You would have a hard time growing veggies on St. Paul’s West Side without crossing paths with Barb Rose and Maureen Hark. Not only have they played major roles in the development of the West Side Farmer’s Market, the market being able to accept EBT/SNAP,...
One of the most consistent, hardworking, and fun to work with groups that we see at Youth Farm is the Conservation Corps’ after-school program, Youth Outdoors or Y-O. In their own words, Y-O “connects urban teens to the natural environment through hands-on...
West Side Youth Farm staff and youth will be selling produce on Saturdays from 8:30am to 12:30pm at the West Side Farmer’s Market. The market is located in St. Paul at the intersection of George Street and Stryker Ave. Each Saturday throughout the growing season...
Today marks the first day of school for most students in the Twin Cities. On the West Side this morning we hosted a group of freshman from Hamline University who were participating in Hamline’s “LEAP into St. Paul” annual orientation program. LEAP...
This summer has been truly special. Please join in the celebration that is Harvest Festival. We’ll be hosting this evening (Friday 8/15) on the West Side and Saturday (8/16) Youth Farm will have its grand finale double whammy that is the Hawthorne Harvest Fest...
Today marks the end of the 7th week of our 8-week summer program and it feels as if we just started. We have nearly checked off all the boxes on our list of what makes a Youth Farm Summer ; veggies harvested, new friends made, compost cake eaten, skills learned,...
