On March 14th our All Things Food program celebrated the end of winter session with a yummy community dinner. Our youth invited their families and LNA’s ESL class for a big meal of chicken and veggie enchiladas, baked potato fries, cheddar biscuits, and salad....
Last Tuesday, Youth Farmers in Frogtown prepared and served food at the annual Black History Month Celebration at the Jimmy Lee Rec Center. Highlights of the event included playing in the bounce castle, meeting new people, making art, and of course, the delicious...
Youth Farm has amazing volunteers and supporters. We wouldn’t be able to do our work with the hundreds and hundreds of volunteers we get each year and the many hundreds that donate resources to make our work happen. But one supporter, Melanie Christensen, took...
Over the weekend the Lyndale Neighborhood Association and Youth Farm celebrated La Posada with over 300 community members. Our Project LEAD were all over the event! They developed the menu, flyered before the event, welcomed guests as they arrived, ran musical chairs,...
Last week Jesus and Nora teamed up with Blaisdell YMCA’s staff to cook up a chili dinner celebrating the end of the Y’s Physically Healthy and Driven program. Over 80 youth in K through 5 and parents gathered for the hearty meal. Lots of kids were scared...
If you have not had a chance to learn about Roots for the Home Team, it is collaborative effort spearheaded by dietitian Sue Moores, involving Youth Farm and Market Project, Community Design Center, Emerge Community Development, and the Minnesota Twins. Watch this...
