THE YOUTH FARM PROJECT
  • HOME
  • ABOUT US
    • OUR MISSION
    • OUR STORY
    • WHO WE ARE >
      • Staff
      • Alumni
      • Board
    • WHO SUPPORTS US
    • WHERE OUR FOOD Goes
  • PROGRAMS
    • SUMMER PROGRAM
    • SOCIAL JUSTICE IMMERSION
    • FARM TO SCHOOL >
      • The Fresh Snack Program >
        • School Snack Partners
        • Fresh Snack Guidelines
        • Fresh Bites
        • Classroom Education
      • Field Trips
      • Social Justice Lending Library
    • COMMUNITY GARDEN
    • HARVEST BOX
  • Events
  • GET INVOLVED
    • JOBS
    • VOLUNTEER
    • JOIN OUR MAILING LIST
    • JOIN OUR BOARD
    • Help us fundraise
  • Give Today
    • DONATE
    • Wish List
    • BECOME A BUSINESS SPONSOR
  • CONTACT US
  • News & Press
    • BLOG
    • NEWS
  • FARM MAP

First Day for the Paid Youth!

7/7/2010

 
Today was the first official work day!  We have a really great group of 18 teens getting paid to work on the farm this summer, and we will have some volunteers trickling in as well  (Today we had LACS students Jintana and Francesca, our youngest farmers).  We started off by introducing ourselves and then played a couple of games to get to know each other better.  The first game we played was a sort of musical chairs.  Instead of being "out", the person who gets caught without a seat must say something about themselves.  Anyone else for whom the statement is also true must then stand up and move to another seat.  Next, we played "Two Truths and a Lie", where one person tells two truths and a lie about themselves and others must guess which is the lie.

Next, Ann gave a history of Three Swallows Farm leading up to it being a youth-run farm today.  Dan then gave a timeline of this growing season and described all of the hard work it has taken to get the gardens to where they are now.  After a quick tour of the farm and a popsicle treat, it was time to get our hands dirty!

As we darrive at the farm, we all saw that the garden was full with lots of lush, green plants.  Unfortunately, not much of what we were looking at were actually crops.  Today, we set out to change this and were successful in weeding three whole rows in one 100° afternoon!  This is a testament to how hard-working and motivated our group is.

Picture
The students get acquainted
Picture
The farm today - much greener than ever before!

Comments are closed.

    Archives

    August 2022
    July 2022
    May 2021
    January 2019
    August 2018
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    January 2015
    August 2014
    July 2014
    March 2014
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    January 2013
    September 2012
    August 2012
    July 2012
    June 2012
    May 2012
    September 2011
    July 2011
    April 2011
    September 2010
    August 2010
    July 2010
    June 2010
    May 2010

    Categories

    All
    Education Days
    Harvesting
    Lacs
    Planting
    Rain
    Work Days

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
  • HOME
  • ABOUT US
    • OUR MISSION
    • OUR STORY
    • WHO WE ARE >
      • Staff
      • Alumni
      • Board
    • WHO SUPPORTS US
    • WHERE OUR FOOD Goes
  • PROGRAMS
    • SUMMER PROGRAM
    • SOCIAL JUSTICE IMMERSION
    • FARM TO SCHOOL >
      • The Fresh Snack Program >
        • School Snack Partners
        • Fresh Snack Guidelines
        • Fresh Bites
        • Classroom Education
      • Field Trips
      • Social Justice Lending Library
    • COMMUNITY GARDEN
    • HARVEST BOX
  • Events
  • GET INVOLVED
    • JOBS
    • VOLUNTEER
    • JOIN OUR MAILING LIST
    • JOIN OUR BOARD
    • Help us fundraise
  • Give Today
    • DONATE
    • Wish List
    • BECOME A BUSINESS SPONSOR
  • CONTACT US
  • News & Press
    • BLOG
    • NEWS
  • FARM MAP