Zenger Farm
Welcome to Zenger Farm
We are a working urban farm that models, promotes and educates about sustainable food systems, environmental stewardship, community development and access to good food for all.
An Urban Farm
With busy Foster Road whizzing by just outside the Zenger Farm gate, first-time visitors may be surprised to find 10 acres of protected wetland and a 6-acre farm nestled just out of sight. The farm includes 2.5 acres of annual and perennial crops, a flock of laying hens rotating in their mobile coop through the fields, seasonal turkeys hunting and pecking for bugs in the orchard, and active honey bees on the hunt for flowers.
How it all started...
The farm was operated by the Zenger family as a dairy for almost a century (for more information, go to About the Farm ). In 1995 Urban Bounty Farm began growing vegetables on the land and educating local kids about food and farming. In 1999, Friends of Zenger Farm was established, and the non-profit worked in partnerships with Urban Bounty Farm and later 47th Avenue Farm to grow sustainable local produce and to teach youth and adults about healthy food and healthy farms.
Today
Beginning in January of 2008, Friends of Zenger Farm began growing its own produce in order to create greater learning opportunities for the thousands of youth and adults who visit the farm each year. Today, people of all ages come to Zenger Farm to participate in the process of growing healthy food from seed to harvest. If you are interested in opportunities for youth at Zenger Farm, visit the Education page. If you are interested in adult volunteer opportunities, visit the Get Dirty page. If you are interested in becoming a Farm Apprentice, see below.
Now Hiring 2010 Farm Apprentices: Position descriptions and applications below.
Fall 2010: August 3-October 29