DCCG Sustainable Agriculture Summer Camp

Project Overview

YENC20-149
Project Type: Youth Educator
Funds awarded in 2020: $2,160.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2022
Grant Recipient: DeKalb County Community Gardens
Region: North Central
State: Illinois
Project Manager:
Dan Kenney
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DeKalb County Community Gardens
Project Co-Managers:
Heather Edwards
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DeKalb County Community Gardens

Project start delayed 1 year due to COVID-19.

Information Products

Commodities

Not commodity specific

Practices

  • Education and Training: youth education

    Abstract:

    The Sustainable Agriculture Summer Camp will engage youth on the DCCG Walnut Grove Vocational Farm. The Walnut Grove Farm uses sustainable growing methods to raise a variety of produce. The produce is used for a CSA program, as well as for local food pantries and our mobile food truck, the Grow Mobile. The farm teaches youth with and without developmental disabilities to grow, harvest, and pack various types of produce. The Summer Camp will also visit and learn other sustainable practices by visiting other farms. The youth will also learn with a local chef how to prepare food harvested. 

    Project objectives:

    1. Increase sustainable growing skills of youth with and without developmental disabilities through hands-on experiences with lead grower at Walnut Grove Farm. 
    2.  Introduce youth to sustainable ag careers and methods through visits to other farms. 
    3. Introduce students to the skill of selecting, purchasing, prepping, and cooking sustainably grown produce with local chefs in the DCCG Genoa Area Community Food Hub with local chefs. 
    4.  Share project results through presentation(s) and social media. 
    Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture or SARE.