Education
North Lawndale Green Youth Farm
2012 North Lawndale GYF Participants
Antonio Age: 16 High School: North Lawndale College Prep Favorite vegetable: carrot “I like the team builder. I also like the vegetables we eat.” |
Age: 18 High School: North Lawndale College Prep Favorite vegetable: carrot “What I like about Green Youth Farm is the way the program provides the opportunity to allow students to do something positive.” |
Age: 17 High School: North Lawndale College Prep Favorite vegetable: cucumber “Green Youth Farm is a good and challenging experience. You gain and obtain new skills/ideas.” |
Age: 16 High School: North Lawndale College Prep Favorite vegetable: lettuce “I like that we’re getting paid and we get to have fun when we come to work. I also like the field trips.” |
Age: 18 High School: Farragut Career Academy Favorite vegetable: carrot “One thing I like is the environment (people I hang around/work around). The second thing is just being able to be myself around everybody.” |
Age: 18 High School: Collins Academy Favorite vegetable: cucumber “At Green Youth Farm, I like interacting with new people and forming new bonds. I like how the team: builders bring us closer to each other and help us work as a team.” |
Age: 17 High School: Collins Academy Favorite vegetable: turnip “I like learning new things about health and vegetables. I also like the trips we take.” |
Age: 16 High School: North Lawndale College Prep Favorite vegetable: carrot “One thing I like about the Green Youth Farm is how we communicate. I also like how I can be myself here.” |
Age: 17 High School: North Lawndale College Prep Favorite vegetable: turnip “I like the work ethic. I like the way it’s organized.” |
Age: 15 High School: Collins Academy Favorite vegetable: lettuce “I like that it’s a lot of teamwork. I like the fieldtrips.” |
Age: 17 High School: Marshall Favorite vegetable: tomato “I like learning new stuff and being active. I learned a lot of stuff I never knew before.” |
Age: 17 Favorite vegetable: bok choy “I like the fact that I’m not only bettering my knowledge within the food industry, but I’m also bettering the community. It gives my peers and me, teenagers, a place to grow and learn as well as build a healthier happier life.” |
Age: 16 High School: Collins Academy Favorite vegetable/fruit: strawberries “I like making new friends. I like trying new things and food.” |
Age: 19 High School: Collins Academy Favorite vegetable: purple haze carrots “I like that we get to learn about different vegetables, and how we eat better and live a healthy life.” |
Age: 17 High School: Farragut Career Academy Favorite vegetable: tomato “I like being able to travel and meet new people. I also like getting a pay check for all the hard work.” |
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2012 North Lawndale Farm Staff
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Erica Johnson, Intern |
Liz Euhler, Intern |
