Phalen Freeze Fest 2016
WINTER MAGIC AT PHALEN FREEZE FEST Shingebiss the merganser duck and the Winter Maker were the stars of the Ojibwe legend preformed... Read More
Get Outside for Winter Fun!
Early this January neighborhood youth were invited to stop by The Sun Ray Natural Library to pick up a copy of “Disaster... Read More
Taking applications for youth who want to make a difference!
Our summer 2016 paid youth internship applications are live! We partner with Right Track St Paul as a work host site to... Read More
Our Intern Alumni event, a blast from the past!
Last Thursday Urban Roots hosted an Alumni gathering to meet and greet past interns and hear what they’ve been up to! Youth... Read More
Hiring: Join the Market Garden Program Team!
Market Garden Training Coordinator Full time position Urban Roots, Saint Paul, MN Position Description: Urban Roots, a 47-year-old nonprofit organization, seeks a... Read More
Increasing Bio-Diversity in Our Local Parks
The stars of the Minnesota native prairie landscape: rattlesnake master, purple coneflower, goldenrod, aster, milkweed and big/little blue stem. Conservation interns were... Read More
The harvest continues…Urban Roots 2015-16 Winter Markets
Mill City Farmers Market will be having monthly Indoor Markets every SECOND SATURDAY from November to April, 10 am to 1 pm inside... Read More
Daniel Yang Hits the World Stage!
Daniel has just completed his fourth season with Urban Roots and headed back to St. John’s University, where he is enrolled in... Read More
Marketplace of Ideas: Connecting Children to Nature
Conservation Program manager, David Rittenhouse, participated in the Marketplace of Ideas at the St. Paul Leadership Academy. Urban Roots, along with 10... Read More
Urban Roots & Cook St Paul Pop Up Dinner, Friday November 20th 5pm-9pm
In 2015, youth growers working in our entrepreneurial-based Market Garden Program, produced over 13,000 pounds of fresh vegetables on urban land on St. Paul’s East... Read More
