Young Urban Farmers CSA is a non-profit organization with the goal of reconnecting people to fresh, locally-grown food. We do this by converting Toronto’s backyards into a sustainable source of fresh, delicious produce for it’s urban inhabitants and distributing the food via a community shared agriculture (CSA) model. Fuelled by a passion for healthy living, local organic produce, and environmental responsibility, we hope to spark a new revolution in sustainable urban living by building community foodsheds while providing the freshest, tastiest, urban-grown produce to Toronto residents. Started in 2009, YUF CSA is an entirely youth-let and youth-run organization. We operate a community shared agriculture program in 3 neighbourhoods across the City of Toronto: Lawrence Park North, Wychwood, and Riverdale. In 2011, 14 homeowners donated their yard (front and/or back) for us to convert into an intensive vegetable garden. Our team of enthusiastic volunteers then takes care of managing the garden doing everything from the planning and prep to the digging and planting, through to the watering and harvesting of the delicious produce. The veggies are then distributed among land-sharers, our volunteers, as well as local community members who purchase a share of the produce from the gardens . Urban vegetable gardens support our cities and our climate by reducing the distance food has to travel from food to plate. They also reduce greenhouse gas emissions, increase plant biodiversity, reduce the urban heat island effect, engage the community in a social project, and allow people to enjoy fresh, delicious produce right from a local neighbourhood backyard.