Original manuscript for the article by the same name published in the July/August 2015 issue of Western Friend.
About the authors: Darlene Franco (Chairwoman, Wukchumni Tribe) and Melissa Lovett-Adair (Central Coast Friends Meeting, PYM) first met in middle school in Visalia, CA. Now they serve together on the board of Quaker Oaks Farm nonprofit, conspiring to make the world a better place. For more information, please visit QuakerOaksFarm.org. They thank Alyssa Nelson (PYM Youth Programs Coordinator) for her editorial support in building their stories into an article.