Seed and Dirt Crew Cultivate Change

This summer, 24 high school students from across Fort Worth came together to participate in a six-week paid internship program that fuses leadership development with hands-on farming, food justice education, and community service.

As part of the FunkyTown Food Project, these youth—known as the Seed Crew and Dirt Crew—work to harvest over 4,000 pounds of produce, with an estimated 15% going to food-insecure families in the region through Saginaw Market’s SNAP program.

Photo courtesy of The FunkyTown Food Project

Through this innovative program, youth gain the skills to lead, farm, and create meaningful change in their communities. Each day begins in the fields—cultivating and harvesting vegetables—and continues with afternoon workshops focused on sustainable agriculture, social justice, food access, and civic engagement.

The FunkyTown Food Project is a youth development organization that uses food and farming to cultivate leadership, equity, and opportunity. Our programs unite youth from across race, class, and geography to grow and distribute fresh, affordable produce, develop leadership and job skills, and engage with social justice issues rooted in the food system.