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  • Thursday, August 3 – Saturday, August 5 – The Food Project’s Summer Institute

    Learn, Grow, and Connect at The Food Project’s Summer Institute on August 3–5, 2017. Many come to The Food Project during the summer to learn our models and are inspired by the beautiful farms, thriving farmers markets, and highly motivated, diverse young people working with passion towards a common mission. It seems to flow effortlessly.

    The summer season is the entry point when young people begin with us. The winter and spring, or academic season, is when the deepening happens. The young people returning for more, are known as Dirt Crew and Root Crew. They lead volunteers on our farms, build raised-bed gardens in Lynn and Boston, increase their understanding of food system issues, and implement projects to create real change. The learning and actions are dynamic and “real-time.”

    Learn

    Summer season planning and youth crew design
    The foundations of youth leader development in the context of farming, social justice and food access initiatives
    How to build a year-round tiered youth leader development structure to support your work
    What it takes to run dynamic farm operations with high school youth

    Grow

    Inspire and support others to create change in their own communities
    Work alongside youth and hear about their work

    Connect

    In-depth conversations with The Food Project staff
    Enjoy engaged conversations with Dirt Crew and Root Crew youth to learn about their work during the academic season
    Interact with and learn from Institute peers
    Network with others interested in youth-led sustainable, local agriculture

    For more information on The Food Project’s Institutes, please email institute@thefoodproject.org or call 781-259-8621 x29 to speak with Cindy Davenport, Director of Programming and Institutional Learning. You may register online at http://thefoodproject.org/institute

  • Wednesday, August 3 – Friday, August 5 – The Food Project Summer 2016 Institute

    Many people come to The Food Project during the summer and are inspired by the beautiful, healthy food, and highly motivated, diverse teens working with passion towards a common mission. It seems to flow effortlessly. The truth is… summers are the complementary outcome of the other half of the year when they run vibrant youth programs such as the Dirt and Root Crews and plan for the following summer.

    During this Summer/Fall season, our Seed Crew, Dirt Crew, and Root Crew are fully engaged in the growing season. They are deepening their knowledge and taking action to create a sustainable and just food system. These lessons and actions are dynamic and “real-time” at shelters, farmers’ markets, greenhouses, in workshops they facilitate, and in the powerful feedback sessions with their peers and supervisors.

    At the Summer Institute, you will experience:

    Summer season planning and program design
    The opportunity to work with youth and hear about their work
    In-depth conversations with The Food Project staff
    The opportunity to network with and learn from your peers

    And you will learn:

    How to build a tiered youth development program
    How to mobilize and motivate teens year-round
    The foundations and planning for strong summer programs

    For more information on the Summer Institute, please email institute@thefoodproject.org or call 781-259-8621 x29 to speak with Cindy Davenport, Director of Programming and Institutional Learning.  $430 fee.  Register at www.thefoodproject.org/institute

  • Wednesday, July 30 – Friday, August 1 – The Food Project Institute

    Throughout the year, The Food Project hums like a complex ecosystem: all different pieces of the organization work together and complement each other to provide youth and community with a sustainable food system and a sense of social awareness. But how does it all work? What is the recipe for success in farming, youth development AND social change?

    TFP will answer these questions when we open our doors for our Summer Institute July 30 – August 1. This three-day workshop offers a rare chance to see the intimate details of The Food Project’s inner workings. The Summer Institute is an engaging, interactive learning experience for anyone interested in the issues of youth, food, and community.

    Day 1

    Our first day will be split between two topics: mission-based management and production agriculture with youth. The first part of the day will be spent training participants on the tools and artistry needed to run a high participation, mission-driven organization. We will discuss what it takes personally, philosophically, and professionally to create and sustain an organization.

    The second half of this day will focus on running a production farm with young people. Our Director of Agriculture will lead a hands-on training based in our rural fields and greenhouse. It will include the practices one needs to involve youth in a productive farming operation.

    Days 2 and 3

    The next two days of this Institute allow participants to experience The Food Project’s Summer Youth Program first-hand. This program is our beginning program for youth engaged in community development through food systems work. For over ten years, many people have asked to see this innovative program in action. In this segment of the training, you will learn about the program’s structure, farm side by side with teens, attend a community lunch, watch teens run our farmers market in the city, and engage your peers about how to create effective youth in food systems programs in your community.

    This three-day workshop promises to be interactive, intimate, and experiential. Enrollment is limited to 25 participants. We will accept applications on a first come, first serve basis.

    For more information on the Summer Institute, please email institute@thefoodproject.org or call 781-259-8621 x29 to speak with Cindy Davenport, Director of Programming and Institutional Learning.

    To register please go to www.thefoodproject.org/institute and submit a $400 payment as directed. Then, fill out the registration form and email it to institute@thefoodproject.org, mail it to the Lincoln office at 10 Lewis Street, Lincoln, MA 01773, or fax it to (781) 259 9659.