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What’s changing around Youth Farm?
Just as our youth grow and change through the years, so do we as an organization. Now entering our 25th year of serving youth throughout Minneapolis and St. Paul, here at Youth Farm we are taking on some major changes, aiming to increase our program quality and...
Slow Roll 2019 Kick-off
Slow Roll Twin Cities is a project of the Cultural Wellness Center that empowers people to rediscover, reconnect, and reimagine their communities together, on bicycles. The ride helps to build healthy, economically vibrant, connected, and people-centered cities and...
Joining the Conversation: Environmental Justice in Minnesota
Local artists also attended the community conversation and created a beautiful display of the speakers and their causes. Minnesota has long been known as a leader in tackling climate change and last night Congresswoman Ilhan Omar lead the way at a community...
The BIG Dinner Party – 2017
Throughout the summer of 2017, Youth Farms’ Hawthorne Community Organizer Marcus Kar worked with a cadre of North Minneapolis organizations including Appetite for Change, Northside Fresh Coalition and West Broadway Business & Area Coalition, as well as North...
Powderhorn Empty Bowls event this Friday November 3rd
It's that time of year again - the first Friday in November, November 3rd, is Powderhorn Empty Bowls! Come together with your friends and neighbors for a community meal of bread and soup to help raise money to impact food access in our neighborhood. Pick out a...
Thanks to Schwan’s Corporate Giving Foundation for their Bold Support of Youth Farm
We were beyond honored to receive support from the Schwan’s Corporate Giving Foundation last night at Schwan's Feast on the Field event, a celebration in partnership with the Minnesota Super Bowl Host Committee to honor the people, the food and the cultural traditions...
Summer Leadership Institute 2017 – Youth Farmers
Today marks the last day of our 4 week Summer Leadership Institute for our Youth Farmers (ages 9-11). So much great work has happened over the last 4 weeks - growing food, creating friendships, cooking amazing summer lunches using vegetables from our farms, and all...
St. Paul LEAD City Retreat
Last week, all the Project LEAD from St. Paul gathered for a three day "city" retreat to team build, plan for our Youth Farmer program, visit Philadelphia Farm, and soak up the sun at Lake Nokomis. Look at these delicious strawberries we picked at Philly Farm! In...
Thanks Hyatt Regency Minneapolis!
Thanks again to the team from the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis for coming out and helping us whip our Lyndale Farms into shape this past week. We really appreciate your continued partnership and engagement in our...
Spring Lyndale Class Session 2017
Thursday Lyndale cooking class started the spring session at one of our farms. Every Thursday youth are going to work outside at the farms getting them ready for Summer 2017. This week they started by picking trash and prepping the beds to seed or transplant soon....