Metro Transit Visits Frogtown

Metro Transit Visits Frogtown

Youth Farmers in Frogtown didn’t let the heat slow them down this week. Between harvesting fresh summer squash, tie dying t-shirts, watering both plants and each other; and learning to ride Metro Transit buses thanks to the St. Paul Youth Commission and Metro...

YFMP highlighted on WCCO about Roots for the Home Team

While they may not have mentioned our name in the video, we sure are proud of our Hawthorne YFMP youth and their work with Roots for the Home Team. Here is the video from WCCO news! Way to go Sergio, JP and all the other Hawthorne Youth that continue to participate on...

Art in Frogtown

Last tuesday Frogtown YouthFarm made found art sculptures. These sculptures were made from trash the youth farmers picked from the streets of Frogtown. Post by Tyler Ryan

Frogtown Photo Contest

Last week Frogtown youth farmers, armed with cameras, took a field trip to the Como Zoo.  Their mission was take unique pictures of people and animals at the zoo.  The winning photo from the Frogtown 2012 Como Zoo Photo Extravaganza is shown here!

Breakfast Fun

Last Friday morning the Blaisdell YMCA visited Lyndale Youth Farm for the first of five breakfasts together. Lyndale’s cook Heidi James baked up 120 scones to go with delicious orange slices to feed over 135 neighborhood youth. After the breakfast the Y’s...

Hawthorne Fun: Wirth Beach Trip + Making cookies @ Cookie Cart

What a blast. The first week of the first summer of Youth Farm in Hawthorne neighborhoods under our belt, and we’re already gearing up for our second week of harvest today (think peas, lettuce, basil, squash, cilantro, chard, kale, collards and more!)...
Harvest Time!

Harvest Time!

Lyndale youth have had a bountiful first week harvesting radishes, chard,kale, spinach, cilantro, basil, lettuce, raspberries, and baby carrots. Num...

Market season!

Powderhorn Youth Farmers kicked off their first market of the season this week with kale, lettuce, spinach, and herbs fresh from the farms. Come visit them and buy their produce each Tuesday from 4-7 pm Midtown Farmer’s Market....