For many members of our youth culture there is a serious void in their connections to Nature and their communities that is so important to personal development. At Cultivating Impact we believe it is important to provide youth with an understanding of how and where their food comes from.

Through hands-on experiences at our farm our goals are to:

• Cultivate a sense of appreciation and respect for the natural environment and an understanding of the seasons;
• Educate children on the benefits of eating fresh, healthy foods;
• Establish a sense of community and increase support for locally grown foods;
• Provide our community members with the skills necessary to sustain themselves and their environment by growing their own healthy, nourishing foods;
• Provide disadvantaged and any interested young people with job training, both on the Farm and at our sales outlets;
• Provide fresh, healthy produce to nonprofit organizations that feed disadvantaged populations;
• Show kids that connecting with nature and learning about food and Growing it -- is fun!