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Item 14.b.
,ek CENTRAL SAN
SANITARYCENTRAL CONTRA COSTA , .
May 2, 2019
TO: HONORABLE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
FROM: DANEA GEMMELL, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIVISION
MANAGER
REVIEWED BY: JEAN-MARC PETIT, DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL
SERVICES
KENTON L. ALM, DISTRICT COUNSEL
ROGER S. BAILEY, GENERAL MANAGER
SUBJECT: RECEIVE AGLANTIS 2018 ANNUAL REPORT RELATED TO THE COCO
SAN SUSTAINABLE FARM PROJECTAND FARM RELATED UPDATES
Annual Report
Central San approved the Lease Agreement (Lease)with AgLantis for the CoCo San Sustainable Farm
Project (Farm) on April 17, 2014 with a 10-year term that expires on April 16, 2024. The terms of the
Lease provide for an Annual Report and an updated Business and Strategic Plan to be submitted annually
by April 1 st of each year. AgLantis submitted its 2018 Annual Report on April 1, 2019, and included its
planned activities for the following year.
Staff prepared the attached table, which outlines the first three year's performance goals and compares
with AgLantis' progress described in the Annual Report. I n summary, AgLantis has made progress/met
each of the four goals outlined for Year 2 (2018). Planned activities for 2019 performance metrics are
presented under Year 3.
County Stormwater Management Facilities Operations and Maintenance Agreement
The Contra Costa County Public Works Department (County) reached out to staff to discuss entering into
a Stormwater Operations and Maintenance Agreement (Agreement)with Central San for the Kiewit parcel.
Per Stormwater C.3 provisions, the County requires property owners to enter into these agreements for
properties that install greater than 10,000 square feet of impervious surface. Central San installed
pavement for the driveway and for the Recycled Water Automatic Filling Station. AgLantis has submitted
improvement plans related to its roadway and 6,000 square-foot greenhouse construction. Roof surface
area is included in the calculations for impervious surfaces. With the improvements from both AgLantis
and Central San constructing impervious surfaces, the 10,000 square-foot threshold will trigger the
Agreement. Typical terms will require Central San to be responsible for operations and maintenance to
ensure that stormwater stays onsite, the property is inspected annually, and right of entry is allowed to the
County for inspection.
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Committee Recommendation
This item was reviewed by the Real Estate, Environmental & Planning Committee at its April 15, 2019
meeting and they recommended acceptance of the annual report.
Strategic Plan re-In
GOAL SIX: Embrace Technology, Innovation and Environmental Sustainability
Strategy 1 -Augment the region's water supply
ATTACHMENTS:
1. AgLantis 2018 Annual Report submitted April 1, 2019
2. Lease Terms Performance Table
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Attachment 1
CoCo San Sustainable Farm
ANNUAL REPORT on PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT
Submitted April 1, 2019
REPORTING PERIOD: January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
AgLantis and the CoCo San Sustainable Farm have four major foci:
1) Food Equity
2) Environment
3) Education
4) Economy
1) Food Equity and Public Health
Urban farming, especially farming with recycled water which is otherwise wasted, can help
create a more equitable food system. One of our primary purposes is to grow fresh produce
to local schools and donate or sell it for a low cost to the Contra Costa/Solano Food Bank.
Local food is more nutritious, as nutrients are lost each day after harvest. Fostering local food
production is critical to resilience in the face of massive predicted food shortages which will
particularly effect poor people. The UN says 1/8 will be starving by 2050. The field crops will
yield many thousands of pounds of produce when in full production. Our greenhouse will be
able to able to further boost yield.
Title 22 and Irrigation System: Central San obtained Title 22 approval in Summer 2018
after submitting the detailed engineering and irrigation plans developed by Bethallyn Black,
M.A. and Mike Milani, P.E. with their time being donated. AgLantis installed the hookup, shut
off valve, filter and several hundred feet of 2" irrigation pipe, valves and 2700' of drip line in
late summer to reach the first rows of field crops. Central San turned on the water on October
1, 2018.
Harvest Donated to Food Bank: After the recycled water was turned on, Diablo Valley
College Horticulture students planted seeds on October 3, 2018. This was a pilot to
determine if the mulch and organic manure in this area of the farm had broken down enough
for growing crops. Acalanes High School students covered the seeds with crop covers.
We were excited to see that our organic seed flourished in our amended soil and grew
abundantly in recycled water. We planted crops that could take cold weather — radishes, kale,
lettuce, peas. Our first harvest of these crops was donated to the Contra Costa/Solano Food
Bank on November 19, 2018. More produce was harvested two more harvests and donated
in December 2018.
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Fence: Fencing for the East and most of the North side was ordered in 2018. Alta Fence was
backordered and we had to wait many months for them, but they are the contractor who
installs for Central San and the County and they installed our RPZ fence, so we decided to
wait because of the high quality of their installation (they install posts to a greater depth than
other installers). They installed posts for most of this fencing but was rained out before it
could be completed. They will return to finish the fencing when the soil is dry enough to
support their heavy equipment. We are not going all the way to the West fence line to stay
out of the way of levy improvements anticipated from Contra Costa County Flood Control.
December, 2018: Alta Fence Installed Fence Posts for Eastern and Northern Fence and Gates
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Greenhouse Project: The donation of the Solar Light Greenhouse by AgraTech was a mixed
blessing. It has greatly increased the importance of the farm for economic development, job
training and education. At the same time, it has turned the farm into a land development
project with all of the expenses and county approvals associated.
Fire: Two submissions for approval have been made to Contra Costa Fire Department and
we are awaiting final approval. Because of a reliable water source to the farm (no potable
water), fire required approximately 22,000 gallons of water be stored on the farm. Five tanks
of 5,000 gallons each have been purchased and delivered.
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Fire must now approve the plumbing plans that have been submitted and road design and
other improvements.
Land Use Permit: The Land Use Permit that was obtained by Central San is being updated
and completed with the greenhouse moved to the North end of the property, the preferred
location by Fire (near Imhoff Drive) and also the only location close to a 3-phase PG&E
power pole for adequate power to operate the greenhouse. Water tanks for fire water are
added. The Department of Conservation and Development informally gave the okay and told
us to get approval of other departments before coming back to them for a formal change to
the Land Use Permit. The next step is to obtain Public Works approval (under review at the
time of this Annual Report). Because we had already tripped C-3, we made other changes to
the site plan to make a pathway for wheelchairs and added a permanent container with
recycled asphalt pad and other conveniences such as paving the driveways to the barn and
container.
Surveying: A licensed surveyor and has offered to donate his time to provide the site
surveying for all the development on the farm.
Road: County Quarry has donated recycled asphalt and promised to build the farm roads as
soon as we have Fire and Public Works approvals, which are pending.
Building Permit. After all of the other departments have approved, we will obtain our
Building Permit for the Greenhouse. We expect to obtain this in 2019.
Greenhouse Construction. County Quarry has offered to donate the recycled asphalt and
construct the floor of the greenhouse, as soon as necessary approvals are received and the
soil is dry enough for this work. Estimates in excess of $60,000 for concrete precluded using
concrete for flooring. Recycled asphalt is advantageous because it is not slippery when wet,
absorbs water and easier on those standing on it that concrete. It also does not have the
negative environmental impact of concrete. However, this is a novel flooring for a
greenhouse, so we hope it works! If so, it is another demonstration of the use of recycled
materials otherwise wasted.
Structural Engineering Upgrades for California Building Code: A structural engineering
firm was hired to provide the list of necessary parts to upgrade the greenhouse to current
California Building Code
Contract with Contra Costa County. In March 2017, AgLantis obtained a $50,000 contract
from the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors from the Contra Costa County
Community Benefit Fund toward expenses for anything required to complete the greenhouse.
The contract period was March 7, 2017-March 6, 2019. Some of the funds were invoiced and
dispersed in 2018.
2) ENVIRONMENT: Protection and Enhancement
Ecological Restoration, Fertility and Hydrology: We spent several years trying to build soil
fertility in dirt that had been imported from all over the county prior to our taking possession of
the property. We were able to obtain approximately 30 acre-feet of mulch from EcoMulch in
Pacheco and another approximately 10 acre-feet of horse manure. We expect to be finishing
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covering the mulch with horse manure in 2019. County Quarry is spreading the manure over
the mulch as a donation.
The carbon from the mulch and nitrogen from the manure are being used to increase soil
organic matter (SOM), which not only built the fertility necessary to sustain plant life but also
began to restore the hydrologic cycle on this land and dramatically increase water content of
the soil even in dry months. Summer students dug a soil pit in late June and found the soil
under the mulch to still be damp. Likewise, our irrigation contractor found the soil he dug
under the mulch/manure to be damp in September, after many months without rain.
Carbon Sequestration in Soil. AgLantis teaches and demonstrates sustainable methods
that decrease GHG emissions and sequester carbon. We use principles of agroecology and
regenerative agriculture. Much of our public education outreach is about how to increase
carbon sequestration in soil.
Low Electricity Use. Pumping water uses about 10% of the electricity used in the state of
California. Growing food adjacent to a water reclamation facility greatly reduces the GHGs
due to electricity generation for water pumping. Our farm demonstrates the value of placing
urban farms next to water reclamation facilities, especially on public buffer land. This
dramatically reduces the amount of electricity required to irrigate crops.
No-till. Tilling releases CO2 into the atmosphere. Tillage also disturbs the habitat of the
micro-organisms that sink carbon into the soil as part of the natural carbon cycle. We
demonstrate no-till methods of building soil organic matter with compost and manure.
No-pesticides and No Fossil Fuel Based Fertilizers. We used no pesticides to grow our
crops and the produce was in excellent condition, flourishing on on the recycled water.
Pesticides kill the micro-organisms that sink CO2 into the soil.
Cover-crops. Our mustard and vetch cover crops flourished in 2018 covering more than 5
acres with mustard and vetch (see yellow mustard below) and other crops. We also planted
bell bean cover crops in some of our planting beds to help foster the breakdown of the mulch
and increase soil fertility. Those crops are growing profusely and we will use the seed to plant
more areas in 2019. Cover crops enhance soil organic matter and photosynthesis taking
atmospheric carbon and transfers it to the micro-organisms that sequester it into the soil.
Mustard Cover Crop flourishes with rain
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Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Food by Reducing Transportation. By growing right in
the middle of an urban area, we dramatically reducing the GHGs due to transportation miles
from farm-to-fork. We delivered our harvests to the Food Banks, which is less than a mile
away.
3) EDUCATION:
Summer Urban Farming Classes: Summer 2018 we embarked on our first hands-on summer
camp for local youth. We hired a recent graduate from the University of California, Santa
Cruz's Environmental Studies program, who had expertise in Horticulture and Regenerative
Agriculture. She taught two high school students and two community college students who
lived in Pleasant Hill for approximately one month, providing hands-on STEM experiences.
Students also toured Central San and all were interested in future internships. Community
College students received college credit for this experience. We developed a curriculum (see
Exhibit 1) for future use, expecting to use this with WIOA interns in summer 2019
(https://www.doleta.gov/wioa/).
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AgLantis Summer Camp students dug a soil pit to test soil and look at soil moisture (Above).
AgLantis Summer Camp students toured Central San (Below).
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Los Medanos College came to the farm in both spring and fall to learn about regenerative
agriculture and soil carbon sequestration and to volunteer to help install irrigation. The fall
class came when irrigation was being installed and learned some basics of irrigation systems.
It was too hot to allow them to do volunteer work.
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Los Medanos College Ecology students visit farm to learn about soil carbon sequestration
Urban Farming and Regenerative Agriculture Event with Bethallyn Black: We also held an
urban farming event on September 29, 2018 to teach basics of regenerative agriculture,
explain what we were doing to create soil and we were planning to plant seed, but we
discovered the recycled water was shut off. After listening to talks approximately 80
participants ages 18 and older finished building 2000' of planting beds and enjoyed a
nutritious lunch together, building community as well as planting beds.
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September 29, 2018 Bethallyn Black Talks About Regenerative Agriculture
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Once the water was turned on, Diablo Valley College Horticulture students planted seeds on
October 3, 2018. This was a pilot to determine if this area of the farm had broken down
enough for planting.
October 3, 2019: Diablo Valley College Horticulture students plant seeds
Acalanes High School students covered the seeds with crop covers. We were excited to see
that our organic seed flourished in our amended soil and loved the recycled water. We
planted crops that could take cold weather — radishes, kale, lettuce, peas. Our first harvest of
these crops was donated to the Contra Costa/Solano Food Bank on November 19, 2018.
More produce was harvested and donated in December 2018, totaling over 200 pounds of
greens demonstrating the viability of the soil we built with mulch and organic manure.
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October 6, 2019: Acalanes High School Students finish putting on crop covers
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Social Media Educational Outreach: AgLantis has a significant social media public education
reach on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest and reaches the public with information
about recycled water and water reuse, regenerative agriculture, increasing soil organic
matter, carbon sequestration in soil, climate change, restoring hydrologic cycle, carbon cycle,
fire prevention, ecosystem restoration and other environmental topics. Nutritional information
and information about urban farming and sustainable agriculture and water protection such
as saving the Delta is also promoted. Tens of thousands of people are reached through
social media.
Conferences:AgLantis also provides educational outreach at conferences and events on
approximately the same topics covered above for Social Media outreach.
4) ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT and JOB TRAINING:
Contra Costa County is an urban area uniquely positioned for urban farming with: an
abundance of local recycled water, otherwise wasted; a perfect Mediterranean climate for
growing; deep agricultural roots/knowledge; existing non-profits working on sustainable food
systems; and an excellent network of local community colleges and universities ready and
waiting to participate. We will have interns in our greenhouse, some of whom will already
have some training in greenhouse growing probably from the Horticulture program at Diablo
Valley College. Sustainable agriculture in the field also involves education and the
development of green job skills and knowledge that are transferable to other industries.
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Water reclamation facilities in San Francisco Bay Area discharge as much as a trillion gallons
of water in a year into the Bay waterways. They also have thousands of acres of buffer land.
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Contra Costa County alone has over 5000 acres of buffer land. Our model is scalable and
potentially can be replicated on and near other treatment facilities to increase water recycling.
PROPOSED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR FOLLOWING YEAR
Capital improvements planned for 2019 include:
1. Install recycled asphalt road to provide fire access to greenhouse, barn and container;
2. Finish installing East side fencing and most of North side fencing;
3. Install plumbing for water tanks as required by Contra Costa Fire;
4. Install more irrigation;
6. Install recycled asphalt pad for greenhouse, barn and container;
7. Purchase and Install steel container;
7. Erect greenhouse;
8. Connect to PG&E or establish a renewable energy source;.
NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS
Two to three hundred people have volunteered in some capacity such as: civil engineering;
electrical engineering, construction consulting; recycled water consulting, organizing,
cooking, serving and otherwise helping with the events; teaching, organic farming consulting,
building planting beds, planting seeds, weeding, harvesting, installing irrigation, donating
materials such as compost and manure, spreading each of these; in addition to all the tasks
and jobs completed by the AgLantis Board members and those who help them directly and
indirectly.
ALUC Term Sheet and BIRD and WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
Birds were managed by covering most of the property with thick mulch which prevented birds
from reaching worms and weed seeds on all but the road. Subsequently, only an occasional
bird was seen on the farm, with little to no food source available. We had a southwest area of
the farm under crop production during the last 3 months of 2018. Most of our crops were
covered with cloth. We heavily watered the seeds or planted just before rain, which deters
birds from eating the seeds. We did not see birds on our planting beds, whether covered or
uncovered. We saw no mammals on the farm this year. We are only at the farm on an
infrequent basis. All of our activities complied with the ALUC Term sheet.
ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT
2018 Operating Budget: Rent ($1) Insurance ($2,045), Taxes ($20.00); Seed and
Equipment ($14,937.78), Conferences and Memberships ($65); Permit Fees ($1,781.16);
Transportation ($42.01); Office and Administration ($360.82); Events, Drink, Food,
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Entertainment Costs ($583.16); Independent Contractors ($9,260). Fees PayPal & Eventbrite
(99.11) _ $29,195.04
Indirect Contributions: Donations of mulch, compost, spreading compost and manure,
plants, trenching, plowing and irrigation equipment, engineering, transportation costs, legal
and financial, teaching time, cooking, planting, weeding, harvesting, organizing, fund-raising,
etc. include thousands of hours of time donated and many hundreds of professional services,
labor, materials and gas and equipment. The community has generously donated to make
this urban farm a reality.
Profit (Loss) and Cash Flow: Statement of Financial Income and Expenses (See
Attachment B)
Income:
Direct Public Support: $15,724.21
Interest: .12
Cash Loan: $10,000
TOTAL INCOME: $25,724.33
Expenses: $29,195.04
Deposits: $5,500
TOTAL EXPENSES: $34,695.04
Cash Assets at the Beginning of the Year: $21,164.45
Cash Assets at the End of the Year: $12,193.74
Cash Deposits: $5,500
Accounts Receivable: $50,617.00
Donations Valuation:
Volunteer Hours: 2500 @ $24.69 valuation/hour = $61,725.00
https://independentsector.org/news-post/value-of-volunteer-time-release/
http://www.pointsoflight.org/tools/volunteercalculator
Pro Bono Services Including Equipment: 500 = $75,000.00
Professional Engineering Services Including Equipment: $50,000.00
Total Estimated Volunteer and Pro Bono Professional Services: $186,725.00
Materials: Mulch, Organic Manure, Gas, Delivery and Spreading: $100,000.00 (retail)
Equipment Rental Donations: $1,500.00
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Event In-Kind Donations (Catering: Food and Service): $1000.00
Donated Mileage: 4500 miles @.545/mile: $2452.00
Balance Sheet:
Statement of Financial
Position :
See Exhibit 2
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AgLantis Annual Report for 2018
2018 Operating Budget
AgLantis
Breakeven
Analysis
For Year Ending
12131/2018
Projected Donations,
Grants &Contracts 70000
Fixed Costs:
Teaching Salary
Expense 0
Rent 1
Payroll taxes 0
Travel &
Enter. 500
Prof. &Acctg 3000
Depreciation 10000
Insurance 5000
Interest 0
Rep & Maint. 3000
Util. & Phone 6000
Office &
Administration 1000
Other Taxes 0
Other Expense/Contractors 100000
Total Fixed Costs 128501
Cost of Goods Sold Percentage 0%
Breakeven 128501
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EXHIBIT 1: AgLantis Curriculum 2019
1. SAFETY
a) Airport Safety: Zone 2 and Zone 4
b) Personal Safety: How to report dangerous situations (911), washing hands,
coughs and sneezing, behavioral expectations
c) Farm Safety: Tools and Equipment, Recycled Water, Earthquakes
d) Food Safety
e) CPR, Choking, First Aid
f) Fire Prevention and Response
g) Relevant Careers
2. FOOD SYSTEM
a) History of Agriculture
b) Components of a Food System: Growing, Harvesting, Marketing, Transporting,
Value Added, Preparing, Eating
c) Supply Chain: Natural, human and capital resources utilized in a food system
d) Plants and Ecosystems
e) Food Miles, Local Food and Farmers Markets (https://www.ams.usda.gov/local-
food-directories/farmersmarkets)
f) Food Justice
3. CARBON CYCLE
a. Soil Science
b. Crops and Climate
c. Global Warming
d. Agroecology
e. Physics, Chemistry, Biology and farming
f. Carbon Sequestration
4. WATER CYCLE
a. One Water
b. Recycled Water
5. PLANTING
a) Direct Seeding
b) Transplanting
c) Grafting
d) Food Forests
e) Hydroponics and Aquaponics
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EXHIBIT 1: AgLantis Curriculum 2019
6. IRRIGATION
a. Components of an Irrigation System
b. Drip vs other methods
7. INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT
a. Good Bacteria in Soil
b. Mammals and snakes
c. Beneficial Insects
d. Pests
e. Diseases
f. Compost and Compost Tea
8. Ag BUSINESS
a) Food distribution and marketing
b) How much revenue per acre?
c) Ag law and public policy
9. Careers in Green Economic Sector
a) 21s' Century Job Skills
b) Green Jobs
c) Green Job Skills
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EXHIBIT 2: AgLantis
Beginning Balance Sheet
For Year Beginning
1/1/2019
ASSETS LIABILITIES
Current Assets Current Liabilities
Cash 12194 CPLTD 10002
Inventory 0 Trade Payable 0
Account Receivable 50617 Accruals 250
Other Current Assets 0 Taxes Payable 30
Prepaid Expenses/ Deposits 5500 Other 0
Total Current Assets 68311 Total Current Liabilities 10282
Long Term Assets Long Term Liabilities
Land 0 Term Debt LTP -2
Buildings 80000 Other
Equipment 45000 Total Long Term Liabilities -2
Other Fixed Assets 0 Total Liabilities 10280
Accum Depreciation 20000
OWNERS EQUITY Draws
Total Long Term Assets 105000 Capital 163031
Total Owners Equity 163031
Total Liabilities and Owners
Total Assets 173311 Equity 173311
Enter Factor Below
Depreciable years for Fixed Assets 30
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AgLantis Lease Performance Tracking Sheet Attachment 2 Exhibit 1
April 1,2019
Year Performance Goals AgLantis Performance Action or Planned Task Meets Goals Does Not Meet Board Feedback
(Completed Actions are Bold) Goals Needed
1 Amount of Produce provided to Food Bank or other non- Per 2018 Business Plan,"Crops from the greenhouse will be available by Yes
commercial institutions Year 4 to provide produce to the Food Bank".
1 Construct perimeter fencing around all aboveground In July 2017,AgLantis installed six-foot high chain link fencing along the Yes
improvements(except fencing around green manure crop and Runway Protection Zone(RPZ)as required by COA#15.
some simple farm infrastructure to allow planting)
1 Plant a crop(such as green manure crop)-5 acres In mid-2016,AgLantis started placing 25 acre-feet of wood chip mulch, Alternate Method
donated by PG&E and EcoMulch.In 2017,a large donation of horse
manure was placed on top of the wood chip structure to create a
"lasagna compost"on the site.
2 Plant a crop(such as green manure crop)-5 acres A crop was planted on October 3,2018 which included radishes,kale, Yes
lettuce and peas.
2 Provide goods to a market or Donate goods to Food Bank or Three harvests of the crops planted were donated to Contra Yes
School District(Quantity as forth in Business Plan) Costa/Solano Food bank totaling more than 200 pounds of greens.
2 Develop a teaching plan curriculum AgLantis provided"Summer Urban Farming Classes"in Summer 2018.A Yes
curriculum has been developed for Summer 2019 classes.Los Medanos
College came in Spring and Fall to learn aout regenerative agriculture and
soil carbon sequestration.
2 Increase volunteers participation by 15%from previous year 115 volunteers are needed to comply with this metric.AgLantis reported Yes
two to three hundred people have volunteered in various capacities.
3 Provide remaining fencing around food crops and aboveground In 2018,the remaining fence for the East and North sides were ordered If completed by
improvements and poles have been installed,prior to rains.Remaining fence will be December 21,
erected in 2019. 2019
3 Provide goods to a market or Donate goods to Food Bank or AgLantis had to reschedule a March event to extend irrigation and
School District(Quantity as forth in Business Plan) maintain planting beds due to rain.More crops are planned for 2019.
3 Get Building Permit and construct Green House Fire Plans have been submitted to Contra Costa Fire and road and If completed by
improvements plans submitted to Public Works.Building Permit is planned December 21,
after those approvals. 2019
3 Provide a teaching facility and start sustainable curriculum Reference Year 2 Goals for curriculum;Teaching is taking place onsite.
3 Complete long term Strategic Plan Need to include in 2019 Annual Report/Business Plan Submittal. Submit by
April 1,2020
3 Submit Performance Requirements for Years 4,5&6(which Need to include in 2019 Annual Report/Business Plan Submittal. Submit by
shall be subject to approval by District) April 1,2020
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