Over the years, we have received a lot of interest and inquiries about our approach to working with young people and about our Youth Entrepreneurship Cooperative program in particular. We are thrilled to work with the United States Botanic Garden to create this workbook that shares our strategies, lessons learned, and successes.
Cultivating Young Leaders
A Workbook for Growing a Youth-Led Cooperative Garden Business
This innovative resource, informed by the work of our Youth Entrepreneurship Cooperative (YEC) program, is complete with templates and tools to support anyone interested in connecting high school youth with gardens and entrepreneurship skill-building.
What You will find inside:
This workbook includes in-depth insights from City Blossoms staff, who have committed more than seven years to growing the YEC program. This resource gives insight into City Blossoms’ philosophy for:
recruiting participants;
forming local partnerships;
designing a safe and inviting meeting space;
and launching a youth-led cooperative business.
At the center of this resource is a detailed overview of Mighty Greens, a youth-led, garden-based, entrepreneurship project developed through the YEC program. These insights include perspectives from several generations of Mighty Greens Youth Staff and school partners. Watch the video below to hear directly from Aniya, Mighty Greens Youth Staff.
This workbook is filled with guiding questions to assist others in developing their own unique adaptation of this program. Download your free digital copy today!