SpringFest 2012 at Summit Brewery was a great success, raising over $7,500 to support our summer and school year work with urban youth. We had a sold out crowd of over 150 that enjoyed amazing food, great beer (thanks Summit), and cool tunes. Here are a few pictures...
This spring, new gardens and farms are popping up all over Frogtown! Last Saturday, volunteers in Frogtown built three new raised beds at St Stephanus Lutheran Church. Volunteers planted herbs and veggies that youth farmers will cook in summer...
Last Saturday, community members in Frogtown, master gardeners, youth from the Wilder Foundation’s Youth Leadership Initiative, and staff from Jackson Preparatory Magnet built a new garden in the neighborhood. Volunteers worked hard to build eight new...
The Frogtown neighborhood has a brand new shed! Students, staff, and AmeriCorps members from the YouthBuild program at Guadalupe Alternative Programs have been working hard to build the shed this spring in Frogtown. The shed was custom-made for Youth Farm, including...
Last Friday, Project LEAD from Hawthorne and the West Side participated in the Community Partners Bike Library (CPBL) orientation, organized by Cycles For Change. The CPBL loans bikes to community members to use during the spring, summer, and early fall. Project...
Today at Lyndale school our cupcakes set off the fire alarm. It didn’t stop the fun or the kids from loving their delicious cupcakes. Most were saved and all the kids were...
If there is one thing I’ll take away from my first year as Hawthorne Program director it is that springtime at Youth Farm is synonymous with busy! This spring has been jam packed with farm work days, cooking classes, Project LEAD meetings and community events....
2 fun filled hours. 13 amazing restaurants & local food biz. 1 great brewery. CHOW DOWN. HAVE FUN. Youth Farm Spring Fest will feature food from Alex Roberts and the Twin Cities’ best chefs. General Admission Tickets are $50 (all food & Summit beer included)...
We are excited to be participating in a dinner on the farm this summer June 17th at Living The Dream Farm in Clayton, Wisconsin. Enjoy locally brewed beer, live music, al fresco dining, and a lovely Sunday afternoon on the farm! A portion of each ticket goes to...
YFMP is honored to be one of only 27 organizations nation-wide to be awarded a 2011 Community Foods Project grant through the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). While we alluded to it in our winter fundraising appeal, YFMP’s proposal focuses...
