Today is Thank a Youth Worker Day! Here at Youth Farm, we want to thank all of our amazing staff and Project LEAD that dedicate their hearts and souls to the youth they work with everyday. Their passion, commitment, skills, and dedication inspires us daily and we are...
This weeks marks the last week of work for our Macalester intern, Allison Vandenberg-Daves. Over the course of the year Allison harvest hundreds of pounds of foods, canned so many goodies, served up loads of snacks, facilitated countless cooking groups, mowed more...
Last Tuesday our All Stars cooked up some delicious smoothies and chicken tacos with all the fixings for the elders at North Oaks Assisted Living. In the weeks leading up to the dinner, the All Stars, with the help of the LEAD, carefully planned out what they were...
In fall 2014, Youth Farm partnered with Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) Culinary and Nutrition Services to conduct a School Garden Survey with all Minneapolis Public Schools. We are excited to share the results of this survey, which help to identify the current...
We heart bees! Our pollinators help us produce the food our Youth Farmers grow and get back into their community. To say thank you to our pollinators, we’ve been learning all about what makes them tick. Our Macalester intern Allison Vandenberg-Daves has been...
Our first day of Spring programming at Green Central School was a beautiful 70 degree day! Youth enjoyed the weather flying a kite with Green Central Park staff....
The season has begun! Lyndale students have seeded up the hoop house, and our seedlings have sprouted. This spring we are growing leaf lettuce, spinach, radishes, and carrots. We also have a spring greens mix growing to support our soil before growing heirloom summer...
Mimi is a current Youth Farm Project LEAD in Lyndale and is also part of our Youth Program Quality Assessment team. She will be a monthly contributor to our blog – giving the inside scoop on her experiences as a Project LEAD. Read below to see her April post. Hello...
On Tuesday, we had our last All Stars cooking class of the winter and it was packed full of silliness and camaraderie. At the end, we reflected on different ways that we had seen our group agreement in action. Here’s what the group had to say (between mouthfuls...
We are deep in our larders now, cooking up tasty meals for families and community. Last week Project LEAD cooked up the Lyndale Community Dinner and the next night our Cooking Class served up their own Family Dinner. We’re back in the kitchens the next two...
