Hot off the Presses: Summer Quarterly Report

Posted on August 27, 2014 by GrowDat

It’s the heat of the summer here in New Orleans — cool off by reading about all the successes of our fourth Leadership Program! Click here for the full report: Grow Dat Quarterly Report Summer 2014

Inside: Celebrating our fourth graduating class, Guest Chefs at our summer Community Lunches, Shout outs and Fundraising Successes, Youth Speak: graduates reflect on their growth and transformations, and preliminary evaluation data from our 2014 Leadership Program.

Notice our new look?

Since the start of the new year we’ve been working closely with the talented staff of Right Hat, a marketing and design firm that is proving $75,000 in pro bono work to Grow Dat to help streamline our look. Stay tuned for more beautifully designed products that feature our new logo.

Quarterly Report Winter 2014

Posted on January 24, 2014 by GrowDat

For an in-depth look at all the growth happening on the farm this winter, check out our Quarterly Report. Click here to download: Grow Dat Quarterly Report Winter 2014

Inside: Happy new year from Program Manager Jeanne Firth, info about our Farm Stand and new Farm Share (CSA) initiative, wrap up of our annual Growing the Green campaign, overview of the 2014 Leadership Program, a welcome to our newest staff member Yasmin Davis, a sneak peek preview of two upcoming films about the farm, and recent press and funding successes.

Download past Quarterly Reports here: http://wp.me/P1UpGF-72

Our Impact 2011

Posted on December 12, 2011 by GrowDat

Measuring Our Impact

As 2011 draws to a close and we rapidly move into our hiring cycle for Grow Dat 2012, it’s important to pause and reflect on our first year. Jolissa, Teedy, Muffin, Pink, Bri and Jabari rep our successes in this sweet evaluation infographic.

Infographic designed by Justin Park of the Tulane School of Architecture

Why provide employment for young people?
Check out the purple fact: 20% of all food and beverage workers are 16 to 19 years old. That’s 6 times the proportion for all other workers. This is the national average, but some researchers suspect that this number is even higher in New Orleans.