Supporting community gardens and youth employment in Rochester, NY

The Collective is our free support program for Rochester community gardens and gardeners. Participants are eligible for a wide range of material and operational support, including design-build services, volunteer management, and seasonal provision of gardening materials.

The Community Food Team uses community gardens as the setting for high quality youth employment. This program translates the material, program, and policy needs of Rochester’s urban agriculture communities into concrete learning goals and job skills training in a youth-led model. 

First Market Farm is our living classroom, urban garden, and office space, located a stone’s throw away from the Public Market’s North entrance. It is the home base for all of our youth employment and educational programming, and is a source of fresh fruits and vegetables for our neighbors.