Three Sisters Gardens lease

The farm manager described school presentations that got kids excited about vegetables and said a permanent building at Fifth and C would be a teaching space for sustainable agriculture that Yolo County needs.

A farmhand argued the farm feeds hundreds daily and gives youth jobs, asking what an apartment complex would do that's better than 40,000 pounds of produce a year.

Shared that the farm supported her partner's job for five years, enabled their engagement, and helped her cope the morning her aunt passed away.

A returning farm worker said the farm teaches an important trade, provides vegetables that offset high living costs, and that the visible site is a community asset near the ballpark and river walk.

Supported the farm but urged the city to put real numbers on what it's willing to invest, noting the group really wants certainty about a permanent home, here or elsewhere.

A Woodland council member praised the program, described Woodland's limited school-garden model, and said she hopes to bring something similar to her city.

The founder and director argued the farm's 12 years of soil investment is equity that can't be moved, said visitors come from around the world, and noted a partnership opportunity with the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation, urging the council to expand the program.