Northern Youth Project

Northern Youth Project Northern Youth Project provides free agriculture, art, and leadership programs for ages 12-21 They planted a garden.

In the summer of 2009, a group of six kids, aged 13 to 16, along with the help of an adult sponsor, banded together and
advocated for services for the teens of their community. They dreamt of a place to be together, feel safe and be themselves,
surrounded by positive friends and role models with programs that supported the physical, emotional and academic needs of
rural northern New Mexico teens.

NYP serves youth ages 12-21 from Abiquiu, El Rito, Gallina, Cañones, and Medanales. When the opportunity arose to obtain a piece of land through Tres Semillas Foundation, Northern Youth Project’s (NYP) fiscal
sponsor, the group grabbed the bull by the horns and dug in, literally. From that garden grew a unique
program “for teens by teens” with the ultimate mission of bettering the outcomes and opportunities for rural northern New Mexico teens through
art, agriculture, community service and leadership projects that honor the past and look to the future.

Support Northern Youth Project this Giving Tuesday! 🌱https://secure.qgiv.com/for/fvgpxqThis Giving Tuesday, you can help...
12/03/2025

Support Northern Youth Project this Giving Tuesday! 🌱
https://secure.qgiv.com/for/fvgpxq

This Giving Tuesday, you can help create life-changing opportunities for young people in rural Northern New Mexico. Northern Youth Project empowers youth through hands-on learning, community connection, art, agriculture, and leadership development.

As one supporter shared, “It provides opportunities for youth that weren’t available when I was a young person… The programming NYP provides is life-changing for young people in rural Northern NM.”

Your donation helps young people learn to grow food, care for the land, build confidence, and strengthen their community. Every gift—large or small—supports youth in cultivating skills that last a lifetime.

✨ Join us in nurturing the next generation of leaders. Donate today!
📲 Scan the QR code or visit our donation page to make your gift.

Thank you for supporting Northern Youth Project this Giving Tuesday!

🌱 This Giving Tuesday, help our youth plant seeds for the future! 🌱Click here to contribute! https://secure.qgiv.com/for...
12/02/2025

🌱 This Giving Tuesday, help our youth plant seeds for the future! 🌱

Click here to contribute! https://secure.qgiv.com/for/fvgpxq

The Northern Youth Project empowers young people through hands-on projects that cultivate leadership, creativity, and community connection. From gardening and agriculture to arts and service projects, NYP partners with diverse organizations to preserve, strengthen, and enrich our community.

✨ Your support today makes a lasting impact.
Every gift—big or small—helps youth learn new skills, care for the land, and grow into confident leaders.

📲 Scan the QR code in the image to donate and join us in nurturing the next generation.

💚 Thank you for helping our youth thrive!

🌱 This Giving Tuesday, help us nurture youth, community, and the land.Click here to contribute! https://secure.qgiv.com/...
12/02/2025

🌱 This Giving Tuesday, help us nurture youth, community, and the land.

Click here to contribute! https://secure.qgiv.com/for/fvgpxq

At Northern Youth Project, young people learn the power of giving back—through growing food, caring for animals, and connecting with the land that sustains us. As one 2025 NYP Intern shared, “It makes me peaceful because helping plants grow to give something back to other people and the land is a good thing.”

Your support helps create safe, meaningful spaces where youth can learn, lead, and thrive.
💚 Together We Give. Together We Share.

Join us this Giving Tuesday to uplift local youth and strengthen our community.

Come visit with us tomorrow from 2-5pm for a spooky seed ball activity, caramel apples, & other fun with our teens and c...
10/24/2025

Come visit with us tomorrow from 2-5pm for a spooky seed ball activity, caramel apples, & other fun with our teens and community partners! 🎃☠🍎✨

Pollinator Planting workshop at the Rooted in Care Celebration Event for families this Saturday 9/6Join us at the McCurd...
09/02/2025

Pollinator Planting workshop at the Rooted in Care Celebration Event for families this Saturday 9/6

Join us at the McCurdy Campus lots of exciting family engaging activities happening!

Come dig in the dirt with our Interns and plant some native flowers thanks to The Xerces Society in collaboration with Defenders of Wildlife

See ya there!

Hey local youth! Come by this Saturday between ✨️10am -2pm✨️to hang out with NYP & CASA teens and you can.....👐Connect +...
06/04/2025

Hey local youth! Come by this Saturday between ✨️10am -2pm✨️to hang out with NYP & CASA teens and you can.....

👐Connect + make new friends
🥙Share lunch together
🌱Build a raised bed planter
🪱Make a worm composter
💦Install a watering system
🪴Plant a pot to take home some 🌶chile or 🍅tomatoes
For your family
😎Learn how you can participate + become a leader in your community

Save your spot by emailing Elizabeth (email in flyer) or DM with questions

Hey Abiquiu!Drop by to visit with our interns, board members, & staff this weekend at the (almost) Annual Bondy Rummage ...
05/17/2025

Hey Abiquiu!

Drop by to visit with our interns, board members, & staff this weekend at the (almost) Annual Bondy Rummage Sale a benefit for NYP + a fun time for adults and kids too!😎🌱🎨

Details below and come see what surprises are in store at the NYP table 🤔✨️🎁✨️

Things move quickly on the land once May arrives ⛈️🌱🌈At our partner farm sites veggies & medicinal herbs are being plant...
05/09/2025

Things move quickly on the land once May arrives ⛈️🌱🌈

At our partner farm sites veggies & medicinal herbs are being planted, orchards pruned in March have fruit forming, animals are being cared for, and our Teen Interns are learning every step of the way with their fantastic Mentors!🍎🐷💕

NYP has provided unique opportunities for rural Northern New Mexico youth since 2009. If you see the value of our young leaders accessing traditional agriculture to learn, work, and contribute to the future of our communities, check out the link in our bio to donate & like + follow + share our posts

Our Interns voted to create and test out waffle beds alongside their flood irrigated rows this spring. we are grateful t...
01/21/2025

Our Interns voted to create and test out waffle beds alongside their flood irrigated rows this spring. we are grateful to Carmella Quam for coming to facilitate their creation and for teaching us about this design and method from Zuni Pueblo. This was only made possible by the support from the LANL Foundation. From our young artist to our budding artist, your support empowers youth voices and cultivates a brighter future!

Imagine a world where every young person has the opportunity to create, grow, and lead. Thanks to United Way Northern Ne...
01/01/2025

Imagine a world where every young person has the opportunity to create, grow, and lead. Thanks to United Way Northern New Mexico we're making that vision a reality! Their support allowed our youth to take part in the conference in Albuquerque this July. Our interns got to learn from and share with youth farming leaders from all over the country. We are grateful that a group of conference participants chose to visit us in Abiquiu to learn from our interns about 15 years of garden, art, and leadership development at NYP.

NYP is incredibly grateful to the New Mexico Outdoor Recreation Division for their invaluable support of our youth progr...
12/30/2024

NYP is incredibly grateful to the New Mexico Outdoor Recreation Division for their invaluable support of our youth programs. Thanks to their generosity, we have been able to provide young people with the opportunity to spend quality time learning outdoors with their peers. This summer, when they weren’t working in the garden, our teens enjoyed a hike together in the mountains near their home communities.

NYP's 15th year in review; As the year comes to a close, we want to share more with our community what accomplishments w...
12/14/2024

NYP's 15th year in review; As the year comes to a close, we want to share more with our community what accomplishments we made and challenges we faced in 2024. During NYP’s Spring internship, our teen interns collectively decided to focus their garden design entirely on traditional Acequia flood irrigation. With the help of a wheel hoe, broad fork, and experienced adult mentors, our interns shaped, cultivated, and planted while learning to manage the intricacies of irrigating our 3-terrace garden. Support for our programs was made possible this year by the National Rio Grande National Heritage Area Fund. Thank you for encouraging our interns exploration of their cultural heritage!

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