The only farm-based youth leadership organization in Austin, Urban Roots has been working with youth leaders and nourishing our community for more than 10 years. Urban Roots started in 2008 with just 15 teenagers and one field as a project of a youth development organization, eventually becoming an independent nonprofit in 2011. Based on urban farms in East and South Austin, we serve teens and young adults through paid learning opportunities that focus not just on farming, but also on their growth as leaders and ability to be agents of change.