Youth Farm Summer #22 has started!

Our 22nd summer is just underway across our Minneapolis and St. Paul neighborhoods and what better way to start things off than with an amazing lunch consisting of Spanakopita, Greek Salad, home made hummus, and pita bread. As lunch was wrapping up, one Youth Farmer...

Meet our Amazing Staff!

As we gear up for our 22nd summer, we at Youth Farm want to take a moment to reintroduce and acknowledge our staff that dedicate so much time, expertise, and passion to the youth and families in our Youth Farm neighborhoods. Meet Director of St. Paul Programs Sarah...

Calla-a passion for all things food

Calla started at Youth Farm as a participant in the West Side summer program in 2012. She spent her first day that summer looking bored, not participating, and projecting a “too cool” persona. After transitioning to the All-Star group later that week her interests,...

Jack-an exceptional leader (and dodgeball player)!

Like many Youth Farmers, Jack found his way to the garden by following the footsteps of his older brother.  It was nearly 10 years ago when I met the 9 year old version of Jack. He had very long hair and was full of energy, the kind of energy that got him chosen first...

Youth Farm is hiring

Passionate about youth development? Come join our team! Hiring now for West Side Program Manager. Job description and application information can be found here.

Youth Farm!

As the weather starts to get colder (sort of), it is nice to have reasons to think back to the awesome summer we had this year at Youth Farm. We were honored to have Jeffrey Zupfer, a Youth Farm parent and West Side resident, come and work with some of our Youth...