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Teen Summer Program

Application to the 2023 Teen Summer Program is now open. Apply Here !

Our Teen Summer Program provides meaningful employment to local youth ages 14-19. We come together to learn and understand the relationship between land, plants/food, and body sovereignty, creating a deep knowing of and appreciation for community health and healing. Youth are immersed in all aspects of farmwork– from seed starting to planting, weeding, harvesting, and composting– and will develop nature-based skills such as mushroom cultivation, beekeeping, herbal medicine, and fermentation. We cultivate a space to share and learn from each other to address environmental, historical, and food-system injustices affecting our communities. Let’s grow into our autonomy together !
“This program helps me reunite with the earth. To have the opportunity to work as a team with people that I love, to strive for radical transformation of the food system in the name of land sovereignty is one of the most fulfilling aspects of my life. It gives me purpose, but more importantly it gives me hope, that reviving one’s sacred connection to the earth will no longer be recognized as a privilege, but as a fundamental human right.” - Summer Program participant
More Information
This is a paid 6-week employment commitment 

We work hard to grow food, discuss social justice issues and learn land-based hands-on skills. This work is done in service of weaving community care.

​Runs from July 10 - August 18
Monday - Thursday, 8:30 am - 1:30 pm
*weekly schedule might change in order to coincide with TCAT bus schedule

This Summer we will be accepting 20 teens into the program. If you are unable to join us this year please apply again next year !
Application to the 2023 Summer Program is now open.
Apply Here
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This is an in-person program that takes place on a farm. Most of our time is spent outdoors or in a greenhouse. We follow COVID-19 protocol to maintain safe distances and keep our participants safe.***
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Teens learn a variety of land-based skills including basic beekeeping.

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Local activist & fibers artist teaches an indigo dying workshop with the indigo grown by teens that same season.

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Participants learn about
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medicinal plants from local herbalist.

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Farm workshops also include learning the basics of edible mushroom cultivation.

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"Revolution is based on land. Land is the basis of all independence. Land is the basis of freedom, justice, and equality." - Malcolm X

WORK WITH US THIS SUMMER!

Application to the 2023 Summer Program is now open. Apply Here ! 
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For more info email us at apply@youthfarmproject.org
The Youth Farm Project | 24 Nelson Road, Ithaca, NY 14850 | info@youthfarmproject.org
  • 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