Y-WE Grow is our farming and food justice program at Marra Farm, a community garden in South Park, Seattle, near the Duwamish River. Each year, we offer Fall and Spring cohorts at Marra Farm. This program is free to attend for young women, trans, non-binary, and gender expansive youth ages 13-19, centering BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ youth. We also offer a summer internship and various community events.
Apply here for Y-WE Grow summer 2024!
Summer 2024: August 12-16
Monday-Friday, 9:30AM-12:30PM
Location: Marra Farm (9026 4th Ave S)
With our hands on the land at Marra Farm, we will connect with the Earth in reciprocal relationship, gain practical gardening skills, and grow fresh, culturally-relevant produce. We will also learn how to disrupt racism and injustice in the food system dominant in the U.S. through investing in food sovereignty locally and gaining skills for interdependence, such as plant medicine, community art, and cooking!
Spots will fill up fast, the latest date to apply is June 24, 2024. BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ youth will be centered, all are welcome to apply!
Questions? Contact Y-WE Grow Program Assistant, Jaydalen, at grow@y-we.org
If you have participated regularly in Y-WE Grow and are between the ages of 15-20, look out for more information via email about the Y-WE Grow Internship. You can also reach out to neli@y-we.org with questions.
Check out this zine created by Spring 2022 participants:
Other outdoor programs throughout the year:
- Nature Connections
- June Container Garden Giveaway Celebration
- Y-WE Grow Fall and Spring cohorts
- Paid summer internship at Marra Farm
- Volunteer Days every Friday from 10AM-12PM (Sign up here!)
I loved getting to plant and harvest vegetables learning about plants, and getting to take home food from the garden and starts!
-Spring 2021 Y-WE Grow participant
Want to learn more about food sovereignty?
Check out this zine by a Y-WE Grow alum, Lucia!
Y-WE Grow Partners:
Ayeko Farm
Black Farmers Collective
Black Star Farmers
Cultivate South Park
Dirt Corp
Fortune Orchard
Kamayan Farm
La Matriarca Woodworkings
Marra Farm Coalition
Na’ah Illahee Fund
Nurturing Roots
Percussion Farms
Phresh Eats
Rainier Valley Food Bank
Resistencia Coffee Shop
Salsa de la Vida / Villa Communitaria
Seattle Department of Neighborhoods
Solid Ground
Tilth Alliance
True Radical
Urban Fresh Food Collective
Yes Farm
Wa Na Wari