Location: Colorado
Greenleaf engages youth in urban agriculture, farming on available lots in neighborhoods that don’t have access to fresh fruits and vegetables. At GreenLeaf, young people, ages 14 – 18, earn a fair wage while they grow food for their communities and explore issues of health, nutrition, and social justice. Their diverse crew of youth interns drives GreenLeaf’s innovative and project-based curriculum of intensive leadership development and asset-based community building. The young people also grow, challenging themselves and each other in an environment that creates lasting, just, and sustainable social change.
Campaigns & Current Work:
Canvassing neighborhoods about food justice.
Training youth in advocacy & policy reform.
2014 Harvest Campaign & Fifth Anniversary Celebration.
Starting a brand new CSA Shareholder-only eNewsletter! During the CSA season, Greenleaf plans to send weekly updates on what’s happening on the farm, what they’re harvesting, tasty recipe ideas, and any news about changes to the regular schedule or pickup details. Stay tuned for more details.