Growing crops in the city: Urban agriculture aims at helping Seattle's at-risk youth

Monday, October 25, 2010 - 21:40 in Mathematics & Economics

A recent case study examines the challenges one organization faced in maintaining an urban market garden. Seattle Youth Garden Works has employed young homeless individuals or those involved in the juvenile justice system. SYGW offers teens and young adults the opportunity to work, develop social skills, and eventually find stable employment or return to school.

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