URBAN VENTURES: FARM & MARKET

Planting seeds,
growing community

Plant hope in our community. Give today.

L O C A L . F R E S H . N A T U R A L .

Nurturing young leaders through the meaningful work of growing and eating nutritious food.

OUR COMMUNITY

A young girl with a smiling face holding a large brown chicken outdoors in a park or farm setting, with a fence and other people visible in the background.

Across our community kids face hunger and poor nutrition, which ultimately affects their learning and ability to thrive.

Adequate nutrition sets children up for long-term health and success.
When kids are hungry, they’re more likely to experience:

Anxiety
Poor Behavior
Compromised Learning
Mental Health Issues

Kids in our program will learn to grow and harvest their own food, eat nutritious foods, cook healthy recipes, experience field trips, perform farm chores, and attend family events.

FARM STAND

We’re open until October!

Dates: Tuesday & Thursdays (weather permitting)

Time: 4 - 6 pm

Urban Farm on the Midtown Greenway
(29th Street and 5th Avenue South)
2841 5th Avenue South

Need directions? Click Here

OUR PROGRAMS

1.5 acre market garden in South Minneapolis
Additional 5 acres of farmland in Lakeville
Weekly farm stand using a “pay as you’re able” model
Cooking and Agriculture classes for youth and families
Hosting farm field trips for elementary students
Youth volunteer club for high school students
Youth internship program
Hosting individual and volunteer groups
Sharing food and resources with other local organizations

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BECOME A FARMER

Are you looking to make a difference and want to help in our Farm & Nutrition Program?

Our Lakeville Farm needs volunteers until October. We are looking for people who can help plant, cultivate and harvest 5 acres of farmland. That produce will then be distributed to the community via our Farm Stand.

Sign up below to see both our Individual and Group opportunities.

Volunteer as an individual

Interested in volunteering once or more consistently?

Volunteer as a group

Max Group Size:
8-10 people

FARM FIELD TRIPS

Are you an Educator?
We offer field trips May-Oct for Pre K - 12th Grade students

Harvest vegetables, visit our flock of chickens and prepare a healthy snack from freshly-picked ingredients! All on our Urban Farm.
Field trips are free for MPS Schools.

Field Trip Interest Form

Questions? Contact Julia: juliaotten@urbanventures.org

FOLLOW ALONG

Sharing this awesome event in our neighborhood! This is organized through a grant, they are meeting at Venture bike ship, and have free bike rentals if you don't have a bike. They'll be visiting 4 farms (not Urban Ventures, but awesome spots!)

We have ducks this year! After a week of settling in, they and the chickens are getting along much better

Peppers under the grow lights, brassicas outdoors in the greenhouse… spring has sprung

Last week was our first corn harvest! Our market had plenty of delicious sweet corn! 🌽

Pollinator appreciation post! Let’s take a moment to thank the pollinators for allowing all our beautiful crops to flourish this season 😊🐝🦋🌸

Farm tour # 2!! This time Julia and the interns went to the Lake Country Montessori Land School extension to see what it’s like on a farm much bigger than ours. Lots to learn!
Animals there included Davey the chicken, Pepper and Rheah the llam

🌾The UV farm stand is open and in full swing! 🌾 Have you had a chance to stop by and sample our locally grown produce? Don’t miss out on seasonal favorites, such as golden beets, squash blossoms and raspberries!

J O I N U S O N