On Saturday, Hawthorne Youth Farm cooked for and hosted the annual St. Olaf Community Campus Spaghetti Dinner. We made deliciously veggie loaded pasta sauce from our well-stocked freezers, 2 types of salad, NSJ raspberry brownies and SOCC sweet potato pie. The produce...
Every time I walk in to Nellie Stone Johnson School, I am welcomed by a friendly wave, a warm greeting as a door is held open for me and hugs from students. The community of students, teachers and staff at NSJ are just so great and truly practice what they teach....
I met Channing in 2012 when she was our Harvest Coordinator in Hawthorne. She introduced herself as “not really a youth worker,” but believe me, she is. Channing has an incredible way of listening to young people, making them feel heard and that they know...
Avenue Eatery is the spot to be on any given afternoon (or morning for that matter). Around there I’m known as the “Tomato Lady,” because Sammy, the inspired owner, buys Youth Farm produce from us through most of the fall. (Thanks Fresh Corners!)...
Beverly Stancile, or Ms. Bev, as everyone in Hawthorne calls her, has been our Chef on the northside for the past two years. Her secret ingredient is LOVE and she puts it into every dish that comes out of the St. Olaf kitchen. Her smoked BBQ chicken at Harvest Fest...
If you have ever had the opportunity to visit “SOCC” farm in our Hawthorne neighborhood you have found much more than an urban farm space. You have found a community of intergenerational residents, partners, and youth working together to make their space...
