2007 Parade Of Community Gardens
August 18th
10:00am -- 2:00pm
49 Community Gardens across the Twin Cities!
Community Gardeners invite one and all to come and celebrate the community building, beautification and local food blossoming at their community garden. Spend the day at your local community garden, or take yourself on a tour!
Participating community gardens are featured on the map below. Click on a garden to read more about the garden (descriptions are listed under the map, please see additions below for gardens not on the map).
Download the Parade Brochure (includes map and garden addresses)
Navigating the Parade of Community Gardens: Helpful Hints
How do I decide which gardens to visit?
Print off the brochure, read the garden descriptions below and then map out your route based upon your interests! Stay in your neighborhood or visit across the Twin Cities!
What else should I bring with me when I go to the gardens?
- Suntan Lotion
- Water Bottle
- Camera
- Umbrella
- City Map
What if I can’t find a garden?
Gardens will have bright orange signs located on the way and at the garden.
Participating Community Gardens
1. Kids Cook
2600 44th Ave. N (south of Loring School at Thomas Ave. & 44th Ave. N.) in Minneapolis
Since 2005, Kids Cook has been part of the after-school program at Loring Elementary. The Kids Cook curriculum inspires 4th and 5th graders to cook, explore fresh, nutritious ingredients, and learn where our food comes from. In the spring of 2006, we created a garden, building raised beds that students filled with compost and vegetable seeds. Over 100 students helped create mulched paths leading to a pepper patch, the cabbage compost, and an orchard.
2. JD Rivers' Children's Garden
Glenwood Ave. & Washburn Ave. N. in Minneapolis
Stop by the JD Rivers' Children's Garden and help celebrate the Garden's 25th birthday! Check out the new green-roof picnic shelter. Meander through a straw-bale labyrinth. Meet the chickens! Come sit in the giant Adirondack chair freshly painted by local artist Sree Nair. Tour the pizza garden, a neighborhood of gnomes, the morning glory tunnel, and the many garden plots that have been cared for by children all summer. Bring your lunch and picnic in the park. And best of all, decorate and eat a birthday cookie! For more information about the garden or summer programs please visit www.minneapolisparks.org
3. Jordan Community Garden
NE corner of 26th St. & Knox Ave. N., Minneapolis
Established in 2002, the Jordan Community Garden has beautified the neighborhood, promoted cross-cultural interaction, connected youth with their food source, provided a watchful eye, and demonstrated landscaping possibilities. Located in a vacant lot on the corner of a drug dealing corridor, the garden is a powerful sign of community. The Jordan Area Community Council purchased the lot from the city (for $1). Plantings focus on native perennials, and one-third of the garden is vegetables. The garden has a meeting area and several donated fixtures. Neighborhood kids painted a sign; artists donated metal sculptures and a peace pole.
4. Camden Gateway Sculpture Garden
4100 Lyndale Ave. N (between 40th & 41st Ave. N and west of Hwy 94) in Minneapolis
The Camden Gateway Sculpture Garden began when neighbors wanted to replace abandoned buildings with garden space. In a collaboration between gardeners, neighborhood organizations, Minneapolis and it's Arts Council, a Minneapolis Gateway was born. Zoran Moisilov's stone sculptures were installed in 1996 and the new Camden Garden Club offered to plant and maintain the gardens. NRP money helped purchase a watering system four years later, and the perennials and trees have flourished since. The large block-long garden is a flowing river of grass with mounds on either side representing the Mississippi River and city of Minneapolis. We are truly tied together by our river.
5. Sheila Wellstone Peace Garden
3350 4th St. N (NE corner of Cityview Elementary School) in Minneapolis
The Sheila Wellstone Peace Garden was established in 2004 in a partnership between the McKinley Community, Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church, Cityview School and the Sheila Wellstone Foundation. The garden serves as an education tool to the school and several youth programs, a gathering space for the partnership members and a food producer for all of the partners involved. The purpose of the garden is to promote peace and cohesion to all people.
6. Mulberry Junction Community Garden
2301 California St. NE (behind the California Building) in Minneapolis
Tucked away in a quiet corner of NE Mpls, Mulberry Junction Community Garden was established in 1996 by artists from the adjacent California Building. Our garden land is slated for development, but the garden was spared by the bulldozers for another year. The grassy picnic circle is a peaceful spot to enjoy our mature perennial and native gardens. Rocks and bricks from a former building trace the boundaries of thirty-five vegetable plots tended by a diverse array of gardeners.
7. Shoreham Community Garden
27th Ave. NE between 6th & 7th St. NE. Minneapolis
The Shoreham Community Garden is tucked in the heart of Northeast Minneapolis, in the Holland neighborhood. On leased space from CP Rail, the garden flourishes at one end of a landscaped avenue with a volunteer-built tot lot on the other. In addition to the plots lush with zinnias, cosmos, tomatoes, strawberries, and corn we have a small orchard - pears, plums, and cherries - that we maintain collectively. Along the fence are lilacs, yarrow, and other favorites. Be our guest: relax at the picnic table under the grapevine arbor and meet Northeast residents who consider the garden a home away from home.
8. Nicollet Island Cooperative Henhouse
111A West Island Ave. in Minneapolis
Island residents Phyllis Kahn, Peat Willcütt, Robb Gordon, and Leslie Ball, banded together over the summer of 2005 to construct a lavish chicken coop in their adjacent back yards. The coop is currently home to twenty-seven chickens - one rooster and twenty six hens, ten egg-laying ducks, and three geese, and produces about a dozen eggs per day. Many wonderful and rare breeds of chickens are represented in the coop, including Japanese Phoenix, Barnevelder, Cochin, Maran, Golden- and Blue-Laced Wyandotte, Araucuña, Brahma, and more.
9. Gateway Community Garden
East Hennepin Ave. & 12th Ave. SE (SW Corner) in Minneapolis
The "Gateway Garden," named because it is the "gateway" to the SE Como neighborhood, has joined University students, elderly residents, and young children since its inception in 2002. Through the efforts and donations of neighbors, SECIA staff, MN Green, and the Tree Trust, the site has been transformed to an award-winning and beloved community garden. We gather here for garden nights, ice-cream socials, and National Night Out parties where garden art projects often occur. Our goals are to beautify the neighborhood, give traffic a reason to pause, and inspire neighbors to slow down and connect.
10. Accord Community Garden
15th Ave. & Como Ave SE (SW corner) in Minneapolis
Refresh yourself at the Accord Community Garden, located at the foot of the towering wind chime sculpture from which it gets its name. This small but unique native plant garden is a restful spot in the SE Como neighborhood, with benches overlooking the grasses and flowers. The sculpture sings a low, throaty song whenever the wind blows; even without wind, it gives a mini-concert at noon, 3:00, 6:00, and 9:00 PM. Join us every third Saturday, 10:00 - 12 noon, April through October, to work, enjoy, and learn about native plant gardening.
11. Como Corner Community Garden
2201 Como Ave. SE (NE Corner) in Minneapolis
Como Corner Community Garden is definitely not its usual self these days. Despite the BNSF Bridge rebuild that occupies half the site, gardeners are working the soil! Started in 1992 by volunteers who converted this previously weedy and unbuildable lot to a volunteer-supported "park" and restful bus stop where pedestrians and bikers find respite on its bench.
12. 5th Street Community Garden
West end of 5th St. between Cedar Ave. & 19th Ave. S. in Minneapolis
The Fifth Street Community Garden was started in the Spring of 2006 to beautify our neighborhood and stimulate interest in a community-based project. Despite our brief existence, we’ve added some special features. The most popular is the beautiful curved brick path, an important pedestrian link in the neighborhood. Near the path is a rain garden that catches runoff from a parking lot next door. Gardeners used the left-over dirt from these projects to construct a mound planted with native prairie plants and grasses. We also built an herb garden and an area with shrubs and ornamental grasses.
13. LaSalle Community Garden
1729& 1809 LaSalle Ave in Minneapolis
LaSalle Community Gardens were created in 1997 from two empty lots supporting nothing but drug deals, littering, and loitering. With the help of Stevens Square and Urban Lands, volunteers planned the foundation, hauled the soil and manure, planted trees and perennials, and turned an eyesore into a place of beauty and edibles. Today the gardens support forty gardeners and showcase unique architectural elements including an aqueduct and water wheel system, a half shade structure, and Zen pathways. Each garden has its own personality, featuring vegetable plots, communal beds with native plants, and an herb wheel.
14. Eat Street Community Garden
2416 1st Ave. S (next to the purple and blue house) in Minneapolis
The Eat Street Community Garden has been part of the Whittier Neighborhood since at least 1991. Omega House sponsors this inspirational organic garden as a means to build community and to promote sustainable living in an urban environment. Just two blocks from the Minneapolis Institute of Arts and one block off Nicollet, the garden provides outdoor beauty and greenspace to the neighborhood.
15. Soo Line Community Garden
2845 Garfield Ave. S. in Minneapolis
Located in Whittier Neighborhood, Soo Line Community Garden (SLCG) begins its growing season as one of the premier gardens in Minneapolis. Before 1991, the site was marginal urban land, a grassy field strewn with litter and broken glass. Today over 100 gardeners have transformed the area into a lush, green community asset. On summer evenings, SLCG attracts visitors to its open space and natural beauty. Children play in the paths while adults garden quietly or chat with neighbors. SLCG's presence has stabilized and enhanced the area, stimulated local businesses, and provided residents with a healthy and safe green space.
16. Peaceful Patch
2444 11th Ave. S. in Minneapolis
Plants and friendships flourish in the Peaceful Patch Community Garden. The idea for the garden began when a couple of neighbors were tired of seeing trash and vagrants on this vacant lot. In 1993 these neighbors cleaned up the lot, tilled the soil, and planted. It gave a whole new look to the block, and other neighbors expressed appreciation and added plants. We've had a lot of fun over the years trying to create an urban Eden; in the process we've gotten to know a lot of people in our four-block area. Our focus is on building community.
17. 12th & 13th Ave Block Club
2727 12th Ave. in Minneapolis
This Midtown Phillips garden began in 1996 as a block club crime and safety initiative. Its success is linked to the success of the neighborhood. In 2001 we purchased the lot, becoming the first resident-owned community garden in Minneapolis. Three plots are tended by Anderson students, including an elevated bed for the autistic kids' program. In 2004 we installed stone steps, allowing everyone to safely enjoy our tranquil garden. In 2005, we added garden art constructed by kids and coordinated by Victoria Pena.
18. Lyndale Neighborhood Rain Garden
102 West 32nd St (NW corner at Blaisdell) in Minneapolis
The Lyndale Community Rain Garden began in 2005 when the Lyndale Neighborhood Environment Committee decided to preserve a community space and showcase sustainable landscaping. The Committee leased property from the Lyndale Neighborhood Development Corporation and residents restored 3,000 square feet of an existing garden that now features a demonstration rain garden. A neighborhood water quality initiative funded through the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization helped to complete the restoration. Visitors can learn about gardening as part of an ecological system showcasing native plantings, low-mow grass, rain barrels, and composting. Our garden prevents 56,000 gallons of water from entering the stormwater system!
19. Sabathani Community Garden
310 East 38th St (next to Sabathani Community Center parking lot) in Minneapolis
Sabathani Community Garden is a full acre community garden. Located on the north side of Sabathani Community Center, the garden is subdivided into 60 20' x 20' plots. Water is done via a perimeter watering system. Garden rules request that gardeners respect all the organic policies. Our gardeners come from very diverse communities. Language, however, is not a barrier to gardening with us as we have many volunteers who assist new gardeners in understanding the rules in their own languages. No matter what the language, we all still speak "garden".
20. Community Triangle Garden
51st Street & Park Ave in Minneapolis
It is a well-maintained and attractive community flower garden, created and supported by the neighbors on the adjacent blocks. It has beautiful red cannas in a center circle and wood chip paths, bordered by rocks, around the center and from the center to each corner. The center path is surrounded by alyssum inside and petunias outside, The paths to the corners are lined by celosia. The beds between the paths are planted with a mixture of colorful perennials and annuals. Neighbors donate plants and remove weeds as necessary. Many people walk through it each day.
21. Bancroft Meridian Garden
1201 East 38th St. (SE corner of 12th Ave & 38th St.) in Minneapolis
The Meridian is a large perennial garden lovingly started and maintained by neighbors and friends. Relax among our colorful blooms and butterflies while chatting with our gardeners about the Meridian's history, our plant selection and learn about our partnership with the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board. We look forward to seeing you at the Meridian!
22. Youth Farm & Market Project - Powderhorn Neighborhood
East 32nd St. & Portland Aven (NE corner) in Minneapolis
Youth Farm and Market Project (YFMP) is a nonprofit organization started in 1995 in the Lyndale neighborhood; since then it has expanded to Powderhorn Park and west St Paul. The YFMP's mission is to nurture relationships between urban youth and their families, their communities, and the earth by growing, cooking, eating, and selling healthy foods. During the summer YFMP runs an eight-week program gardening with youth ages 9-13. The Portland Avenue garden is one of the three Powderhorn YFMP gardens. All summer Youth Farmers invest their time beautifying their neighborhood, so come visit our garden and find out more! www.youthfarm.net
23. Columbus Community Garden
3300 Columbus Ave. S. in Minneapolis
Columbus Community Garden (CCG) provides a common space for neighbors to meet, grow food, and build community. The benefits of the garden extend to others as well: the garden provides green space and stabilizes the neighborhood by attracting and retaining responsible residents. It is particularly effective at connecting neighbors from diverse classes and cultures. With the help of City Garden Trust and the Trust for Public Land, CCG was able to purchase the property. CCG has played a significant role in stabilizing the surrounding neighborhood since it first began as a block club project in 1990.
24. The ArtStop Garden
3201 Chicago Ave. S. (SE corner) in Minneapolis
In 1991, the purchase of a corner lot by an adjoining neighbor brought The ArtStop Garden into being. Through the efforts of neighbors this bus stop lot filled with weeds, tires, broken cement, and little hope has become another symbol of revitalization in Powderhorn, a neighborhood of positive change. This peaceful garden of flowers, trees, and sculpture has been the non-violent setting for many years of creative arts activities, plantings, harvestings, and community gatherings. It is an affirming way to address the cultural diversity, pain, and assets of our neighborhood.
25. Powderhorn Park East Community Garden
3217 15th Ave. S. in Minneapolis
Powderhorn Park East Garden began in 1996 when CCP-SAFE funded block-club community-building activities. Shari Albers and Pat Ciernia wrote grants to supply watering barrels, fencing, Green Chairs, and treats for workers. Steve Miller rototilled the lot (and continues to do so). Jenny Jenkins bought the county-owned lot when she purchased the adjacent house in 2000 and has coordinated garden activities ever since.
26. East Phillips Rainwater Garden
Midtown Greenway & 28th St. (next to bike trail) in Minneapolis
This project is made possible through a grant from the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization. Over 160 volunteers participated in prepping, planting, maintaining and watering the gardens for the past three years. A total of 2,071 hours! All of the gardens take advantage of stormwater drainage either from the trails, or by a near by surface parking lot or roof. We are committed to using plants native to this region. Site plans are available for each garden. Please contact us to request a copy or to become a Greenway Garden Steward and help us maintain these gardens in the future.
27. Minnehaha Community Garden
3128 Minnehaha Ave. S. in Minneapolis
Minnehaha Avenue Community Garden began in 1997 with Longfellow NRP funds. The garden was established on tax-forfeited property to solve encroachment issues and provide apartment dwellers with garden space. Plots were eventually extended to homeowners and the area was later purchased by an adjacent property owner. The garden has sixteen 8x8 plots on a long, narrow lot; plotholders are encouraged to develop their gardens as an act of discovery about themselves, the plants, and the soil. Networking activities take place within the garden and surrounding neighborhood. The garden is also host to a VA Medical Center outpatient program.
28. Seward Youth Peace Garden
2309 28th Ave. S. in Minneapolis
The Seward Youth Peace Garden, founded in 1997, evolved from a strong collaborative effort between Seward Montessori School, the Seward Neighborhood Group, Matthews Parks and the United States Department of Agriculture. The goal of this not-for-profit youth development project was to create a small-scale urban farm where youth, ages 9-13, could learn to grow their own organic vegetables and flowers to sell at markets in their local community. Profits from vegetable and flower sales are distributed to youth as a stipend based on the number of the hours they contributed to the program. Come see all that we're growing at the Garden!
29. Dowling Community Garden
39th St. & 46th Ave. S. in Minneapolis
Dowling Community Garden began in 1943 when subsistence gardens were planted during World War II and is one of two known "Victory Gardens" remaining in the U.S. Dowling contains over 180 plots, serving more than 250 gardeners. Dowling's special focus is preserving older varieties of fruits, vegetables and flowers through educational outreach and seed-saving. We offer an heirloom plant sale in May, present Heirloom Festival in August, maintain a demonstration garden and contribute seeds to international seed-saving organizations. We distribute produce to food shelves, and have installed flower gardens for the community to enjoy. Come visit us! www.DowlingCommunityGarden.org
30. Saint Anthony Park Community Garden
2217 Robbins St (north of Robbins St. & west of Raymond Ave) in St. Paul
SAP Community Garden was established in 1981 by neighborhood gardening enthusiasts on land leased from Burlington Northern Railroad. Over the years, and with lots of community assistance, the garden grew to ninety-six plots. In 1998 the land was purchased from the railroad by the Saint Anthony Park Community Council with funds raised by gardeners, local businesses, and government grants. The garden is designated as organic, with perennial plots, plowed plots, and flower plots. Gardeners pay an annual fee which includes access to a watering system. A volunteer coordinating team manages the garden.
31. Falcon Heights Community Garden
2050 Roselawn Ave in the Falcon Heights Community Park
Falcon Heights Community Garden is a brand new community garden (established in 2007) offering gardening opportunities to residents of Falcon Heights and the surrounding areas. Located in Community Park (at Roselawn & Cleveland), the garden consists of 20 individual plots, in which members may grow vegetables, flowers, herbs, and neighborly relationships. With Falcon Heights' large number of apartment/townhome dwellers, and many home lots blessed with mature shade trees (but not a lot of garden sunshine!), the garden provides a much needed resource to our city. We welcome gardeners and visitors of all ages and backgrounds, and hope to continue making a positive impact in our community.
32. Celeste's Dream Community Garden
1890 Randolph Ave (south of Carondelet Center) in St. Paul
Celeste's Dream Community Garden is sponsored by Celeste's Dream: Spirituality for Young Adults Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet. Enjoy healthy produce, learn organic gardening, give to those in need and dig into the big picture. Located in the yard behind the O'Shaughenessy Auditorium. More information can be found at www.csjstpaul.org or by calling 651-696-2872.
33. Eleanor Graham Community Garden
1335 Ashland Ave (2 blocks north of Summit Ave at the intersection of Hamline Ave & Ayd Mill Road) in St. Paul
The Eleanor Graham Community Garden, managed by the Snelling Hamline Gardens Committee, features some thirty plots for seasonal rent by our neighbors. A restoration process is currently underway to care for our two ancient oaks and to groom the common space, making the garden a destination and community gathering place. The garden was gifted this year with five fruit trees -- plum, cherry and apricot. It also sports a newly planting flower bed around our sign at the entrance to the garden. The garden has just received a CURA grant, which means that a graduate student from the university will soon assist us in a redesign project! Your suggestions are valued.
34. Dunning Community Garden
Concordia Ave & Griggs St. (SE corner) in St. Paul
Established in 2006, The Dunning Community Garden, provides a place for residents to grow a diversity of produce in the heart of St. Paul. This garden is possible thanks to the people, organizations and businesses that support it: St. Paul Parks and Rec workers, Ramsey County Sentence to Service, Kor and his immigrant volunteers, students from Skills for Tomorrow School, Farm in the City employees, Gardenworks staff, St. Paul Garden Club, Flannery Construction, and, of course, the gardeners. While Farm in the City manages the garden, it run and maintained by the gardeners.
35. Horton Park Community Gardens
Inside the park at Hamline Ave. N & Englewood Ave - St. Paul
The Friends of Horton Park maintain several native plant gardens in this one-block-square city park in the Hamline Midway neighborhood. They meet monthly during the growing season to care for the native plants in oak savanna, prairie, and shade gardens, bringing together community members that include seniors from the adjacent high rise, students from Hamline University, and K-8 students from the school across the street. Interpretive signs and plant labels help educate visitors about the gardens. The Friends welcome additional volunteers. See website for more information: http://www.hamline.edu/~ghankerson01/
36. Midway Greenspirit Garden
SW corner of Pierce Butler & Hamline Ave. N, enter from Albert St. N. - St. Paul
Located in the Hamline-Midway area, our community garden is about growing relationships. Since 2003, our garden has sought to increase the connections among community members and counteract isolation. We believe that by coming together cooperatively over the garden, we strengthen our community. Vegetable gardening is a means to this end. In addition to bringing together individual gardeners, we reach out to the community to provide education, opportunities for service, and a gathering place for other organizations. We beautify our community by creating a garden that satisfies both our stomachs and our eyes.
37. Churchill Garden
Triangle in Como Park at intersection of Horton & Churchill - St. Paul
Churchill Community Garden was established in 1999 . Created on a barren triangle of St. Paul park property in Como Park, the garden is supported by neighbors. Churchill Community Garden consists of five perennial beds: two mixed flower gardens; a sedum and grass bed; a daffodil and day lily garden; and a garden surrounding a sign made by a neighbor. A beautiful granite boulder also adorns the grass garden. We invite you to see gardening styles that reflect our area's diversity.
38. Aurora / St. Anthony's Community Peace Sanctuary Garden
851 Aurora Ave in St. Paul
The garden started in 2000 when community people started meeting and developing the proposal for the garden on a vacant lot. Today, the garden grows food and flowers, and provides a safe social environment for area students and families. The garden's goals are to promote environmental literacy through urban gardening, and to encourage community solutions to common problems, and thereby strengthening community ties and creating positive outlets. The garden is supported by community members and students from the Unidale Area Learning Center, who gain civic and community learning in addition to academic study related to urban environmental, economic, business, community, health and social issues.
39. Fran & Glady's Community Garden
610 Van Buren in St. Paul
Fran and Glady's Community Garden started in 2001 as a partnership between Fran and District 7. There are 2 large raised beds. The garden was created to bring people together in the Frogtown Neighborhood.
40. William Gehling Memorial Garden
313 Dale St. N (go around the block and enter from Concordia & go to the back parking lot. Garden is next to tool shed/garage) St. Paul
Redeemers Arms was built in 1964 and the area for the garden was acquired as part of the property at that time. Established in 1998, the garden's only expenditure over the years is membership to the Minnesota Green program. Recently, The Apollo Club moved into our basement and expressed an interest in participating in the garden and even paid for the Minnesota Green membership for a couple years. To find the garden from Dale Street , then go west on Carroll, take St. Albans to the first right, take Concordia to the back parking lot. Next to the tool shed/garage is the garden gate, and the garden is in the center of the block, surrounded on three sides by other people's property.
41. Highbridge Community Garden
Smith Ave. S & Cherokee Ave. (NE Corner) St. Paul
In 1984 this community garden was planned and developed just south of the newly constructed St. Paul High Bridge under the leadership of Esther Dunn Sauser, and with the cooperation of the Cherokee Heights Garden Club, St. Paul Parks and Recreation Department, and engineers from the State of Minnesota. Since then many Cherokee Heights Garden Club members have dedicated their skills and talents to maintain this garden. Local organizations fund the garden, such as Cherokee State Bank, Smith/Dodd Business Association, club members, and Lilydale Garden Center. The national magazine Flower and Garden featured the garden in 1990 in 'Great Garden Cities to Visit'. Many visitors enjoy the garden while viewing the panoramic view of St. Paul from this magnificent vantage point.
42. The Garden of Good Hearts
West Congress & S Wabasha St (NW Corner) St. Paul
The Garden of Good Hearts (GGH), a neighborhood flower garden, is a classic example of the community coming before the community garden. In 1992 a dozen West Side residents gathered to discuss a weedy, debris-filled lot in the neighborhood, giving birth to the Riverview Garden Club (RGC) and the Garden of Good Hearts. The GGH is a valuable resource for the community to appreciate nature, and come together in friendship to beautify the neighborhood. Now over seventy households support the RGC & the GGH. Come visit our urban oasis.
43. Union Gospel Mission
435 University Ave. East.
Union Gospel Mission has over 150 different plants, planted in numerous containers and hanging baskets. Many clemantis and morning glories and numerous lilies. Many perennials complimented by annuals.
44. Community Design Center of Minnesota - Swede Hollow Kitchen Garden
731 East 7th St (next to the Swede Hollow Café) in St. Paul
The Community Design Center was established in 1969 as a non-profit corporation. In 1996 we established a children's garden project on the East Side of St. Paul. Today our Youth Enterprise in Food and Ecology Program includes a Garden Corps, a Conservation Corps, environmental science learning activities, and cooking/nutrition classes. Over 40 youth participate in our Garden and Conservation Corps. They plant, maintain, and harvest seven gardens; operate a Salad Share CSA and three farmer's markets; create and sell garden-related products; build rain gardens; and helped restore the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary. Come join us at our Swede Hollow Café Garden and talk to youth about how they improve their neighborhood through food production and conservation.
45. Phalen Poetry Park
987 Ivy Ave East (in Phalen Regional Park, east of MN Humanities Commission's parking lot) in St. Paul
Phalen Poetry Park is a small almost hidden, community garden sponsored by the East Side Arts Council. It is playfully designed as a sleepy dragon whose spikes of feather reed grass encircle a dry pebble pond where children hop from stone to stone. Benches cast in the shape of open books invite contemplation and enjoyment of the plantings. A path winds to both the Poetry Post, a sculptural piece featuring local poets and students, and to the Marimba Benches, welcoming you to tap out a tune. The garden can be easily accessed from the parking lot of the Phalen Recreation Center, 1000 Wheelock Parkway.
46. Phalen Village Community Garden
1530 East Maryland Ave (south of Maryland Ave on the westside of Hazelwood St) in St. Paul
The Phalen Village Community Garden is a well-known vegetable garden tended by Southeast Asian and Hmong residents. Established in 1997 on land donated by the National Guard Armory, the garden has increased participation in the neighborhood. The Armory shares responsibility for the annual lease agreement with the District 2 Council. There are fifty-three individual plots where gardeners grow vegetables to keep, sell at the farmer's market, or donate to food shelves. Our garden features unusual vegetables that would be interesting for others to learn about. We encourage people to tour our garden to share information about foods and culture.
47. Totem Town Community Garden
391 S Winthrop (at the Ramsey County Battle Creek/Highwood Compost Site) in St. Paul
The Totem Town Community Garden draws fifty gardeners on a two-acre tract administered by the Ramsey County Corrections Department; the Corrections staff have been great partners to keep community gardening growing. In 1998 gardeners took over operations, and in 2006 the District One Community Council became our sponsor. Gardeners have added three plant-covered trellises, a curving hedge, a salvaged plant garden, native plantings, and a small orchard. In 2006, third grade and high school students planted lively and colorful raised beds, and in 2007 we have two plots for food shelf donations.
ADDITIONS (not on the map)
48. MULCH
180-182 Vernon St (enter Macalester College from Grand, park by Olin-Rice Science Hall. Garden is on both sides of language houses across from tennis courts) in St. Paul
MULCH (Macalester Urban Land & Community Health) is an 11 year old student organization supporting a student run community garden at Macalester College. MULCH acts as a first introduction to community gardening and offers an education for students on where their food comes from, how it is grown and helps build community among students, faculty, staff and the neighborhood. This is an especially significant year for MULCH as the garden moved to a new location bordering the language houses at Macalester. All are welcome to come see the new community garden space that has a larger presence in the surrounding community, and is incorporating permaculture techniques. We hope to nurture this space for another 10 years like the old site!
49. East Phillips 17th Avenue Community Garden
2428 17th Ave S, Minneapolis
The East Phillips 17th Avenue Community Garden welcomes residents of East Phillips, whether they are new to gardening or experienced veterans. Originally tax-forfeit land, the garden site was purchased in 2002 in cooperation between East Phillips Improvement Coalition, the local neighborhood association which provided the funds, and The Green Institute, which owns the property. The garden is a meeting place where our Latino, African, Asian, and other ethnic neighbors can meet together and work side by side enjoying the diversity of interests and traditions in flowers, vegetables and fruits. The garden is a gathering place for seasonal celebrations for the entire community. Please see our bulletin board by the garden shed for announcements and contact information.
Gardening Matters - 310 E. 38th Street, #204b, Minneapolis, MN 55409