Maia King Cayere | Urban Ag Field Days | Northeast Market Garden

Описание: Maia King Cayere, Urban Garden Educator, shares her thoughts on the importance of urban agriculture, what is going well, and what is still needed for a better future.

Urban Ag Field Days are events that invite the community to explore urban farms and gardens in the Twin Cities. Saint Paul Almanac's Storymobile, in collaboration with Renewing the Countryside, was invited to visit the Northeast Market Garden in Minneapolis, Minnesota to ask participants to share their stories and perspectives on urban agriculture.

Filmed Aug. 12, 2025. Interviewed by Mariah Cohen

0:00 Introduction
0:10 What is an Urban Garden Educator? What do you do?
0:40 Can you tell us a little more about what urban agriculture means to you?
1:40 Why is it so important to get kids involved in dirt and understanding where their food comes from? How does it impact their learning and their physical and mental health and well-being?
2:34 Do you see that having any impact on kids' abilities to understand what vegetables and fruits are good for them and getting them interested in trying after they get their own hands in the dirt and grow it themselves?
3:23 What are the barriers for kids getting involved? What are the things you wish you could bring to them that aren’t in existence yet?
3:57 What would be a goal you would like to see happening with the program in the next few years?
4:28 What is one take-away you wish people would know about growing food in Minneapolis?