The organic produce grown in Lincoln and Roxbury is distributed by the youth: fifty percent goes to feed those in shelters, food banks and soup kitchens. The other half is sold at The Food Project's local farmers' market and distributed through a "Community Supported Agriculture" (CSA) program. Money earned selling the vegetables helps pay for a small part of The Food Projects operating costs. Last year, The Food Project grew 135,000 pounds of food. Thanks to the organization, shareholders in the CSA program were able to connect themselves to the land and their food, but also saved roughly four hundred and fifty dollars on their yearly grocery bill.
Bringing young people together to connect with each other and take responsibility for themselves and their relationship to the land and their communities is a large part of The Food Project's goal. Vanessa Hsia, 15-year old resident of Weston, Massachusetts and a summer 2000 crew sums it up nicely, "Amidst working the soil and growing produce for a worthy cause, we have come together as a community. We leave with friends that have enriched us as individuals and loved us as people."
The critical involvement of teens has created a movement in Boston that has been nationally recognized by President Clinton's Initiative on Race and through the W.K. Kellogg Foundations "Youth Enrichment Strategy" Program, engaging young people around the country on the issues of racism. Additionally, young people working at The Food Project have been instrumental in creating a national network of youth, working together to impact the future of sustainable agriculture and the issues surrounding food and the environment. Their work and dedication proves that youth that care about their community can have a powerful effect that reaches beyond their neighborhoods. 
