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Youth Gardening:
Durham Inner-city Gardeners. Meet the DIG crew.
DIG IS…
a youth-driven,
urban
farming leadership development program.
Durham Inner-city Gardeners (DIG) empowers teens by teaching organic gardening, sound business practices, healthy food choices and food security values. The program emphasizes sustainable living and growing practices, ecological balance, and the natural recycling of organic materials for plant health and nourishment. DIG youth are paid a stipend to cultivate fruits, vegetables, herbs, flowers and mushrooms, which they sell at the Durham Farmer's Market.
Healthy Food-A-Thon 
Sponsor a Teenager as they attempt a month of Healthy Eating.
How long can they go without fast food or soda?
Challenge them with your Support!
Pledge what you can—50 cents, $1, $5, $10 or more for each day (up to a month) a DIG youth can go without fast food or soda.
We’ll start at the end of July and aim for the end of August.
The youth you pledge will call you if they cave in early or at the end of August if they succeed!
The Durham Inner-city Gardeners (DIG) is a youth-driven, urban farming leadership development program that empowers teens by
teaching organic gardening, sound business practices, healthy food choices and food security values.
DIG youth are paid a stipend to cultivate fruits, vegetables, flowers, herbs, and mushrooms, which they sell at the Durham Farmers Market.
Even though the challenge has already started, it's not too late to sponsor a youth. Click here and send a email to sponsor today! Or call Santos at 683-1197
Read or listen to a story about DIG by Marie Lovejoy that aired on WUNC public radio.
Please contact SEEDS at (919) 683-1197 for more information on how to get involved with DIG. We welcome youth and adult volunteers year round!
Our mission: SEEDS encourages respect for life, for earth and for each other. We help individuals, neighborhoods and communities grow together through gardening, gathering and education.
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