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Harvest Fest sneak peek

How much food does it take to feed 800 Youth Farmers and community members? So far 3 carloads and we are only just beginning! Harvest Fest Season is here! The menus are set, the farms are getting their finally weeding, and Lyndale Chef Emily is already cooking with...

Harvest Festival Season at Youth Farm – Join Us

It seems crazy, but our summer here at Youth Farm is quickly coming to an end. As sad we are that our summer program only has a few days left, we are excited to celebrate all the great accomplishments of our amazing Youth Farmers. Please join us this week for any of...

City Chickens

Youth Farmer Ally loves bringing her chickens to visit Youth Farm. Her chickens are a great source of eggs all year round. For some of our Youth Farmers, its the first time they've met a full grown chicken....

Hot Hot Hot

Yesterday was a hot day to be out in the gardens. Out in Powderhorn they stayed cool playing one of their favorite water games. Drip! Drip!  ...

West Side says goodbye to Alice Martin

West Side Youth Farm has had a fantastic summer so far and as Youth Farm continues into week seven there is new leadership budding. This year, the West Side program has experienced the change that comes as our program grows and our leaders move into other...

Sustainability Day in Frogtown

Youth Farmers in Frogtown dedicate their entire Friday to learning about Sustainability.  They learned about Hoop Houses at Frogtown Farms, played games to test their knowledge of recycling & composting with Eureka Recycling, and made bird feeders with staff out of...

Maimouna Making Moves

Maimouna Muhammad is the epitome of an empowered young women! She is a true leader, not just at Youth Farm, where she helps grow youth leaders of the next generation, but in her community as well, where she's making moves for social justice. When Maimouna first came...

Powderhorn Snap Poll!

We took a snap poll of some of the Powderhorn staff and asked them their favorite part of this summer's program. Here is what they shared: Kemi, Project LEAD: "The activity groups, and leading the kids in activities they like." Maimouna, Project LEAD and Garden Staff:...