Youth Farm welcomes new Board Members

We were excited to welcome 5 new members this fall to our Board of Directors. This new cohort includes Deb Kierstead, from MCCA, Genevieve Saldibar from Hyatt Regency Minneapolis, Valeria La Rosa from Lifetime Foundation, Shanna Woods from Neighborhood House (and...

Powderhorn Empty Bowls is coming up!

Powderhorn Empty Bowls (PEB) is a wonderful community-building event that will celebrate its 9th Anniversary this coming November. Organized and carried out by a core group with the help of approximately 180 volunteers from the neighborhood this is an all-day event...

Thank you Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board

It is no secret that Minneapolis boasts the best city parks in the country and at Youth Farm we agree! Not only are we able to access park buildings for cooking classes we are excited and proud to be putting up one of the first hoop houses on Minneapolis Park’s...

Humboldt High School – Years of Partnership

To the best of my knowledge, West Side Youth Farm’s first program happened in the spring of 2000 when then Program Director Gunnar Liden and Humboldt’s Middle School science teacher Ms. Lyde partnered up and offered a spring elective focused on gardening,...