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Growing Together: A Guide to Building Inspired, Diverse and Productive Youth Communities ($24.95)
Growing TogetherGrowing Together is the result of a decade of The Food Project's success working with youth from diverse backgrounds and bridging urban and suburban communities through work on the land. Written in a clear, engaging style, Growing Together is an indispensable resource for youth coordinators, teachers, religious leaders, trainers and community members who want an easily transferable and adaptable approach to creating dynamic, diverse and productive communities.
Specific techniques and strategies described in Growing Together evolved from our use of Teen Empowerment materials developed by Stanley Pollack, who has done pioneering work on program development and design of behavior management systems for youth throughout the Boston area. For more information on Teen Empowerment, visit their website at www.teenempowerment.org.
currently unavailable (pre-order for availability fall/winter 2010)
French Fries and the Food System: A Year Round Curriculum Connecting Youth with Farming and Food ($24.95)
French FriesThis agricultural curriculum features powerful, original lessons written and developed by The Food Project's growers and educators. Organized by season, the material teaches youth how to develop a deep understanding of and appreciation for the land and local food systems. Lessons can be done both indoors and outdoors and can be easily adapted by instructors working in school-based plots, urban food lots, and environmental education programs.
The Food Project's Manual Series
The manual series captures the nuts and bolts of each of our acclaimed programs. Written for our staff but accessible to other organizations, these guides address the fundamental principles, structures, and philosophies vital to the success of any youth-based program. Each manual describes, in details, all of the steps necessary to implement and manage a specific area of The Food Project, and the series will assist those who want to do similar work in their own community.
Academic Year Program Manual ($22.95 or free download)
AYP manual Annually, this program employs sixteen young people to work on community-based projects during the school year. Members of the D.I.R.T. Crew (Dynamic, Intelligent, Responsible Teenagers) dedicate Saturdays and after-school hours to lead over 1700 volunteers on our rural and urban farm sites, work in shelters, and attend conferences to speak about their experience working for The Food Project. This manual discusses every aspect of this program and is a great resource for those looking for ways to engage young people throughout the year.
Temporarily out of stock. You can still download (PDF) a copy.
Rural Agriculture Manual (Free download)
rural ag manual The Food Project manages a 31 acre farm outside Boston and distributes over 250,000 pounds of produce annually. This manual explains how to run a sustainable production farm while integrating thousands of youth and volunteers throughout the season. You will learn how to set up a farm to accommodate, celebrate, and utilize the labor of people who are walking onto a farm for the first time and will be forever changed by their experience. Included in this manual are tools for crop planning, labor management, produce distribution, and tips for an abundant harvest.
Summer Youth Program Manuals, Volumes I, II, and III ($22.95 each / free downloads)
syp manual The Food Project’s Summer Youth Program employs sixty youth from Boston and the outlying suburbs to work on the land, grow organic produce, serve the community, and grow together. Behind the scenes, this program is complex to run and execute. These three manuals will provide readers with an entire picture of how to recruit young people, how to train them, how to set up the program and how to run it, once the summer begins. Together, Volume I: Recruitment, Volume II: Set-Up and Volume III: Implementation, form a complete guidebook for running a successful and dynamic summer youth program.
Volume I: Recruitment is sold out for now. You can still download (PDF) a copy.
Click below to purchase Volume II: Set-Up, or download (PDF)
Click below to purchase Volume III: Implementation, or download (PDF)
Farmers’ Market Manual (Free Download)
farmer's market manual The Food Project runs two farmers’ markets in the city of Boston, each week. These markets bring local, fresh produce to customers who do not have easy access to this type of food. Our manual includes the topics of setting up the market, selecting produce, training workers and young people, marketing, and keeping business records.
Urban Agriculture Manual (Free Download)
urban ag manual The Food Project grows produce on three lots in the city of Boston. This manual details how we created healthy soil, how we intersect with the community, how to work with the young people involved in The Food Project’s programs, and how to plan urban food lots. This manual specifically addresses the trials and successes of agriculture in an urban arena.
Volunteer Manual (FREE Download)
volunteer manual A thorough introduction to The Food Project’s Serve and Grow Program. The Food Project depends on over 1,000 youth and adults to assist us in growing food, keeping our city food lots beautiful, and reclaiming urban land. This manual outlines recruitment, scheduling, and designing programs for volunteers.
