Written by Kia and Maya (Project LEAD) During Youth Farm last week, the main farm worked on their new compost bin. They built and painted it, and now it is ready for compost. In the afternoons, we made home-made slime and went to the library. On Friday, we took an...
Over the last week our Photography and Journalism focus group conducted interviews with youth farmers and staff. Here are a few from aspiring journalists Julie, Simon, and Elijah. “We interviewed SP in our focus group today. She is 13 years old and she plays a...
This past week on the West Side was one to remember. So good we actually have to start the Friday before where we had a special visit from a pig named Kevin, ate sushi for lunch, and played 4 way capture the flag with face paint at Harriet Island. Following what was...
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...
“When I came back to Youth Farm this summer, I was glad to see the same faces and new ones too. I know that most of the kids are not just coming to do something in the summer, but they enjoy being here. I learned about our garden groups and what we would do in...
The Robert Street garden is just over 4,00 square feet of garden space, large enough that years ago when starting the garden we used a tractor to turn the soil for the first time. Over the 10-ish years Youth Farm has been growing in Robert, the garden has produced...
