On January 12, 2019, Western Friend conducted an interview with several members of the Quaker Oaks Farm (QOF) community. Located in the Central Valley of California, Quaker Oaks Farm is an environmental and cultural learning center supported by Visalia Friends Meeting. Since 2013, QOF has hosted five service-learning camps that have brought together youth and adults from Wukchumni, Mexican-American, and Quaker communities in the Valley and beyond.
The following transcript relays a conversation among two youth participants in the QOF camp: Eliza Angel and Duncan Lee, and six Friendly Adult Presences for the camp: Darlene Franco, Yaynicut Franco, Mary Lee, Steven Lee, Melissa Lovett-Adair, and Graciela Martinez Cavasos.