Thank You for Helping Celebrate 20 Years of Youth Farm!

Thank you to all the amazing businesses and Youth Farm supporters who helped wrap-up our 20th anniversary celebrations! Youth Farm staff, youth, and board had the opportunity to engage some supporters in a celebration of Youth Farm milestones – on topics that...

Tic Tac Taco Salad Taste Tests

By Callie Recknagel Minneapolis Public Schools Nutrition Services served up one of Youth Farm’s Roots for the Home Team recipes March 4-6 in 30 schools (to 15,000 students!) across the district. Tic Tac Taco salad was a big hit with the students, who got to try...

Schoolyard Garden Conference

By Callie Recknagel   On February 27 and 28th, hundreds of people from across the state gathered at the MN Landscape Arboretum to learn more about school gardens. The MN School Garden Coalition organized this conference and helped get February 27th recognized as...

Digging into the Freezer

Its cold out there! We’re staying warm by cleaning out our freezer, and taking inventory of all the frozen veggies from last growing season. We’re deep into the winter and still have gallons of tomato sauce, zucchini, kale, green beans, broccoli, and...

January at Youth Farm

When you say you are a Minnesota-based non-profit that grows food to develop young leaders, you receive a lot of puzzled looks followed by the question “What does Youth Farm do during the winter?” Well, the truth is, we do a lot! Yes, Minnesota winters are long and...