Newburgh may not be the first place you think of when you hear the word "farm”, but as Lori Chung reports, a group of young people are trying to sow the seeds of change in the city.

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That seems to be the theme of "La Vida Garden" in Newburgh, which is run by teens who are part of the Urban Farmers League. The group celebrated the opening of their mini-farm by inviting the community to come see their handiwork.

"You just put this seed in like a few weeks ago, then you see leaves like a few weeks later, and then it's just like wow" said Chante Coppedge, 16.

Coppedge is learning how amazing nature can be. But, steps away from the garden, evidence of the gang violence that has spread through the city is hard to miss. The teens are hoping their garden will be a symbol of hope.

"When you tell people where you go and they immediately have assumptions about you, yeah it's annoying and we're trying to change that" said Springett.

The fruits and vegetables grown in the garden not only serve as a life lesson for the kids, they also go to good use as a service to the community.

"There's lack of access to fresh food" said Kim Bersin, Urban Farmers League Advisor. "We're going to sell them and we're also going to cook with them."

"It's helping the community and I'd rather be doing something positive than something negative" said Jerome Little.