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Twin Cities Youth Farm and Market Project Grows Sustainable Futures

Posted in Out & About on Mon, 09/28/2009 - 7:36am by lee -

Youth Farm and Market Project, a Twin Cities community treasure since 1995, has lofty goals. These include:

Building young leadersPromoting healthy lifestylesCreating neighborhood connectedness and opportunities for contributionDeveloping and nurturing healthy relationships

The program focuses on kids ages 9 - 18, and uses a hands on approach to urban agriculture and gardening to teach life lessons. Started in 1995, the Youth Farm program now teaches more than 500 Twin Cities youth every single year.