Community needs
Explore food access and youth engagement, including barriers to participation.
R3SET Agency · Project story
A youth farm.
A shared vision.
Bringing community perspectives into Roots Rising’s plans for a youth farm in Pittsfield.
- Partner
- Roots Rising
- Place
- Pittsfield, Massachusetts
- Approach
- Facilitated ID3A Jam
The starting point
Start with the people it could serve.
Roots Rising’s plans connected food access, youth development, and community engagement. The ID3A Jam invited community input on what a youth farm could offer—and who could help shape it.
The work
Four conversations.
A fuller picture.
Shared dreams
Imagine programming, job skills, and career pathways for young people.
Community perspectives
Listen to views on Roots Rising’s strengths and opportunities to grow.
Potential partnerships
Identify organizations, people, and existing initiatives that could contribute.
What emerged
Priorities to build from.
The published account highlights mentorship, safe spaces, health education, job skills, career pathways, and potential partners. These were workshop findings to inform the project’s next steps.
This story covers the planning workshop; it does not report later farm operations or measured community outcomes.
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