We have almost completed the entire youth program! This season, we developed a deeply intersectional curriculum for the youth centered around the interconnectedness of their food, health + wellness, cultural history, climate, systemic inequity, and community resilience. We welcomed 8 amazing local youth into our program, all with BIPOC identities, 63% who represent Tribal nations that are native to the western U.S. specifically.

The youth have been gathering with us on the farm one day a week since the first week of July and were actively involved with growing and harvesting healthy, Indigenous and cultural foodways for their neighborhood and their families, as well as developing educational materials that were distributed at community markets. Through this program, the youth were introduced to a network of amazing community members who do great work in GES and beyond.

The youth gathered their stories, experiences, and lessons through art, photos, and writing and created an AMAZING final zine which will be released to the community on November 9th at our community event. Thanks to the funding from The GES Investment Fund, we were able to print 60 copies of their zines. We also were able to pay each of the youth their stipends last week for being a part of our program.