Farms: Marana Farm (Community Food Bank, Tucson) - "Millennials on the Farm" [PBS]
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Local kids work for sustainability at Community Food Bank's Youth Farm Project Marana,AZ & Tucson, AZ www.communityfoodbank.org Originally aired on PBS, Arizona Illustrated March 24, 2010 A farm in Marana seeks to engage local youth in growing food for their community, while addressing issues of nutritional poverty and hunger. Its called the Youth Farm Project and its part of the Community Food Banks Marana Heritage Farm. Aside from providing young people the opportunity to grow organic food for their community, the program is also designed to encourage nutrition and healthy food choices and to empower program participants to become knowledgeable advocates within their food systems. "Our program aims to engage youth in local agriculture," says Shanti Sellz, the apprenticeship coordinator, "as well as help them learn about issues of nutritional poverty and hunger." Sellz says that the objective is basically to get kids involved in their food systems, and to hopefully give them information that they can share with family and friends. "We see them develop an interest about food systems, food insecurity and the issues that are faced right here in their community." Sellz explains that the farm is part of the Food Banks Community Food Resource Center, and is now in its third growing season. The objective is to support food production and strengthen the community. "We do days when were working in the garden and we do poultry care, we do natural building, we do seed-saving and green-house production, she says, so it really gives youth the opportunity to be involved in all the aspects of growing food locally." You can find out about the program at the Community Food Bank Website. Producer: Luis Carrión
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i heard that they SO RACISTS in Marana.......
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me and my junior youth group went all the way from tucson to marana to go to the farm we got to hold chickens and let pigs slobber on us and then because we aren't teenagers or i guess not old enough we only got to pull weeds but me and my friends pulled a lot and we felt good for doing all that work we actually went on sunday i think the 19 heres the date------> 12-19-2010 and it was so much fun looking forward to going back!