Salem’s youth farm still eager for more in its most productive year yet

Heavy metal music blasted in the background as teenagers skipped around Marion Polk Food Share’s Youth Farm during a morning harvest.

The 33 students split into groups to prepare sheet-pan pizza with tomato sauce made from tomatoes grown on the farm, while others picked peppers, eggplants and squash.

On a harvest day in August, they were having fun while participating in something bigger than themselves — producing food for people in need. 

The Youth Farm…