Oregon • Washington • Pacific Northwest

Northwest Youth Garden Network

Connecting organizations that engage middle and high school youth (ages 14–21) in food, farm, and garden education across the Pacific Northwest.

What is NWGYN?

Northwest Youth Garden Network (NWYGN) brings together programs serving older youth through agricultural education. We create space for sharing resources, building relationships, and amplifying the impact of youth-focused initiatives.

"The opportunity for networking, building relationships, and being in community with like-minded peers is invaluable. There aren't many networks for working with the demographic of older youth."

Teacher demonstrating how to prepare salmon in high school class

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NWYGN hosts gatherings for network members to connect, learn, and share. Join our mailing list to hear about upcoming events.

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Our History

2002 Five youth agriculture organizations from Washington and Oregon came together as the Cascadia Youth Garden Coalition.

2015 The network resurged with annual gatherings hosted by member organizations across the region.

2024 Our most recent in-person gathering was held at GRuB in Olympia, Washington.

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