Cass County Government: Urban Youth Gardens Currently Accepting Applications

Press release from the Cass County Government:

05/25/2021 9:00 am

North Dakota State University’s Cass County Extension is still accepting applications for their Urban Youth Gardens program. Youth who enroll in the program will be partnered with one or more adult garden leaders who provide educational materials and advice for the youth and their family.

For over 30 years, NDSU’s Cass County Extension has provided youth age 6 to 17 a great place to garden. Through the Urban Youth Garden program, youth and their family can produce fresh vegetables while learning lifelong skills of gardening. Each youth who enrolls in the garden program will have a 20 by 20-foot garden plot to plan, plant, maintain and harvest as their own. A $10 deposit is required for each plot. The garden plots are on land provided by the Fargo Park District, which is located near McKinley Elementary, 10th Street and 30th Avenue N., Fargo.

To enroll in the Urban Youth Garden program, contact Don Kinzler, NDSU Cass County Horticulture Agent, at donald.kinzler@ndsu.edu, and you’ll be sent a registration form.

This press release was produced by the Cass County Government. The views expressed here are the author’s own.