The Green Youth Farm, now in its eighth season, is a program for Chicago-area high school students. The program provides summer jobs for the students and teaches them the value of locally grown organic food and eating healthy. This is especially important because the farms are located in areas known as food deserts, where fresh produce and grocery stores in general are not easily accessed by community residents. Farms and farmers’ markets are located in North Chicago at the Greenbelt Forest Preserve and in the North Lawndale neighborhood near Ogden and Central Park Ave.
Students gain skills in other areas besides gardening as well. They learn about teamwork, communications, career options in “green” industries and havethe chance to see the impact of their work on their communities.
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