NOW HIRIN

G! 23 Nelson Rd.

Ithaca, NY 14850

Who We Are

We are a collaboration of Three Swallows Farm, the Full Plate Farm Collective, the Lehman Alternative Community School (LACS), and the Southside Community Center.

We bring the youth together from diverse social and economic backgrounds to study the discrepancies within the existing food system.

We create opportunities for youth to grow as individuals by giving them responsibility in all aspects of farm work, from planting seeds to selling the produce at Market Stands that they manage themselves.

OUR MISSIONThe Youth Farm Project

wishes to include our local youth from diverse backgrounds as integral participants in building

equitable local food communities.

WE WORK TO… Involve local youth in growing, harvesting, donating, selling, eating and preserving

healthy food. Connect youth to local and global issues concerning food justice and the

environmental impact of our current food systems. Share inspiring responses to these issues which involve youth from around the world. Teach organic growing methods and their role in sustainable farming. Provide a place where youth from diverse backgrounds have the opportunity to come

together and learn about each other and learn to work as a group toward a common goal.

Help youth understand the relationship between the foods that we choose to eat and our personal health.

Offer youth an opportunity to create something of real worth for themselves, their families, and community.

THE FOOD WE GROW:

WHO EATS IT & WHERE DOES IT

GO? The food we grow goes to Ithaca City

School District’s Child Nutrition Program, Ithaca High School, New Roots, and LACS.

We also provide to the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Snack Program at Beverly J. Martin Elementary School.

Other ways in which we sell and donate food include the Market Boxes Program, Loaves and Fishes, the Ithaca Health Alliance, the Friendship Donations Network, and the Congo Square Market/Southside Community Center.

OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS Full Plate Farm Collective

Kestrel Perch Farm Gardens for Humanity (G4H) Groundswell Ithaca City School District Lehman Alternative Community

School Ithaca Waldorf School Southside Community GIAC (FFVSP)

Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Snack Program

Youth Employment Services of Tompkins

County (YES) Town of Danby Youth Employment Tompkins County Workforce NY Town of Ithaca Employment

Services TCAT VISTA Americorps Park Foundation

WE WANT YOU Who: Youth ages 14-18 for paid positions and internships  

When: Tuesdays and Thursdays after school from 4-7 PM during the school year. (Transportation is offered. Weather appropriate work gear can be provided.)

Where: The Youth Farm Project, 23 Nelson Rd., Ithaca, NY

You will help us plan for future garden and greenhouse spaces. You will learn to speak to the community and learn about the work we

do at the Youth Farm Project. You will develop skills in communication, cooperation, self-discipline, problem solving, and

perseverance.

WHY SHOULD I APPLY? To learn about sustainable techniques for growing

our food. To appreciate the importance of eating healthy

foods. To develop a greater sense of our community and

where our food comes from, who grows it, and what’s involved.

To become empowered to make a positive difference in our own lives and in our community.

To experience collaboration across generations. To understand the meaning of food security. To better understand the relationship between

bioregional food production and the process of climate change.

To learn about local markets and how they work.

HOW TO APPLYPlease send an email with your name and phone number to 

youthfarmproject@gmail.com or call Ann at 607-351-5762. Interviews will be held after school at a downtown location.

“I feel great about the physical aspect of the work.”

“It is a great job to improve confidence, do something with your community involving food, and work with the earth positively.”