Food For Lane County Youth Farm

11/09/2024

Thanks to the U of O environmental studies students who came out the last 3 weekends in a row.
We harvested and processed hundreds of pounds of food. Many hands make light work.

11/07/2024

Our team is working hard - paking pounds and pounds of veg to bring to Fill Your Pantry.

Join us at the annual Fill Your Pantry event hosted by
This farm-direct, bulk-buying event is your chance to stock up on locally grown foods for storing, freezing, drying, and canning.

📆Sunday, November 10

🕐Pre-order pick-up and day-of shopping:
12pm - 4pm
Accessible pick-up period: 11am - 12pm

📍Lane Events Center Agricultural Pavilion!

Exclusive vendors, live music, hot food, food-preserving demos, and more!

10/17/2024

The end of the season is still so full of amazing yummy and colorful food.

Some things like spinach and leeks we only get to see for short periods of time in the spring and fall.

10/02/2024

October is here!
A photo dump to give an idea of what's happening here at the farm.

Rose hips
Oregon grape

Both from our hedgerows.

Kale being kale- loving the cooler weather.
Beets
Piles and piles of winter squash!

09/27/2024

Farmer highlight time.

Uma & Rowan are our farmers this week.

Uma-
What has been your favorite part of working here -
Getting to work outside, the people and the community

What has been the biggest challenge of this season for you?- Working in really hot temperatures

Favorite veg - That's a hard one.
Okay, how about the top three?- carrot, cucumber, and zucchini .

Favorite farm task - Hand weeding. It's so satisfying to pull up amaranth.

What is something you enjoy - I really like art and painting. I also do areal silks, it's really fun.

Rowan-

What has been your favorite part of working here -
Snacking

What has been the biggest challenge of this season for you?- The heat.

Favorite veg - Cucumber.

Favorite farm task - Harvesting onions

What is something you enjoy outside of work? - I like coloring.

Thanks Uma & Rowan.

09/24/2024

Bulk storage crop sale and new workshop! -

Currently, we are offering bulk discounts on the following crops: Apples ( #2's), Beets, Cabbage, Carrots, Rainbow Carrots, Cabbage, Garlic, Onions, Potatoes Place an order on our website by 5pm on Thursday to pick up your order that Saturday at our produce stand, open 10am-2pm.

09/20/2024

Time for another Farmer Highlight!

We're highlighting two of our youth farmers today.
Kyle & Luke

Kyle -

What has been your favorite part of working here -
The people, and working outside. It's so lovely.

What has been the biggest challenge of this season for you?- When it got extremely smokey.

Favorite veg - Eggplant - but not because of the taste. I like the color..

Favorite farm task - Weeding in general

Tell us something about yourself. -
I'm a voice actor

Luke-

What has been your favorite part of working here -
Being phisical outside and working with cool people in a team.

What has been the biggest challenge of this season for you?- I guess the heat or keeping energy up to get through to the end of the day

Favorite veg - Right now, maybe cucumbers..

Favorite farm task - Wheel hoeing

Tell us something about yourself. -
I'm abnormally bad at holding my breath underwater.

Luke starts college this fall; he will be studying graphic design - we wish him luck.

Thanks Luke and Kyle

09/18/2024

Farm Fest was a hit!

It was great to see so much of our community. We hope you all had as good a time as we did.

What a great day of picking flowers, tours, cider pressing, arts, veggie tasting, and more. Thanks for your support and coming to see how we bring food to the community. What fun, see you again next year!

09/11/2024

A rainbow of produce to brighten this cloudy, raining sideways day, CSA #15! You can find this beautiful produce for sale and more at our Youth Farm Fest, this Saturday, 9/14 10am-2pm. Produce tastings, fresh cider, kids activities, farm tours and free PYO flower bouquets!

09/04/2024

Mark your calanders for the Youth Farm Fest! Enjoy a day of farm tours, apple cider pressing, face painting and flower picking - all put on and led by our amazing youth farmers. It's a fun family friendly event, all of our community is welcome. We hope to see you there.

📆 Saturday, September 14th
🕑10am - 2pm
🚜 705 Flamingo Ave. Springfield

09/03/2024

Mark your calendars for the Youth Farm Fest! Enjoy a day of arts and crafts, farm tours, produce tastings, cider pressing, and pick-your-own flower bouquets — all led by our amazing youth farmers. It's a fun, family-friendly event you won't want to miss!
📅 Saturday, September 14th
⏰ 10am – 2pm
🚜 705 Flamingo Avenue, Springfield

08/28/2024

How long have you worked here?
- 2 years, 1st year as crew leader

What is your favorite part of working here?
- Talking to customers and access to high-quality produce. And cooking opportunities it brings.

What is the biggest challenge of this work?
- Staying motivated to the end of the week.

Favorite vegetable?
- Beets.

Favorite farm task?
- Tomato trellising

Why learn to farm?
- I like working outdoors, and constantly moving. I don't have enough sunlight at home to grow food.

What do you enjoy doing outside of work?- music. Playing and listening.

(He plays at least three musical instruments.)

Anything else people should know about you?
I want to learn how to make  eggplant taste good.

08/14/2024

Farmer highlight!
Meet Gray another of our crew leaders.

How long have you worked here? - 3 years; second as a crew leader.

What is your favorite part of working here? The volunteers and them getting to experience new foods. It's so fun. Kolrabi and turnips especially.

What is the biggest ggest challenge of this job? - Probably dealing with a wide span of weather. Really hot to really cold. And the smoke.

Favorite vegetables? -Cucumberr

Favorite farm task? - Weeding, hand weeding specifically. Also, transplanting, especially brassicas.

Why learn to farm? - I want to have a home garden, so it will be useful in the future

What do you like ro do outside of work - I really like reading. Big fan of scfi and fantasy.

Anything else our followers should know about you? - I am very cool.

We agree, you are very 😎 cool Gray.

07/26/2024

Farmer highlight time!

Meet Cambria. A second generation youth farmer. She is one of our youth farmer crew leaders.

How long have you worked here?
-This is my second season

What is your favorite part of working here?
- Trying new veggies. Raw eggplant is not good.

What is the biggest challenge of this work?
- The heat and the smoke

Favorite veg?
- Tomatoes. Orange and yellow cherry tomatoes are my favorite.

What is you favorite farm task?
- Picking tomatoes

Why do you want to learn to farm?
-It's useful. I want to use that useful information in my later life.

Anything else folks should know?
-Moles are my favorite animals

Thanks Cambria.

07/16/2024

Summer EBT is a new grocery benefits program that starts this summer. It helps eligible families buy groceries for their school-aged children during the summer when school is out. And thanks to the Double Up program, when families pay with Summer EBT at the Food For Lane County Youth Farm they can get double the produce!

Want to learn more about Summer EBT and the Double Up Food Bucks program?
Check out the links below:
Summer EBT: https://sebt.oregon.gov/
Double Up Food Bucks: https://doubleuporegon.org/

07/13/2024

Time for another farmer highlight!

Meet Atticus. If you visit our farm stand you've probably met him. He is one of your youth crew leaders.
This fall he will be a sophomore in college studying computer science.

How long have you worked here? This is my 4th season, 3rd as a crew leader.

What is your favorite part of working here? -Beingg outside & growing food.

What is the biggest challenge of this work?- Hot weather and smoke season.

Favorite veg.? - How do you pick one.
Okay, top three?
Broccoli, carrots, and tomatoes.

What is your favorite farm task? - Barrel washing (pictured)

Why learn to farm? -  It's useful. I've been farming, on my own property, so it's nice to expand the knowledge .

07/05/2024

It's going to be hot the next few days. We're rearranging hours to keep everyone safe.

07/03/2024

It's time for another farmer highlight.

This is Dan, our volunteer outreach and coordinator.

How long have you worked here?
Since 2020

What is your favorite part of working here? I like working with lots of different people, I get to be outdoors and help people - all at the same time.

Whats the biggest challenge of this job?
Never running out of work. There is always more to do than we will ever be able to do.

Favorite veg to eat?
Broccoli

Favorite farm task?
Pruning fruit trees

Why farming?
Because it's applied ecology. Its away I get to apply whay I learned in college but more directly applied to people and more community focused.

Thanks Dan!

I personally would like to add that everyone on the farm learns so much from Dan. His depth of knowledge is impressive. He teaches in an engaging and easily accessible way.