By: Molly Phipps, MAEE Board President The Growing West Side Seed Library (Seed Library) is a small, volunteer-run program which distributes flower and vegetable seeds to community members in the West Side neighborhood of Saint Paul, Minnesota. The Seed Library strives to educate and engage the local community in topics of gardening and sustainability. Goals …
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Tell Minnesota decision-makers: Protect our Pollinators! Minnesotans are doing what we can to protect bees. But to turn the tide on pollinator decline, we need our decision-makers like you to step up and create stronger policies at the state level to protect our pollinators. Minnesota needs policies that truly protect pollinators: Restrict neonicotinoids: Neonics are …
School gardens are alive and well in Minnesota! With a packed house of over 350 attendees, the 4th annual Minnesota Schoolyard Garden Conference was a success. Teachers, parents, administrators, master gardeners, and other school garden practitioners and supporters came from all over the state for this one-day event hosted by the Minnesota Schoolyard Garden Coalition, …
By: Jennifer Parker When those first beautiful white hexagonal crystals fall in late November, even the most cynical and seasoned Minnesotans secretly feel that thrill of childhood, complete with an inward squeal of excitement. By the time February rolls around however, the stark white and bitterly cold rhythm of a Minnesota winter is one that …
By Callie Recknagel, MAEE Board Member and Farm to School Coordinator with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture October is National Farm to School Month! What’s so important about Farm to School, and how does it relate toenvironmental education? The National Farm to School Network breaks down Farm to School into three parts: 1) Local food procurement, …