Girls Inc. Youth Farm hopes to grow more success in Frayser
Carnereya Smith (left) helps Kendall Cooper navigate the flower garden in her walking cast at the Girls Inc. Youth Farm in Frayser on Aug. 16, 2019, where high school-aged girls work after school and during the summers as farmers cultivating vegetables for sale at local farmers markets to develop entrepreneurial skills. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Youth Farm Manager Kenya Ghanor talks about her experience at the Girls Inc. Youth Farm in Frayser on Friday, Aug. 16, where high school-aged girls work after school and during the summers as farmers. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Youth farmers head to the spinach garden to harvest one of the farm's most popular crops at the Girls Inc. Youth Farm in Frayser. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Alzale'a Braxton (center) harvests produce with fellow Girls Inc. youth farmers at the Girls Inc. Youth Farm in Frayser. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Since the youth farm opened in 2015, it has been run by female high school students ages 15 to 18. Girls Inc. is planning to expand its operations in Frayser to reach more girls.
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Omer Yusuf
Omer Yusuf covers Bartlett and North Memphis neighborhoods for The Daily Memphian. He also analyzes COVID-19 data each week. Omer is a former Jackson Sun reporter and University of Memphis graduate.