YFMP is honored to be one of only 27 organizations nation-wide to be awarded a 2011 Community Foods Project grant through the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). While we alluded to it in our winter fundraising appeal, YFMP’s proposal focuses...
The Hawthorne All-Stars have spent a lot of time this year exploring different components of the food system. We’ve talked about the food system as being comprised of six different parts: 1. Plant growth and harvest, 2. Processing and Packaging, 3....
The Youth Farm and Market Project is accepting applications for summer staff and summer chef positions. Youth Farm is looking for energetic, organized, and punctual individuals who enjoy working with youth. Detailed job descriptions and applications are available in...
Even in winter Youth Farm is busy all day everyday! Here are a set of photos all snapped on Thursday February 24th. The Farm Stewards were in our Cherokee School Greenhouse reviewing the growth of onion starts, micro greens, and more. Later that night we had a crew of...
We are extremely excited to announce Hashep Seka as YFMP’s new Powderhorn Program Director. Hashep is a true YFMP veteran, starting her participation at YFMP in 2002 at the age of 10. Since then she has participated in every level of YFMP programming (Youth...
This weekend our Farm Stewards attended the Minnesota Food Association’s Immigrant and Minority Farmers Conference. The Farm Stewards attended workshops ranging from the history of farming in Minnesota, sustainable agriculture, and even how to get started with...
We’re excited to announce that Hawthorne Neighborhood has hired its first three Project LEAD youth! (Learn more about Youth Farm’s Project LEAD program) In addition to helping plan the farm sites, plan and host community events, and work with younger youth...
After two years as the Powderhorn Program Director, Colin Cureton is leaving YFMP. We are sad to see Colin go, but we are excited to for all the great things coming in his future. In addition to his work running the Powderhorn Program, Colin took a lead role in our...
On the first weekend of this December over 300 members of the Lyndale community gathered to celebrate La Posada with an evening of dancing, games, and food. We were much luckier this year compared to last, when Snowpocalypse happened on the very day of the event. This...
