After two incredibly successful seasons, Backyard Harvest became a small business, Harvest Moon Backyard Farmers in 2010.  Backyard Harvest Program Coordinator, Krista Leraas, and Urban Farmer, Dina Kountoupes, are expanding their backyard farming and coaching services. PRI will partner with them to supply fresh vegetables to food shelves.

Backyard Harvest’s mission was to strengthen the Twin Cities' urban food system one yard at a time by turning lawns into nourishing and healthy landscapes. It was a community-building program in urban permaculture that connected eaters directly to their food, land and farmers. It provided both garden fresh food and garden education for our clients. Our urban farmers contracted with homeowners, renters, businesses and communities to create gardens in their yards, maintain and harvest them.

Although Backyard Harvest is no more, PRI will continue to support urban farmers through our Urban Farming Certification Program.

Backyard Harvest Blog: http://backyardharvest.wordpress.com/