Mentoring Kansas City's urban youth through agricultural entrepreneurship.

Recruitment

Recruitment for the 2025-2027 BoysGrow cohort has been completed. If you are interested in applying to BoysGrow, keep an eye out for the 2026-2028 interest form launching in Spring 2026. Please note: Boys must in 8th grade by Spring 2025

Upcoming Fall Events!

BoysGrow's first Controlled Burn: An Open Fire Dining Experience!

On Sunday, October 5th, BoysGrow will host the inaugural Controlled Burn: an immersive open-fire dining experience where guests explore multiple chef-led hearths across the BoysGrow Farm. From bites served deep in the woods to sips by the pond, every stop is a chapter in a night built to break the mold of traditional fundraisers. Get your tickets today!

A thank you to our sponsors!

Controlled Burn would not be possible without the generosity of our sponsors. We are deeply grateful to our Cultivator sponsor, Kansas Beef, whose partnership helps us bring this vision to life.

We also thank our Seed Sower sponsors, the Bloch Family,

Stowers Family, Seaboard Foundation, KC Tool, and Evergy, each contributing support to BoysGrow’s mission.

In addition, our gratitude goes to Central Bank of KC, Stockyards Brewing Co., and TerraVox Winery.

We are now hiring! Click here for job postings

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Each summer, 30 youth ages 14 -16 commit to a 2 year position working on the BoysGrow farm. As is often the first paid job for the boys, they learn to work together and develop core vocational skills that are applicable in the market like culinary arts, construction, farming, marketing, and public speaking. Through farming and agriculture the boys gain pride, identity, discipline, and an understanding of the business world.
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Each summer, 25 youth ages 14 -16 commit to a 2 year position working on the BoysGrow farm. As is often the first paid job for the boys, they learn to work together and develop core vocational skills that are applicable in the market like culinary arts, construction, farming, marketing, and public speaking. Through farming and agriculture the boys gain pride, identity, discipline, and an understanding of the business world.
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Each class works through the obstacles of bringing a unique culinary product to market. From seed to sale, BoysGrow youth grow, harvest, package, and pitch their delicious ketchups, hot sauces, and other creations. Six BoysGrow products have made it to the shelves of our Kansas City grocery stores.
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We’ve seen 158 young men walk onto a farm and leave two years later knowing what it’s like to earn a wage. Most of our youth now dream of becoming local chefs, farmers, business owners, and most importantly, have the vocational and soft skills they need to achieve these dreams. The BoysGrow staff, our sponsors and board members dedicate their time to the non-profit to achieve this for every BoysGrow youth. We’re trying to farm entrepreneurs as much as plants. Join the cause and plant your seed today. Learn how to sponsor a youth

We’ve seen over 160 young men walk onto a farm and leave two years later knowing what it’s like to earn a wage. Most of our youth now dream of becoming local chefs, local farmers, local business owners, and most importantly, have the vocational and soft skills they need to achieve these dreams. The BoysGrow staff along with the help of our sponsors and board members dedicate their time to the non-profit to achieve this for every BoysGrow youth. We’re trying to farm entrepreneurs as much as plants. Join the cause.
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