Fun Friday (the 13th) on the West Side

This past Friday the youth on the West Side had another summer day filled with good food, art, garden time, games, and biking.  Each day the youth who work in the Cherokee School garden bike the 1 mile trip, you can see them circling up preparing to head out.  Please...

Pocket Park Party

Lyndale All Stars have been super engaged in their neighborhood this summer, and their work came together last Thursday for a Pocket Park Extravaganza. Lyndale has a neglected park space just half a block from our PillsburyFarm, and this year Youth Farm and the...

Compost Cake, Summer Squash, and a Surprise Guest

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...

Fire alarm cupcakes

Today at Lyndale school our cupcakes set off the fire alarm. It didn’t stop the fun or the kids from loving their delicious cupcakes. Most were saved and all the kids were...

A Day in February

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...

Urban Baby Cooks Up Spinach Balls with Hawthorne All Stars

Last Tuesday, Urban Baby’s Michelle Horowitz came to cook with the Hawthorne All-Stars class at Farview Park. A previous public defender and chef, Michelle brings a lot of passion, knowledge, and healthy & delicious food to North Minneapolis. A resident of...