Food Works - Young People Learn the Business of Growing Food

A video by Rebecca Gerendasy.

“More grows in a garden than what the gardener plants” - Old Spanish Proverb

“Each year, through the Janus Youth Programs, a group of up to 10 teenagers from various NE Portland neighborhoods have a chance to give back to their community, and themselves, by growing food.

“They became urban farmers by planning, planting, and harvesting their crops on a farm within a metropolitan area. They learned about the value of food by selling at the local Farmers Market.

They discovered there is a growing need for local access to fresh, clean foods, and through their own involvement helped people within their community.”

See the Director’s Journal here.