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Get Involved!
The Sustainable Nantucket Youth Council and the Farm to School
Program are funded in part with Generous Grants and Contributions by:
Massachusetts Dept. of Ag. Resources
The Nantucket Golf Club Foundation
Stonyfield Farms
Community Foundation for Nantucket
The Nantucket Booster Club
Numerous private donations—please see our
website for a current list!
Sustainable Nantucket is cultivating a healthy Nantucket by building a better local food system which in turn means a stronger economy for the island. These efforts include expanding agricultural
production; increasing access to local food for the community, through our farmers market and in our restaurants, schools,
hospital and other facilities; and educating our community about sustainability.
Sustainable Nantucket
YOUTH COUNCIL We are always looking for new members, whether you’re seasonal residents or year round Nantucket students.
Gain leadership experience
Become an active citizen on Nantucket
Meet other students and make new friends
Suggest new ideas for Youth Council projects
Get your friends involved
Learn and educate others about environment, and more.
Act as a mentor for younger students
Eat tasty, local food that you helped grow yourself!
Adults—You can get involved too!
At the Farmers & Artisans Market
In the SN office
At the Farm to School Gardens
www.sustainablenantucket.org
(508) 228-3399
Join the SNYC!
Sustainable Nantucket created its Youth
Council in 2008 with the goal of engaging and
empowering students to incorporate
sustainable practices into their schools, homes,
and communities.
Students interested in
sustainable:
agriculture
environment
community
The Youth Council is a lot of FUN! Not only is
it a great way to meet students from other
grades and schools, but there are also many
different projects for all kinds of student
interests, including:
Planting, harvesting, and maintaining
Farm to School Gardens
Writing, journalism and photography
Community outreach and selling produce
at the Sustainable Nantucket Farmers &
Artisans Market
Leadership and teaching opportunities
What is the Youth Council? Youth Council Projects: What does the Youth Council do?
Sustainable Nantucket
Farmers & Artisans Market
Members of the Youth Council
volunteer at the Market each
Saturday during the summer
Get a behind the scenes look at a
Farmers Market and learn to sell
produce! (*when available from the
Farm to School Garden).
Raise funds for the garden and
awareness about SN programs and
the Youth Council and encourage
volunteers to sign up.
Farm to School Book
This book will chronicle the
progress, difficulties, and successes
of the Garden project.
The YC will contribute articles and
photographs of their own, and help
design the publication.
Farm to School Garden
Currently, the SNYC is working on the
construction of the 7500+ square foot
Farm to School Garden, located at
the Nantucket Public Schools, off of
First Way.
The YC helps
to construct
garden
components
and sow
crops.
Produce from the garden will be
integrated into the school lunch
program.
The YC will act as student leaders,
getting students and teachers interested
and involved in the year-round garden.
The YC also helps plant, maintain and
teach at the Small Friends on Nantucket
garden.
Who Belongs to the Youth Council?
Why Belong to the YC?