Annual Report - Everdale

“The Everdale vision to create a local food hub that builds healthy
communities around food is one that has huge potential and can be
transferred to communities around the world.”
- Robert Patterson, Senior Liaison Officer
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Everdale Environmental Learning Centre
P.O. Box 29 Hillsburgh, ON. N0B 1Z0 Canada
Tel: 519-855-4859 Fax: 519-855-6531
E-mail: info@everdale.org
www.everdale.org
Our mission:
To be a teaching farm that provides hands-on, solutionbased
food and farming education to build and engage
healthy local communities
2010 Board of Directors
Wally Seccombe
Helena Wehrstein
Bob Wildfong
Joan Malcolmsen
Heather MacKneson
Bridget Ryan
This Annual Report has been printed on 100% recycled paper and has been made possible through the
support of the Ontario Trillium Foundation.
Seeding Hope
Annual Report 2010

Growing From a Seed
2011 is the year that Everdale became a teenager! For 13 years we have been growing,
learning, and evolving. Because of the dedication of our supporters and the hard work
of our amazing staff, we have now become recognized leaders and innovators in
farm-based education across Canada and North America. It was a time for us to take
a moment to reflect on what we have accomplished and where we are heading. We
decided that a new mission statement would be the best way to describe the Everdale of
today. It was time to renew our vows and commitments to our community and world-atlarge.
To let them know, in a clear and strong voice, who we are.
“To be a teaching farm that provides hands-on, solution-based food
and farming education to build and engage healthy local communities”
So, what do these words mean? For us, they mean:
• We look for better ways and build on hope. That means we use the brightest lights to
lead.
• We grow the farmers of tomorrow. We give them the skills to grow food and a
sustainable livelihood.
• We are a farm that engages youth to become advocates, supporters, consumers,
and champions of local food and farming (and of course, future farmers).
• We see food and farming as a way to help build healthy minds, bodies, and
communities. Everdale has a unique and critical role to play in creating a sustainable
and thriving future for generations to come.
By focusing locally we can make changes globally. By working hard on the ground we
can provide real life examples for other communities to replicate.
Finally, our new mission statement means that your support of Everdale is an
investment in a future full of hope and promise. It means that together we will continue
planting the seeds of change and help them grow into a remarkable future.
Who says teenagers are apathetic these days? Not us.
In kindness and in carrots,
Brendan Johnson
Executive Director
Foundations, Corporations, Government
• Ace Bakery
• Agricultural Co-operative Development
Initiative
• Canadian Farm Business Management
Council
• Chawkers Foundation
• Earth Day Canada Community
Environment Fund
• Emerald Foundation
• Foundation for Rural Living
• Guelph Community Foundation
• Heifer International
• Helen McCrea Peacock Foundation
• Metcalf Foundation
Everdale Farm Facts
• Ontario Natural Food Co-op
• Ontario Ministry of Agriculutre, Food
and Rural Affairs
• Ontario Trillium Foundation
• TD Friends of the Environment
• Wellington Waterloo Community Futures
Development Fund
• Youth Eco Internship Program (YWCA)
• Yves Rocher Foundation
Can you catch a chicken? 60% of Everdale’s office staff can.
Carrots are king: We harvested 5,961 bunches of them.
Work your muscles: Over 77,000 lbs of food was harvested!
Many hands make light work: 30 volunteers generously gave us over 3000 hours of
their time.

We couldn’t do it without you.
Our heartfelt thanks.
2010 Individual Donors
Ian Alexander
Daniel Bell
Alexandra & Peter Berry
John Bishop
Jane Bishop
Mike Brigham
Anne Brossard
Susan Butler
Daniel & Doris Calder
Vera & Gregory Callaghan
Joyce Campbell
Kirsten Campbell
Don Cambers & Joanne Kay
Heather Chetwynd
Andrzej Chobowski
Elizabth Chrumka
Julie Connelly
Glenn & Elizabeth Corbett
Chris Cuciurean
Colleen Darrell
Ellen Davis
Marnie Doole
Judith Dunn
Jennifer Ellenton
Irene Fedun
Maureen Fitzgerald & Amy Gottlieb
Foxcote Farms
Gunter & Leila Gad
Carol Graham & Christopher Masson
David Gurin
Patrick Hearn
Andrew Hellebust
Volunteers
John Aziz
Neil Baird
Guilherme Barbi
Alexandre Crombez
Lara Danon
Mitch Davis
Miriam Foell
Daniel Glassman
Jessy Gulyas
Rachel Holoff
Sarojini Amanda Johnson
Joan Judge
Camille Kauffman
Miriam Kramer
Sarah MacLean
Diana Hillman
Judy Holmes
Kathryn Humphrey
Shirley Hunt
Rebekka Hutton
David Hysinger & Marilyn Savage
Christina John
Janet Johnson
Michael Kaufman
Barbara & Brent Kilbourn
Marie Klaassen
Ruth Knight-Bowes
Angie Koch
Stan Kozak
Jeannine Langlois
Roberta Lank
Nellie Leal
Tony Leighton
Darlene Litman
David Livingstone
Sarah Luke & Ian Chernoff
Robert Luker
Brenda Lum
Diego Luzza
Meredith MacFarquhar
Heather MacKneson
Laura MacLaren
Jill Magen-Lichtblau
Joan Malcolmsen
Jefferson & Sally Mappin
Ralph Martin
James & Heidi Matthews
Peter MacLean
Liz McLaughlin
Andrea Most
Greg Petrie
Mary Poon
Richard Rempel
Elizabeth Rentzelos
Salma Saad
William Samuel
Oseksa Slywynskyj
Louise Smith
Andrea Toole
Déborah Willems
Kim Willson
Anita Wong
Gillian Maurice
Jennifer McCready
Jo-Ann Minden
Andrea Most
Denise Mulvey-Ballentine
Gail & Steven Oliver
Carolyn & Rui Ramos
George Renninger
Satu Repo
Donna & Steven Revell
Grace Robertson
Helen & Michael Ross
Teresa Rutten
Bridget Ryan & Greg Petrie
Lyanne Schlichter
Wally Seccombe
Leanne Sedentopf
Lucy Segatti
David Sisam
Harry Smaller
Jane Springer
Val Steinmann
Robyn Stewart
Mark & Tonya Surman
Tara Tassone
Patricia Teeter
Judith Thompson
Glenn Valliere
David & Marianne Valliere
Jos Van Straaten
Sue Wahl & Bob Wildfong
Malcolm & Chricket Yule
8%
What Did We Do With Your Money?
• Taught Evan, Olivia, Rob, and Tom the basics of agriculture through the Organic
Farming Certificate program while they lived and learned here at Everdale.
• Helped 30 new farmers get one step closer to achieving their dreams of starting
their own farm businesses through business training and farmer mentorship provided
by our Farmers Growing Farmers program.
• Developed 10 partnerships with organizations ready to deliver our farmer training
programs in their own regions across Ontario.
• Nurtured a passion for food, farming, and a sustainable environment to over 2500
children/youth through our Farm School programs, Farm Camp, and other youth
centred programming.
• 144 people learned hands-on skills through our workshops that they can use to
make their homes and families tread more lightly on our environment.
• Connected 334 families to the bounty of local, organic food through our Harvest
Share program.
2%
8%
4%
43%
Income 2010
35%
Foundation/
Government Grants
Farm Sales
Donations
Program Fees
Special Events/Tours
Other
Audited financial statements available upon request.
Everdale Farm Facts
31%
Expenses 2010
4%
3%
8%
14%
40%
Program Delivery
Administration
Marketing &
Fundraising
Property Maintenance
Farm Operation
How many veggies can you name?: We grew 35 different kinds of vegetables.
Company’s coming: Over 5000 visitors came calling this year through our programs, getting
their hands dirty while connecting to agriculture.
Where in the world?: We connected with people in over 24 countries around the globe
How many seeds can a farm seed? We planted 2,213,828 seeds!?!
Other

Amy
Courtney
Aabir
Rob
The future of farming is DIVERSE
Learning to farm
Diversity is a word that sums up the state of the current new farmer landscape. Over
the last 13 years we have found there is no one model for new farmers. They come to
Everdale from different places, cultures, backgrounds, and for many different reasons.
Here are the quick stories of our 4 pictured interns:
AMY – is an artist with a passion for food and community. She came to Everdale to
expand her farm skills and plans on blending her two worlds in future projects.
ROB – is a career switcher. He left a job on Bay Street to follow his heart and passion.
He plans on following up his internship with our business planning course and starting
his own farm within the next two years.
COURTNEY – is a college co-op student. Currently enrolled in Sanford Fleming’s
Sustainable Farm program, she came to Everdale to get her farm skills up and running.
AABIR – is a university student completing a Master’s degree. Aabir’s interest in
ecological farming will inform his continuing work in sustainable business practices.
These four individuals form a diverse group of people that are all ready to change the
world through food and farming. Their varied skills and gifts will help transform our
communities, and create new opportunities for engagement around food, farming, and
the environment.
“Everdale has been an amazing place full of everyday ‘aha’
moments. I am so lucky to have had this experience”
- Aabir Dey
Plant a seed. Watch it grow.
Everdale Farm Facts
Donated Food: With the help of our harvest share members, we donated $7,500 worth of our
food to the East Wellington Community Services Food Bank in Erin and The Stop Community
Centre in Toronto.
Equality: 56% of Everdale‟s board and staff are women.