Get Involved!

The Sustainable Nantucket Youth Council and the Farm to School

Program are funded in part with Generous Grants and Contributions by:

Massachusetts Dept. of Ag. Resources

The Nantucket Golf Club Foundation

Stonyfield Farms

Community Foundation for Nantucket

The Nantucket Booster Club

Numerous private donations—please see our

website for a current list!

Sustainable Nantucket is cultivating a healthy Nantucket by building a better local food system which in turn means a stronger economy for the island. These efforts include expanding agricultural

production; increasing access to local food for the community, through our farmers market and in our restaurants, schools,

hospital and other facilities; and educating our community about sustainability.

Sustainable Nantucket

YOUTH COUNCIL We are always looking for new members, whether you’re seasonal residents or year round Nantucket students.

Gain leadership experience

Become an active citizen on Nantucket

Meet other students and make new friends

Suggest new ideas for Youth Council projects

Get your friends involved

Learn and educate others about environment, and more.

Act as a mentor for younger students

Eat tasty, local food that you helped grow yourself!

Adults—You can get involved too!

At the Farmers & Artisans Market

In the SN office

At the Farm to School Gardens

www.sustainablenantucket.org

info@sustainablenantucket.org

(508) 228-3399

Join the SNYC!

Sustainable Nantucket created its Youth

Council in 2008 with the goal of engaging and

empowering students to incorporate

sustainable practices into their schools, homes,

and communities.

Students interested in

sustainable:

agriculture

environment

community

The Youth Council is a lot of FUN! Not only is

it a great way to meet students from other

grades and schools, but there are also many

different projects for all kinds of student

interests, including:

Planting, harvesting, and maintaining

Farm to School Gardens

Writing, journalism and photography

Community outreach and selling produce

at the Sustainable Nantucket Farmers &

Artisans Market

Leadership and teaching opportunities

What is the Youth Council? Youth Council Projects: What does the Youth Council do?

Sustainable Nantucket

Farmers & Artisans Market

Members of the Youth Council

volunteer at the Market each

Saturday during the summer

Get a behind the scenes look at a

Farmers Market and learn to sell

produce! (*when available from the

Farm to School Garden).

Raise funds for the garden and

awareness about SN programs and

the Youth Council and encourage

volunteers to sign up.

Farm to School Book

This book will chronicle the

progress, difficulties, and successes

of the Garden project.

The YC will contribute articles and

photographs of their own, and help

design the publication.

Farm to School Garden

Currently, the SNYC is working on the

construction of the 7500+ square foot

Farm to School Garden, located at

the Nantucket Public Schools, off of

First Way.

The YC helps

to construct

garden

components

and sow

crops.

Produce from the garden will be

integrated into the school lunch

program.

The YC will act as student leaders,

getting students and teachers interested

and involved in the year-round garden.

The YC also helps plant, maintain and

teach at the Small Friends on Nantucket

garden.

Who Belongs to the Youth Council?

Why Belong to the YC?