Volunteers Are A Blessing!

Our tree planting project at Cultivating Inclusion orchards is underway. What a blessing to have help from a group of students from Vista Murrieta High School's California Scholarship Federation community service club. Mrs. Betty Choe and her students came bright and early before the heat set in on Saturday, March 21, 2026. They helped clearing weeds and planted five Golden Nugget mandarin trees. Thank you VMHS!

Special Volunteer Day

Last Saturday January 31, 2026, Mrs. Rachel Ford and her students from the National Honor Society at Chapparal High in Temecula spent their morning working in the orchards. Over 30 students helped digging holes for new trees, weeding, and harvesting Meyer lemons. What an awesome group! A big thank you to you all!

A Grateful Heart

Many thanks to Vines Christian Fellowship for spending the morning of Saturday November 8th helping to weed and mulch fruit trees in our orchards. Cultivating Inclusion is thankful for your support!

JustServe Special Day of Service

On a cool morning of Saturday, September 13, 2025, JustServe.org brought over 70 volunteers to Cultivating Inclusion Farm to help with weeding the orchards and mulching the fruit trees. This is the largest group of volunteers that Cultivating Inclusion has ever had, and a lot of weeding & mulching got done that day. We are so grateful for their service!

Team Effort...Thank you Volunteers!

On June 12, 2025, Cultivating Inclusion received an award recognition for Outstanding Community Service by the Western Riverside Council of Governments (WRCOG).

Six of our team volunteers attended the WRCOG 34th Annual General Assembly & Leadership Address held at the Pachanga Resort and Casino to receive the award on the behalf of all our volunteers. We are grateful to the City of Murrieta for their support!

Before and After

The transformation of this small urban farm took years to accomplish. With the help of volunteers and supporters, especially within the past few years, Cultivating Inclusion Farm is now the most vibrant ever! We owe our gratitude to a number of volunteers, organizations and businesses for their roles in helping Cultivating Inclusion be what it is today. Our gratitude extends to all job coaches, teachers and clients/students that come to help with farm chores each day. There are too many to list them all here.

A heartfelt Thank You to all of you!!!

Special thanks to the following big donors and individuals/organizations that have provided constant support:

City of Murrieta – Council members and staff
UCANR Master Gardener Program – Thurman Howard
TEAM Resources Conservation District – Teri Biancardi
Riverside County Board of Supervisors – Supervisor Chuck Washington
Excel Landscape Inc. – Jose Alfaro
Hopie Vallachi, for generous donation from businesses near and far
Lowe’s (Murrieta and Menifee)
Home Depot (Corona, Murrieta, Temecula, Elsinore, Perris)
Tractor Supply (Murrieta & Lake Elsinore)
Epic Gardening (San Diego)
Vego Garden (Texas)
Nutrien Ag Solutions (Temecula)
Kellogg Garden Products (Carson)
Tri-State Materials (Winchester)
SiteOne Landscape Supply (Temecula)
Imperial Sprinkler Supply (Menifee)
Temecula Valley Pipe & Supply (Temecula)
Ewing Outdoor Supply (Temecula)
Santa Rosa Plateau Nature Education Foundation
The Garden Conservancy
Vines Christian Fellowship
Murrieta Rotary Club
Temecula Valley Women’s Club
Temecula Valley Garden Club
Care-Rite Vocational Services
Toward Maximum Independence
Murrieta Valley Unified, Temecula Valley Unified & Lake Elsinore Unified -Adult Transition Programs
Riverside County Office of Education-Special Ed
Achieve Ability Inc.
K&Y Community Based Service
MHOP Foundation
People’s Care; We Care Living
Cole Vocational Service
Social Vocational Services
Latter-day Saints
Orchard church
National Charity League