Youth Farm School Program
"Youth Farm Camp"

Leslie Weatherford, Director of the Youth Farm School program received a grant from Sauk Trails RC&D Council for equipment and materials for this summers Youth Farm Camp held in Galien, MI.  The purpose of the program is to educate youth in Berrien County about farming and agriculture.  They are taught how to plant, grow, spray chemicals, weed, and hoe, harvest, process and package vegetables that are grown on a ten acre field.  The products are taken to local markets and the Benton Harbor Market and sold.  This teaches the youths where food comes from and how it is marketed.  It also teaches them how to run a business and make a profit.

The Youth Farm School was developed because the schools in Berrien County no longer offered agriculture classes.  Future Farmers of America clubs (FFA) are no longer present due to the absence of these ag classes.  To preserve our rich farming heritaage, the Youth Farm School offers learning and knowledge of agriculture and farming practices for youth. 

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