One of the most consistent, hardworking, and fun to work with groups that we see at Youth Farm is the Conservation Corps’ after-school program, Youth Outdoors or Y-O. In their own words, Y-O “connects urban teens to the natural environment through hands-on...
If you have ever had the opportunity to visit “SOCC” farm in our Hawthorne neighborhood you have found much more than an urban farm space. You have found a community of intergenerational residents, partners, and youth working together to make their space...
This year Youth Farm is partnering with the Children’s Theatre Company on their production of Seedfolks. The Children’s Theatre has long been an incredible resource for young people across the metro area, and we are enormously excited to be supporting...
One would not think that our first blog post during “Volunteer and Partner Appreciation Month” at Youth Farm would be an auto mechanic, but if you have ever seen our vehicles driving around town, you know that some of them must have miracle workers behind...
Over the past 20 years, the support, commitment, and involvement of hundreds of volunteers, community and business partners has been core to our success at Youth Farm. As we begin our fiscal year, and to show our appreciation and highlight their commitment, October...
Our LEAD “Meetings” have been a ton of fun this fall. This past Monday we made red and purple sauerkraut, cut up a bunch of hot peppers to throw in the now well-stocked freezer and made some yummy watermelon juice with our plethora of...
We are excited to announce Sarah Sarzoza as Youth Farm’s new Frogtown Program Director. Sarah comes to Youth Farm with years of experience in youth development and community organizing and a passion for Frogtown families, youth, and of course, food! Raised in...
Today, the 4th graders at Nellie Stone Johnson accepted a giant responsibility of taking care of NSJ’s herbs over the winter. They learned about the grow lab lights and how to properly use them. It was easy for them to recall their garden skills from their 3rd...
Project LEAD from Frogtown represented at the CREATE the Community Meal event in Saint Paul on September 14th. We sat with members of the community to talk about food access and our dreams for having more sustainable food systems in Frogtown. We also enjoyed a...
