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Their core youth program, which recruits from Austin area high schools, employstwenty-four high school aged interns each spring and summer to work on the 3.5acre farm in east Austin. -
They spend their mornings working and their afternoons taking professionaldevelopment workshops based on Urban Roots' four pillars: Food Justice,Sustainable Agriculture, Life and Job Skills, and Healthy Lifestyles -
Young people emerge from the program with knowledge about composting, insects,farming, nutrition, food access, cooking and more, and they've gained the publicspeaking skills needed to educate other young people and adults about whatthey've learned. -
