Farm Hands Program for 14-18 Year Olds!

Farm Hands is FREE program, enrollment is open, and registration is quick and easy.  We had 22 youth come to our first 2026 Farm Hands!   Black Thumb Farm | Urban Farm | 8380 Ventura Canyon Avenue, Panorama City, CA, USA

The Farm Hands program introduces young people (age 14 - 18 / 9th - 12th Grade) to gardening and farming in ways that benefit people as well as the natural environment. Farm Hands will gain farming and gardening skills and receive:

• Leadership Opportunities
• Community Service Hours
• Priority for Paid Opportunities
• Healthy Produce Every Week

The Farm Hands Program runs every Saturday from 9am - 1 pm from Saturday, January 10th - Saturday, May 23rd.

Fill out the form and a member of our team will reach out to both the participant and parent/guardian with more information. If you have multiple children interested please complete separate forms for each child; only one informational email will be sent per parent/guardian email.

Register: Farm Hands Registration Form

Last year, our Farm Hands program welcomed 44 incredible participants who collectively spent 1,218 hours learning, growing, and connecting with the land. But it wasn’t just about the experience. Over the course of our program, we sent home a total of $7,271.76 worth of fresh, organic produce to our participants and their families!

On average, each participant received a bag of farm-fresh produce worth $19.76 every single Saturday. That adds up to $454.49 in savings for the average participant over the course of the program, plus the invaluable knowledge of where food comes from and how to grow it sustainably.

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