Youth Food Action Project

The YFAP links youth gardening/farming sites in Albuquerque, NM that are working in collaboration with each other under the umbrella of a USDA CFP grant in association with the YMCA of Central New Mexico and ACHIEVE (Action Communities for Health, Innovation and EnVironmental changE). The blog serves as a learning and gathering space for youth to publish and discuss their relationships to food and engage each other while working for food equity and community health.

Thursday, May 19, 2011

South Valley Students Partake In Dragon Farm

We had over 50 students plant bell peppers, jalapenos, eggplant, carrots, and habaneros. During adviosory and ssr advisory's are going out into the farm having the chance to get thier hands into the soil. Everyone shy at first still steped up to plant with ethuisuams. Even the teacher joined in on the fun. So far Dragon Farm has had a good start for this summer