Growing Good Minnesota
An outreach program of the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
Growing Good MN is a teenage work experience program for urban teens. Growing Good uses the garden as a tool to create teenage skills development and opportunities in the following areas:
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How It Works |
Small work teams of youth with an adult facilitator are presented with a garden based work challenge for their summer employment. Each summer provides a new challenge for the youth workers to build on previous experience and challenge new growth and opportunity. Growing Good Minnesota offers two distinct types of work opportunities: CityFresh Entrepreneurs and Community Youth Leaders. City Fresh Entrepreneurs grow business skills through garden based work challenges:
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Who's Involved |
Between 40 and 50 youth are employed every summer. Supporting their work are a team of adult facilitators and many community partners. Youth are invited to apply through community partner organizations. Growing Good Minnesota relies on a variety of partnerships to support the youth work experience. These partnerships include:
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