“If your plan is for one year plant rice.
If your plan is for ten years plant trees.
If your plan is for one hundred years,
educate children. ”
- Confucius
Mission Statement
The mission of the Boston Youth Farm Project is to teach children about nutrition, the environment, and plant biology with a big focus on student empowerment. We will do this by providing Boston schools with hands-on experience in urban farming.
What we do
We create a growing environment in the classroom where students tend microgreens from seed to harvest over the course of one month. An accompanying set of lesson plans connects this work to academic competencies addressing plant science, food systems, and sustainability. We provide all materials and coursework.
Teachers - all you do is sign up and we handle the rest! We are happy to tailor lesson plans to match your learning outcomes.
Northeastern Global News: Urban Farming Education Takes Root in Boston Schools
“If we can get to people at a young age, when they are so open to learning new concepts, it can have a big ripple effect on their lives”
Our 3 Pillars
Self-Empowerment
Students build confidence and independence by learning how to grow their own food. We focus on making sure that each student learns that they have the ability to create and grow all by themselves so that they may carry this knowledge forward into their lives and share with others.
Sustainability
Did you know that over 70% of global water resources are used for agriculture? Do we know where our food comes from? Sustainability is an important theme at BYFP. Our project aims to shed light on our modern food systems and gives students practical examples to fortify this learning ending with an optional tour of the Boston Microgreens facility in South Boston.
Nutrition
BYFP focuses on teaching students how to grow various plants and microgreens, how these plants provide nutrition and how important our diet is in leading a happy and healthy life. We set up the environment and let the plants do the talking!
Make a donation
Our project relies 100% on grassroots funding. Cash is energy. Take some of that energy and put it to use! Over 95% of our budget goes directly to school supplies and paying our talented in school facilitators. We do not pay ourselves for any administrative work. Thanks for your help :)