West Side Youth Farm staff and youth will be selling produce on Saturdays from 8:30am to 12:30pm at the West Side Farmer’s Market. The market is located in St. Paul at the intersection of George Street and Stryker Ave. Each Saturday throughout the growing season...
With autumn around the corner we are busy in the fields harvesting and in the kitchens preserving. We’re spicing up our life with zesty salsas, tomatillo salsa, and jalapeno jam. We’ve also been freezing corn, broccoli, beans, zucchini, and tomato sauce...
Today marks the first day of school for most students in the Twin Cities. On the West Side this morning we hosted a group of freshman from Hamline University who were participating in Hamline’s “LEAP into St. Paul” annual orientation program. LEAP...
In Hawthorne on each Wednesday afternoon this summer, youth farmers, LEAD and staff would distribute produce to our elders at North Oaks Residence on the St. Olaf Community Campus. (Yes, where SOCC farm gets its name.) This fall, we are continuing our Wednesday...
By Shanna Woods Over the weekend the Farm Stewards Asiya, Alice, Jordan, and Shanna led a information and activity table for Youth Farm at Loring Park. We made salsa for taste testing to allow attendees to experience the program from the youth and communities across...
Youth Farm is excited to be a partner in the Chipotle Cultivate Festival this Saturday at Loring Park in Minneapolis. In addition to the great food and music that will be there, come visit our Youth Farm booth, learn about what we have been up to this summer and taste...
This summer has been truly special. Please join in the celebration that is Harvest Festival. We’ll be hosting this evening (Friday 8/15) on the West Side and Saturday (8/16) Youth Farm will have its grand finale double whammy that is the Hawthorne Harvest Fest...
Our last week of program has been a blast! We’re such a tight crew of Youth Farmers that we’ve been doing “World Seeds” instead of our usual World formation. That’s where we just gather all together and check-in to get ready for our day...
Its Harvest Fest Week! Time to celebrate our young people and their work in the farms. Lyndale Harvest Fest gets the week cracking with a feast at Zion Church on the corner of 33rd and Pillsbury this Wednesday 5:30-7:30pm. To get you in the mood, here are some of my...
Today marks the end of the 7th week of our 8-week summer program and it feels as if we just started. We have nearly checked off all the boxes on our list of what makes a Youth Farm Summer ; veggies harvested, new friends made, compost cake eaten, skills learned,...
