Our Branch Out Program encompasses all of our year-round educational outreach experiences.  Branch Out focuses on serving youth, ages 5-21, who are facing barriers, but is open to all youth in our community.  Programming and activities can go on the road to serve young people where they learn, live, work, and/or find support, or can […]

The Enterprise Internship Program was launched in 2017. This program was created as a “next step” from our Leaf Out Program. Participants must have completed both the Youth Gardening and Leaf Out Programs to qualify for the Enterprise Internship Program. This program focuses on building upon the job and life skills learned in earlier programs, […]

Our Leaf Out program is a “next step” program for students, ages 14-21, who have been through our Youth Gardening Program.  In Leaf Out, students fine-tune the job and life skills learned in the Youth Gardening Program by growing food to sell to local restaurants and at farmers markets, as well as donate to low-income neighbors. […]

The Youth Gardening Program serves teens (13-18) facing barriers to success in their lives (special needs, at-risk for not graduating, behavioral/emotional challenges, living in poverty or single parent homes, and much more) in a supportive and nurturing environment.  Our curriculum focuses on cultivating job & life skills, environmental stewardship and service by developing healthy relationships with […]