Author Archives: Gunnar Liden

Gunnar Liden

About Gunnar Liden

Gunnar Liden is the Executive Director of the Youth Farm and Market Project and has worked at YFMP since 1999.

West Side YFMP are Compost Cup Champions

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Gunnar Liden

If you missed the presentation of the much coveted “Compost Cup” at the Lyndale Harvest Festival on Wednesday, you missed your chance to see how excited youth can be about Compost. The West Side YFMP won the Cup this year more »

Posted in Compost, Events, West Side

Powderhorn Harvest Festival

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Gunnar Liden

Many of you know how great the Youth Farmers are at growing vegetables, but did you know that Youth Farm can rock the Brazilian Drums? Well, thats what you missed if you weren’t at the Powderhorn Harvest Festival Thursday night. more »

Posted in Events, Powderhorn

Images from Lyndale Harvest Festival

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Gunnar Liden

Here are a few images from a great Lyndale Harvest Festival Wednesday night. What a HUGE crowd. The food was excellent, music was great, and we couldn’t be more proud of the Lyndale Youth Farm.

Posted in Events, Lyndale

Harvest Festivals August 10, 11, and 12!

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Gunnar Liden

YFMP Harvest Festivals This is one of the most exciting times of year at YFMP. Our summer programs have been amazing and are heading towards their conclusion. One of the great culminating events at YFMP is our neighborhood Harvest Festival. more »

Posted in Events, Lyndale, Powderhorn, West Side

Welcome our new Hawthorne Program Director JP Mason

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Gunnar Liden

We are excited to announce JP Mason as our first Hawthorne Neighborhood Program Director. JP is beginning his official work with YFMP after serving as an AmeriCorps Vista at Nellie Stone Johnson Community School (NSJ) where he initiated an expansive farm more »

Posted in Expansion, Hawthorne

Painting the Oakland Farm shed in PHorn

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Gunnar Liden

Powderhorn Youth Famers and Project LEAD Staff paint the new shed at their Oakland Avenue farm.

Posted in Powderhorn

Powderhorn veggies are in

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Gunnar Liden

It’s garden game time, the summer veggies are in at Powderhorn

Posted in Powderhorn

Quick peak at YFMP’s new Farmsite in Hawthorne, N. Mpls at Nellie Stone Johnson

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Gunnar Liden

Here is a short video of a quite moment in N. Minneapolis at the new farmsite in Hawthorne at Nellie Stone Johnson school. 3 months in and it’s looking pretty nice. Stay tuned over the next few months as we more »

Posted in Expansion, Hawthorne

What did you have for lunch today?

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Gunnar Liden

Cous cous, chick pea and sweet potato stew, fresh strawberries, salad from our farms, and home made bread, that’s what we had at YFMP today. Actually, these are the kind of lunches we eat 3 days a week during our more »

Posted in cooking, Powderhorn

Welcome our new Frogtown Program Director Beth Ringer

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Gunnar Liden

We are excited to announce Beth Ringer as our first Frogtown Program Director. Beth began working with YFMP in 2010 by doing a year of service through the St. Joseph’s Worker Program. She is a skilled Youth Worker (as the youth more »

Posted in Expansion, Frogtown