Generamos CAMBIOS REALES en COMUNIDADES DE PRIMERA LÍNEA
Desde la construcción de sistemas de compost y la evaluación de la salud del suelo hasta la exploración del papel del arte en la acción climática, nuestros programas brindan caminos tangibles hacia la curación, el liderazgo y el empleo.
Generamos CAMBIOS REALES en COMUNIDADES DE PRIMERA LÍNEA
Desde la construcción de sistemas de compost y la evaluación de la salud del suelo hasta la exploración del papel del arte en la acción climática, nuestros programas brindan caminos tangibles hacia la curación, el liderazgo y el empleo.
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE EDUCATION
Youth engage with environmental and food justice through frameworks including the 17 Principles of Environmental Justice, Jemez Principles for Democratic Organizing, Pedagogy of the Oppressed, and the Black Space Manifesto, grounding their learning in these traditions while bringing them into practice through dialogue, land-based projects, and civic engagement.
urban agriculture AND CULTURAL FOODWAYS
Youth design and cultivate garden beds, choosing crops native to the land they are working with and the cultural traditions and foods meaningful to their communities. In the Bronx, youth have chosen to grow crops such as cowpea, squash, spinach, pinto beans, and strawberries.
soil healing and ecological practice
Youth test soil for pollution, study environmental harm, and practice composting, remediation, and land-based care in alignment with Learning Standards for Career Development and Occupational Studies (CDOS). Through this work, they build relationships between land care, healing, and resilience.
community partnerships
Youth collaborate with community organisations like Socrates Sculpture Park, Grandpa Farms, Climate and Resilience Education Task Force (CRETF), contributing to projects and campaigns focused on land access, climate education, and community-led development.
Land Stewardship Projects
Youth co-design and activate community garden spaces, transforming underutilized land into hubs for learning, food production, and community gathering.
CIVIC EDUCATION AND ACTION
Youth lead workshops, facilitate peer learning spaces, and present their work publicly. They also engage in civic advocacy, including educating policymakers in Albany on climate education, mental health, and environmental justice.
community partnerships
Youth collaborate with community organisations like Socrates Sculpture Park, Grandpa Farms, Climate and Resilience Education Task Force (CRETF), contributing to projects and campaigns focused on land access, climate education, and community-led development.
Land Stewardship Projects
Youth co-design and activate community garden spaces, transforming underutilized land into hubs for learning, food production, and community gathering.
CIVIC EDUCATION AND ACTION
Youth lead workshops, facilitate peer learning spaces, and present their work publicly. They also engage in civic advocacy, including educating policymakers in Albany on climate education, mental health, and environmental justice.
Generamos CAMBIOS REALES en COMUNIDADES DE PRIMERA LÍNEA
Desde la construcción de sistemas de compost y la evaluación de la salud del suelo hasta la exploración del papel del arte en la acción climática, nuestros programas brindan caminos tangibles hacia la curación, el liderazgo y el empleo.
Generamos CAMBIOS REALES en COMUNIDADES DE PRIMERA LÍNEA
Desde la construcción de sistemas de compost y la evaluación de la salud del suelo hasta la exploración del papel del arte en la acción climática, nuestros programas brindan caminos tangibles hacia la curación, el liderazgo y el empleo.
Somos un negocio 100% comunitario, hecho con amor en la ciudad de Nueva York.
Previously known as Seeds of Sovereignty, our Youth Land Labs is a two-year land stewardship and food justice leadership pathway integrating environmental justice education, urban agriculture, workforce development, and youth organizing.
In neighborhoods shaped by environmental racism and food deserts, our Youth Land Labs offer critical skills in cultivating food across hydroponic and soil-based mediums, rooted in permaculture principles that employ the consultation of local Indigenous stewards, in order to bridge education with action.
Youth lead every aspect—from planting and harvesting to curriculum co-design, seed saving, and teaching community members leaving them with lifelong skills.
