At Youth Farm we talk a lot about how we are very much like family, so it was no surprise that Monday’s Guest Chef at our LEAD Meeting was none other than my dad, Mike McDaniel. He is an avid canner who makes about 800 jars of salsa and applesauce for each of...
Yesterday during our Afterschool class at Green a Central School, Powderhorn Youth Farmers helped to plant Kale and Collard seeds. These seeds will be headed to the green house and later, as little starts, back to our neighborhood. See ya later little...
Thank you to all the amazing businesses and Youth Farm supporters who helped wrap-up our 20th anniversary celebrations! Youth Farm staff, youth, and board had the opportunity to engage some supporters in a celebration of Youth Farm milestones – on topics that...
By Callie Recknagel Minneapolis Public Schools Nutrition Services served up one of Youth Farm’s Roots for the Home Team recipes March 4-6 in 30 schools (to 15,000 students!) across the district. Tic Tac Taco salad was a big hit with the students, who got to try...
The warm weather has us excited! Program Directors are busy sorting their neighborhood seeds and getting trained in seed starting by our West Side Program Director and resident greenhouse expert Tyler. Look for pictures of our seedlings soon! ...
By Callie Recknagel On February 27 and 28th, hundreds of people from across the state gathered at the MN Landscape Arboretum to learn more about school gardens. The MN School Garden Coalition organized this conference and helped get February 27th recognized as...
Last weekend we had an overnight retreat with our Project LEAD interns from across all five neighborhoods. The theme of the retreat was creating emotionally safe spaces at Youth Farm. One of our activities focused on recreating scenarios where young people may feel...
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 her introduction, below, for a...
The first seedling that will be transplanted outside for the 2015 season has officially sprouted in the greenhouse. Here’s a peek at our King Richard Leeks that were seeded on February...
First they were meticulously planted by last year’s Nellie Stone Johnson 3rd graders. Then they grew in the summer sun and were tended to by Hawthorne Youth Farmers. They loved to sprawl along the fence and everyone admired their beautiful white and red flowers....
