The Greenhouse is the Place to Be!

Youth Farm’s Greenhouse is starting to get green (and red and yellow thanks to the Rainbow Chard)! We have nearly 4,000 seedlings growing right now and we’re not even halfway done for the spring. Stay tuned for more pictures of the cutest plant babies...

Happy first day of spring!

The seasons are turning and we’re celebrating here at Youth Farm with food and baby plants. Last week we said goodbye to a youth who has been in our afterschool cooking class since the first day last fall. We will miss her dearly. The greenhouse is bustling...

What wind?

The wind was no match for Youth Farm this week as our Minneapolis Team put the plastic on our hoop house at Green Central. We are excited to kick off the growing season early thanks to our partnership with Minneapolis Parks and Recreation and Green Central...

Welcome School Partnership Coordinator Jordyn Ryan!

Youth Farm is excited to welcome our first School Partnership Coordinator Jordyn Ryan! Jordyn joined the Youth Farm team as a 9 year old participant in the West Side Program. Through the years she has taken on many roles at Youth Farm including roles as a Project LEAD...

Seeding, Cooking, and Construction on the West Side

Spring has sprung for Youth Farm with the start of seeding in the greenhouse! Last week a service group from River’s Edge Academy helped us to seed our first plants and we eagerly await their sprouting. Meanwhile, the middle schoolers at Humboldt and OWL have...