Youth Apprenticeship & Green Workforce Academy
Not a gardening program. A paid pathway.
Built on 2,000+ young people served: real wages, industry credentials, a working portfolio, and pathways to ownership and land.
Raise Your Hand for the Next CohortFrom First Visit to First Business
One journey, four stages — each with its guardrail.
Four Ways to Get Your Hands In
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Funding: WIOA youth employment + earned revenue + philanthropy — see the Pathways system.
What parents should know
- Every placement complies with federal & CT youth-labor law
- Wages are real paychecks, never stipends
- School comes first — schedules flex around the academic year
- Youth data protected: minimum collection, zero marketing
- Photography requires documented, revocable consent
Raise Your Hand
Cohorts are small and fill by conversation, not by race to a button.
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Under 18? A parent or guardian joins the intake conversation. We collect the minimum, protect youth data, and never sell it.
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We’ll be in touch when the next cohort forms — a real conversation, guardian included for under-18s. Meanwhile, come see the growing room on a farm tour.