We had a wonderful first day of Lyndale Youth Farm! So many of our participants are returning from summer and school year Youth Farm, and their excitement for today was unbelievable. Some highlights of the day included harvesting kale and spinach for tomorrow’s...
We’re really excited for the first day of Youth Farm’s summer program. The West Side crew was doing prep work all day today in anticipation for one of our most awaited days of the year. Check out the new signs we made with our new stencil and also this...
Our first strawberries came in this week! Nothing tastes quite as sweet as those first hand picked berries right out of our farms. It is a joy to share these fruits with our young people, many of whom have never tasted fresh local strawberries. The week before summer...
The recent rain showers have been great for the farms; the crops are healthy, happy, and ready for Youth Farmers to tend starting next Tuesday! However, some of the winds and storms have not been so helpful for main farm in Frogtown. Last weekend, a tree fell on the...
Friday was the last day for Minneapolis students! We celebrated at Lyndale elementary during recess with 60 students coming in to harvest a head of lettuce to take home. Later that night we harvested 14 pounds of radishes with All Stars and then took a field trip to...
The salads sure were a hit and we had fun despite the chillier weather. Here are those Hawthorne radishes again, spicing up Urban Roots’ Big Bang Seoul...
Saturday is our first Roots for the Home Team Twins Game and Hawthorne has a bountiful harvest of fresh dill, spring greens, Red Rover radishes and crisp chives for the Big Bang Seoul and Kickin’ Quinoa Salads. Here’s a sneak peak at the Kickin’...
This morning, 4th graders at Jackson Elementary in Frogtown planted potatoes. We also learned about edible weeds, and enjoyed sampling lamb’s quarter while preparing the bed to plant.
