This is one of the most exciting times of year at YFMP. Our summer programs have been amazing and are heading towards their conclusion. One of the great culminating events at YFMP is our neighborhood Harvest Festival. If you have never been to one, this is the place...
West Side Youth Farmers got up early today to set up their stand at the farmers market. This is a brand new market located at the corner of George and Stryker in the “Icy Cup” parking lot. This week we have fresh collards, kale, yellow squash, and...
Farm Stewards Jesus, Alice, and Teng and I are attending the 14th Annual Rooted in Community Conference. This year the conference is held in Ames, Iowa. Currently we are touring Table Top Farm, a 26-acre CSA and Market Farm and will be checking out a restored Prairie...
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...
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...
