May 26, 2020

Meet Our Alumni Staff

26 May 2020

Working for Urban Roots isn’t your typical summer job! Our ‘progressive program model’ focuses on year-round employment and youth development, which means many...

Urban Roots is a Saint Paul organization whose mission is to cultivate and empower youth through nature, healthy food, and community.

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Urban Roots is a Saint Paul organization whose mission is to cultivate and empower youth through nature, healthy food, and community.

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❄️ Youth Programming Updates: Root & Roam ❄️

This week, we visited Mni Owe Sni and Mnigaga/Wakpa Cistinna (Coldwater Spring/Minnehaha Falls & Creek), a sacred Dakota site, since we were unable to go 2 weeks ago due to cold weather.

🐦 We were immediately greeted by a Pileated Woodpecker, the largest woodpecker in MN.
🌞 The sun provided warmth as we walked through the prairie during golden hour.
🐕 We made a dog friend during our walk.
🧊 The frozen falls and ice were a spectacle.
💧The song of water could still be heard beneath the ice in open areas. #waterislife always.

There is nothing quite like being present, in place, immersing and connecting with the human and more-than-human friends there. 🫶🏼

#minnesotanonprofit #empoweryouth #winter #placebasedlearning

Join us Saturday, Feb. 22, 1-4pm at Freeze Fest!❄️

This is a free community event with a variety of fun outdoor winter activities. Look for us on the lake building snow forts (if there’s snow).

🎈Lakeside Activity Center, 1530 Phalen Dr, St Paul, MN 55106

#mysaintpaul #freezefest #winterevents @saintpaulparks @officialcityofsaintpaul @rwmwd @wildernessinquiry @minnesotadnr @wakantipi @sierraclubmn @mileinmyshoes.mn @capitolregionwatershed

❄️Youth programming updates: Rooted Creations❄️

Check out our wonderful winter willow weaving work! Swipe to see our willow growing before becoming beautiful woven trays & lanterns 🌱

Afterschool shifts were cancelled earlier in the week due to coooold weather 🥶 Youth will have the chance to continue their willow exploration and creation by putting the finishing touches on their lanterns this week.

The Cook Fresh team is hiring! 🍎 🥕Passionate

❄️ Youth Programming Updates: Root & Roam ❄️

This week, we went to Tamarack Nature Center to learn and practice orienteering without electronics. We split into teams and competed against each other to navigate and explore the winter landscape while only using maps and landmarks. Being greeted by a Barred Owl hoot in the distance + a pack of deer were a bonus.✨

@capitolregionwatershed are long-time partners of ours & we always appreciate a visit and tour of their lovely building. We had hot chocolate and cake, experimented with freezing ramen, making bird feeder sun catchers, and blowing bubbles in the cold. We also learned about the important work they do, as well as how the habitat restoration work our Conservation interns do, benefits the water + all the lives that depend on the waters in our community. #Waterislife

Thank you for opening your space to us always & spending meaningful time together!

#minnesotanonprofit #empoweryouth #wintervibes

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❄️Youth programming updates: Rooted Creations❄️

This week, Rooted Creations continued deepening our relationships with community & each other.

We were joined by the East Side Environmental Justice Group (based out of @east.side.freedom.library) to discuss environmental health on the East Side and how collective art can amplify and promote justice. Afterwards, Urban Roots staff shared their knowledge of book-binding and zine-making, and we got creative thinking about how issues we care about can be communicated in these formats.💡

We also continued work on our recyclable sculptures by sharing ideas with each other and beginning to paper mache! These sculptures are focused on exploring individual self expression. 🐋📎🎨

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❄️ Youth Programming Updates: Root & Roam ❄️

In Root & Roam, we’re continuing our journey of relationship building with place, human, and more-than-human communities through outdoor (sometimes indoor!) work and exploration.

This week, we spread seeds at Mounds Park and Willowbrook (part of Pigs Eye Regional Park), which are 2 Conservation Program worksites. Seed sowing in winter is an essential part of the restoration process that mimics natural stratification. We were also gifted by the beautiful sunset and night skies!

Due to cold weather, we couldn’t visit Mni Owe Sni (Coldwater Springs) & Mnigaga/Wakpa Cistinna (Minnehaha Falls & Creek). Instead, we discussed the significances of these locations and watched an inspiring documentary about this sacred Dakota site. We also drew pictures influenced by what we watched / the work we do at Urban Roots.

#minnesotanonprofit #empoweryouth #seedsowing #art

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1110 Payne Avenue,
St. Paul MN 55130 651.228.7073 info@urbanrootsmn.org

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