 CUSTOMER VISITS AND SOLD 1,200 IN SALES.
YOUTH & SCHOOLS - WE REACHED 153 YPSILANTI YOUTH THROUGH OUR GARDENING AND HEALTHY EATING "SEED2PLATE" AFTER SCHOOL, SUMMER CAMP AND FIELD TRIP PROGRAMS. THESE STUDENTS WERE INTRODUCED TO NEW FRUITS AND VEGETABLES AND LEARNED HOW FOOD IS GROWN IN A GARDEN. WE SUCCESSFULLY RAN A SUMMER TEEN PROGRAM WITH 10 YPSILANTI TEENS (FOUR MORE THAN THE PREVIOUS YEAR). WE EXTENDED THE PROGRAM TO AFTER-SCHOOL.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Cynthia Vanrenterghem | EXECUTIVE DI | 40 | $65,000 |
| Carolyn Gehrke | FINANCE MANA | 30 | $34,302 |
| Charles Waterhouse | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Stefanie Stauffer | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Desmond Johnson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Rosanne Jowitt | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Caroline Sanders | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Taryn Willis | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Tom Daniels | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Lucy Binns | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Sarah Work | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Rebecca Stephens | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Sarah Wixson | VICE PRESIDE | 1 | $0 |
| Kerry Kafafian | PRESIDENT/CH | 1 | $0 |
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