Join Urban Roots and Dodge Nature Center for a special pop-up event that celebrates growing food, caring for land, and connecting with community! 

• Shop fresh, local produce grown by Urban Roots’ paid youth interns at their mobile farmer’s market.
• Tour the working farm at Dodge’s Shepard Farm Property—meet the cows, goats, pigs, and chickens, and explore how you could grow your own produce with a rentable garden plot. 

Farm tours are free, but preregistration is encouraged to help us plan a smooth experience.

Tours will begin at 3:30, 4:30, and 5:30 p.m. 

• Preregister via Facebook: facebook.com/events/3712749402355969/
• Preregister via Dodge Nature Center: dodgenaturecenter.org/event/pop-up-produce-market-shepard-farm-discovery

Whether you’re a foodie, a family, or a future gardener, come get your hands (and maybe boots!) a little dirty with us. 

Urban Roots is a youth development organization and one of the largest youth employers on Saint Paul’s East Side. Through hands-on programs in gardening, cooking, and conservation, Urban Roots creates meaningful job and learning opportunities for under-resourced, majority BIPOC youth—while also increasing access to fresh food, promoting environmental stewardship, and supporting community wellbeing. 

Dodge Nature Center is the longest-running nature center in Minnesota, connecting thousands of people each year to the outdoors through hands-on environmental education, farm experiences, public programs, field trips, and a nature-based preschool. With over 460 acres of preserved land across West St. Paul, Mendota Heights, and Cottage Grove, Dodge offers year-round opportunities to explore, learn, and grow in nature.