Its Kick Off Week for 2011 Summer Program! We are super hyped to be getting out into the farms with our youth and having some summer fun. The weather has been a bit of a damper to the week. All neighborhoods called in a rain day for the First Day of Summer. It was a...
We have some exciting news to share! With 16 years of experience as our foundation, Youth Farm and Market Project (YFMP) has spent the last two years documenting, naming, and connecting the most successful and effective elements of our work to outcome based research. ...
We are excited to introduce Emma Paskewitz as the new West Side Program Director. Emma began her work with YFMP in 2010 as a summer staff in the Lyndale Neighborhood, and was hired as the West Side Program Director in April of 2011. Emma, who graduated from the...
Last summer, Daniel Klein, of the Perennial Plate, spent an afternoon with the Youth Farmers at Powderhorn and put together this great video. The Perennial Plate Episode 17: Youth Farm from Daniel Klein on Vimeo. Recently, it was reprinted on the Huffington Post. If...
11 years ago today, the West Side of St. Paul YFMP had their first work day to create their initial farmsite. It was cold and wet, but we had a strong group of 10 kids and another 12 community volunteers as we spread 15 yards of compost over a 50’x30′ plot...
When you hear our name, Youth Farm and Market Project, you might think all we do is grow food, but cooking with youth and families has become such an important part of our work. Check out this article written by Jessica Henrikson in the Minneapolis...
YFMP is on the front cover of the Seward Coop’s bi-monthly newsletter. There are some great shots of our microgreen operation in our greenhouse and a short article on what we do. Go check it out here. Aren’t those sprouts...
YFMP staff are collaborating with Gardening Matters, Community Design Center of MN, U of M Landscape Arboretum, and Midwest Food Connection to present about elements of Building Successful Youth Gardens. This 4 hour training will be held on Friday April 1st at Urban...
