Do you want to see young people get excited about Compost? Well, if your answer was yes, then Youth Farm has you covered. Tonight at the Powderhorn Neighborhood Harvest Festival, the annual Compost Cup winner will be announced. Since 2004, The Compost Cup has been...
Over numerous summers I’ve asked countless youth farmers “Why do you like coming to Youth Farm?” and nearly every single time the first thing they say is “Because it’s fun”. I like to think of YF as way more than just a bunch of...
Last week, Youth Farmers in the Frogtown Main Garden worked on making the ultimate compost bin. They worked hand in hand with me in designing a compost bin that is sure to help us win this years compost cup. The compost bin will feature a walking platform for optimal...
Our Whittier School youth faced down the salad challenge! After many initial protests of how gross and nasty salad is, we challenged the youth to make a salad they would enjoy. We chopped up tons of veggies and learned how to make different salad dressings. Salads...
As we hit the mid-point of Youth Farm’s summer program on the West Side it is easy to look back on many memorable moments. Here are a few photos of the good times being had on St. Paul’s West Side. While the youth of the Robert Street garden were planning out...
If you missed the presentation of the much coveted “Compost Cup” at the Lyndale Harvest Festival on Wednesday, you missed your chance to see how excited youth can be about Compost. The West Side YFMP won the Cup this year with a compost temperature of 142...
