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...

Welcome Hawthorne Farm Stewards!

Meet your Hawthorne Farm Stewards: Sergio and Divine! Sergio has been a part of Youth Farm since our first year in the Hawthorne Neighborhood in 2011 and is one of the youth founders of our Hawthorne Program. As a middle school student at Nellie Stone Johnson...

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...

Thank You Amm-Ra!

You wouldn’t think that running uphill on all fours would be fun after gardening all morning, But it’s a common event during Powderhorn lunchtimes. Amm-ra started these quadruped races and when not playing himself is often talking or sketching with the...

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,...