This year we filled a row at the Robert Street garden with 29 Brandywine and 29 Rose Tomato plants. Each takes approximately 78 days to mature and those 78 days have felt like an eternity. We watched in anticipation all summer long and they’ve finally arrived....
Youth Farmers really like to paint. We’ve painted our sheds (inside and out), signs, benches, numerous tools, our trash can lid, t-shirts, and even our van. So when we stared at this blank, grey, leaky, cinder block eye-sore we knew just what to do. Farm...
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...
This summer Lyndale’s primary method of food distribution has been a family shares program. All summer youth and parents have been telling us how they’ve used the produce. We’ve heard about kids making and eating pesto, kale chips, and lots of green...
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...
