Events
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Give to the Max Day, Early Giving Starts Now!
FeaturedYour gift will help youth learn job skills through paid employment, cook food grown by their peers in their own neighborhood, and restore green spaces right here on the East Side of St. Paul. Every dollar becomes seeds, skills, and the deep confidence that comes from creating something beautiful and nourishing.
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Kickoff Happy Hour @ Utepils
Utepils Brewing 25 Thomas Ave N #700, Minneapolis, MinnesotaOn Nov 14, 5-8pm, you can join us at the brewery for a Kickoff Happy Hour! Grab a free ticket from Urban Roots staff, buy a drink, and redeem the ticket for $1 donated to Urban Roots by Utepils Brewing. Cheers to community!
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Community Seed Circles
Dayton's Bluff Library 645 E 7th St, Saint Paul, MN, United StatesJoin us on the third Wednesday of every month to help us sort seeds, replenish the seed library, and chat with neighbors about gardens! We will give an orientation to volunteers. Tea will be provided.
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Give to the Max Day
Give to the Max Day is an annual fundraiser hosted by GiveMN that raised $37.1 million for Minnesota nonprofits in 2024. Help us empower youth to the max by supporting us this year on November 20 – thank you so much! Donate
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Seed Circle
Dayton's Bluff Library 645 E 7th St, Saint Paul, MN, United StatesSeed Circles are starting up again! Join us on the third Wednesday of every month to help us sort seeds, replenish the seed library, and chat with neighbors about gardens! We will give an orientation to volunteers, main tasks will include packing seeds for community distribution. Tea will be provided.
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Sowing Bee – Seed starting event
GROW-IT Center 445 Maria Ave, Saint Paul, MN, United StatesJoin Urban Roots, Payne-Phalen Community Council, and Arcade Garden Collective at our Sowing Bee event on Saturday, March 14, 1-3:30 p.m., at Metro State’s GROW IT Center, 445 Maria Avenue, St. Paul. We’ll be sowing annual seeds that will be planted this Spring in some of the 41 new gardens located on Arcade Street. The...
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Seed Circle
Dayton's Bluff Library 645 E 7th St, Saint Paul, MN, United StatesSeed Circles are starting up again! Join us on the third Wednesday of every month to help us sort seeds, replenish the seed library, and chat with neighbors about gardens! We will give an orientation to volunteers. The main task will be to sort and package seeds for community distribution. Tea will be provided. Feel free to...
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Spring Seed Sowing Workshop
GROW-IT Center 445 Maria Ave, Saint Paul, MN, United StatesCome play in the dirt with the East Side Seed Library at our seed sowing workshop! Learn why we need to stratify seeds and participate in a step-by-step tutorial focused on annual flowers, vegetables, and native forbs. All participants will receive one seed sowing kit (milk jug green house, soil, and seeds). Registration Required. This event is...
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Raised Bed Garden Workshop
Indigenous Roots 788 e. Seventh Street, Saint Paul, MN, United StatesGrowing food in urban soil can pose health risks due to historic use of lead and other pollutants. Using a raised bed garden can help reduce exposure to potentially contaminated soil. During this workshop, residents of the East Side will receive galvanized steel materials to to build a raised garden bed, free of cost. After...
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Seed Library Open House
Dayton's Bluff Library 645 E 7th St, Saint Paul, MN, United StatesCome check out, and check out seeds from, the East Side Seed Library! This open house will feature several local organizations that can help you start off the growing season with the knowledge you need to succeed, as well as the seeds you will need to thrive.
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Community Volunteer Clean-Up at First Covenant
The Spring is ramping up here on the East Side and across Minnesota! There is much to do and so many opportunities to do it, and first I want to thank everyone reading this for getting involved in whatever way you do. Our farm sites are in strong need of trash pick-up and early season...
