MEET THE TEAM

  • Alfred Melbourne - Founder


    Farmer Alfred Melbourne is the founder and director of Three Sisters Gardens and a long-time resident of West Sacramento. Three Sisters Gardens is a nonprofit organization bringing community members together to grow food and lives. Their mission is to teach at-potential youth how to grow/harvest/distribute organic vegetables and engage the community to get involved in supporting the at-potential youth population in Yolo County.

  • Desiree Scott- Program Development Coordinator

    Desiree Scott is the Program Development Coordinator at Three Sisters Gardens, working remotely from Sacramento. She brings a background in nonprofit programming, events, and youth development, including coordinating events and running an after-school program. At the heart of her work is a love for bringing people together and being part of work that makes a meaningful difference. She is happy to be involved in an organization that puts community first. She is passionate about advancing food sovereignty, increasing access to fresh food, and creating opportunities for people and communities to grow and thrive together.

  • Raven Swogger - Assistant Farm Manager

    Raven Swogger is Three Sisters Gardens Assistant Farm Manager.

  • Carl Richardson - Farm Lead


    Carl Richardson is from the Broderick area and joined our team as a Farm Hand in 2023 after going through our Youth Leadership Development Program.

  • Jerry Fraijo - Farm Lead

  • Raekwon Banks - Farm Lead

  • Isaac Fraijo - Farm Hand

  • Nancy Long - Farm Hand

  • Kenny McDowell - Farm Hand

  • Dominitt Henderson - Farm Hand

  • Samuel Ramos - Farm Hand

  • Aamir Henderson - Farm Hand

  • Daniel Rangel - Farm Hand

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Protecting the food systems and cultivating social justice.