Give your family the gift of healthy locally grown and certified organic vegetables with five $10 Prairie Crossing Farmers Market Gift Certificates! 

Enjoy vegetables grown by the Prairie Farm Corps – the Prairie Crossing Learning Farm's job training and youth development program for diverse teens from central Lake County!  Come to the Prairie Crossing Farmers Market and use your gift certificates at the Prairie Farm Corps table from June 22 – September 28 between 4 – 7 p.m. 

The Prairie Farm Corps Program is a paid job training opportunity on a working organic farm for racially and economically diverse teens from central Lake County, Illinois.

Participants are involved in all aspects of a sustainable agriculture business from seed to market. Educational opportunities include farm work, workshops, field trips, and cooking sessions. The Prairie Farm Corps provides meaningful work, expands job skills, and strengthens participants’ connections to their food system, environment and community.  More information about the Prairie Farm Corps, and other Prairie Crossing Learning Farm programs, is at www.prairiecrossing.com/farm/learning.php.