KAMII: Teen Urban Ag Experience, for free!

KAM Isaiah Israel, one of the leading food donation congregations in Chicago, is offering free urban agriculture workshops for teens this summer. Download the Summer Program Flyer and Application and get growing!

The program is free and open to high school students who are entering grades 9–12. It will be held at KAM Isaiah Israel Congregation at 1100 East Hyde Park Boulevard in Chicago during the four Sundays of July and August 2014.

Hands-on training in KAM Isaiah Israel’s award-winning, food-producing gardens will focus on urban farming methods and sustainable land use. In addition, students will participate in two workshops each week. In the first, leaders of different faith communities will present their faith’s teachings on sustainability and food justice. During the afternoon workshops students will learn from experienced urban farmers and environmentalists about land use, sustainability, urban agriculture, local food production and healthy cooking and eating.

Applications are available from kamii.org/ylsp, and are due to socialjustice@kamii.org by Friday, June 13. Admission is on a rolling basis and enrollment is limited. Students who complete the program may be eligible for community service credit. Certificates will be awarded upon completion of the program.