tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24531820913334117552024-03-05T02:24:04.052-06:00HMEG BlogThe Hamline-Midway Environmental Group (HMEG) aims to create and nurture a healthy and sustainable environment in the Hamline-Midway community of Saint Paul, Minnesota.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger94125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453182091333411755.post-25822722841513858722012-09-20T20:17:00.003-05:002012-09-20T20:17:36.234-05:00HMEG Excursion: Backyard prairie, raingardens and produce gardens Mon, Sept 24th 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm <br />
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The Hamline Midway Environmental Group is taking it on the road during the summer of 2012 to visit people and places in the Midway to learn about neighborhood eco-activities. This summer we have seen the hoop house and Cherry & Tim's, checked out how Autumn & Joe have a carless family, and headed out community gardens on Community Garden Day in August.<br /> <div>
<span style="font-family: Arial;">In September, the HMEG Excursion is to <b>Hannah and Mike's house to tour their full-yard gardens</b>. <i>Interested in boulevard gardens?</i> They have that.<i>Got yourself a new rain garden?</i> They have two rain gardens full of wet tolerant natives. <i>Trying to grow a bit of food in your yard? </i>See their produce plot and woody trees and shrubs which provide fruit and veggies.<i> Want to attract pollinators? </i>How about a backyard prairie! They have got a glorious one with prairie grasses and asters in full autumn color. Their back yard was converted from turf grass to a lovely place where all the plants are either native to Minnesota or edible, and where birds, butterflies and bees thrive. Hannah is a plant ecologist at the DNR and is a founder of the Horton Park community gardens.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Excursions offer a relaxed time for a tour, and ask a few questions. But equally important, excursions are a chance to visit with fellow Midway neighbors over light refreshments and good company! </span><br /></div>
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<br />Want to attend? Send an rsvp to <a href="mailto:steph@hmeg.org" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">steph@hmeg.org</a> or <a href="tel:612-508-4415" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank" value="+16125084415">612-508-<wbr></wbr>4415</a> and she will send you the address, and keep also you posted if weather is an issue.</div>
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Steph H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00861695449465432247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453182091333411755.post-16035068075406653692012-08-08T15:10:00.001-05:002012-08-08T15:11:54.841-05:00Midway Green Spirit Community Garden is open for Community Garden Day on 8/11<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;">On Saturday, August 11, 2012 community gardens across the State of </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;">Minnesota will celebrate Community Garden Day, a statewide community garden </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;">open house . On this day, <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_793028331">60 participating community</a> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;"><a href="http://www.gardeningmatters.org/events/cgd2012" target="_blank">gardens</a> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;">will </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;">host events in their garden that are free and open to the public.</span>
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<span style="color: #274e13;">~1 pm <b>Community Circle:</b> </span><span style="color: #222222;">One of our gardeners will talk about the volunteer effort to grow and donate food to a local food pantry. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;">~1:15 pm <b>Growing Peppers for Seasoning:</b></span><span style="color: #222222;"> Another gardener has been growing peppers for 10+ years and has developed his own method for preparing the peppers to make spice blends.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;">The purpose of Community Garden Day is to provide an opportunity for the </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;">public to learn more about these community spaces directly from the people </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;">who steward them and the events will be as unique as the gardens in which </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;">they are located.</span>Steph H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00861695449465432247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453182091333411755.post-11500354654049362142012-08-08T14:37:00.003-05:002012-08-08T14:37:58.994-05:00Got Electronics? Old Computers and more? Appliances? Bring them to a FREE...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br /><br /> <br />This Midway event is a community service of Jobs Foundation and Hamline Church United Methodist.<br /><br /><br /><br />Saturday, August 11, 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM<br /><br />Hamline Church<br />1514 Englewood Ave, St. Paul (near Hamline University)<br />(Look for signs near Snelling and Minnehaha for lot entrance.)<br /><br />Electronics to Bring:<br />Game Consoles<br />Cell Phones and PDAs<br />Monitors ($10 on CRTs)<br />Cords, Cables and Mice<br />Switches, Routers and Hubs<br />CPUs, Memory and Disk Drives<br />Laptops and Desktop Computers<br />Satellite, Cable and TiVo Receivers<br />DVD Players, VCRs and Stereo Receivers<br />Plus much more.......<br /><br />Appliances to Bring:<br />Humidifiers<br />Microwaves<br />Dishwashers<br />Water Heaters<br />Air Conditioners*<br />Washers and Dryers<br />TVs Larger Than 27”<br />Refrigerators and Freezers*<br />$10 donation for items containing freon<br /><br /><br />Free will donations are accepted. Charitable tax receipt provided for donations.<br />All personal data is destroyed. Recycled components are delivered to USA end-recyclers that are ISO 9901, ISO 14001 and R2/RIOS Certified. Hazardous materials are not shipped out of the USA to be disposed.<br /><br />Help the environment! Help Hamline Church and Jobs Foundation, a 501c3 nonprofit organization and county and state-licensed e-waste recycler.<br /><br />Questions? <br />www.JobsFoundation.org, www.techdump.org 763-432-3117<br />www.hamlinechurch.org Virginia 651-633-1820 Jane 651-646-3473Steph H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00861695449465432247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453182091333411755.post-64786089797730133522012-07-19T21:21:00.001-05:002012-08-08T15:23:20.486-05:00Tree Tour at Horton Park Arboretum on Community Garden Day 8/11<div>
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<b>Horton Park Community Native Plant Gardens to take part in Community Garden Day 2012!</b><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">You are invited to visit Horton Park on Sunday, August 11th, as part of the Twin Cities wide Community Garden Day. Come and enjoy free refreshments, music, and tours of the gardens and arboretum. You will get to see the latest blooms and butterflies in the gardens and may even get a chance pitch in! </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><b><i>Event Time:</i></b> 11:30-2pm (tree tour at 11:30)</span></blockquote>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><b><i>Street Address: </i></b>1383 Minnehaha Ave W, St. Paul</span></blockquote>
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<b><i>Also note:</i></b> <u><a href="http://mighty-hmeg.blogspot.com/2012/08/midway-green-spirit-community-garden-is.html">Midway Greenspirit Garden is also open from 11am-3pm!</a></u> Make a plan to traverse Hamline Ave in the Midway to reach both gardens. At Greenspirit, you will find an interactive garden show-and-tell where gardeners have provided reflection on their plots and experience and demos on their foodshelf donations, beehive and growing peppers. <a href="http://mighty-hmeg.blogspot.com/2012/08/midway-green-spirit-community-garden-is.html">See this link for details</a>.</blockquote>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Over 60 new trees were planted in the park at an Arbor Day event this year by the city and the Friends of Horton Park to greatly expand the park's role as an arboretum. Come at 11:30 to get a tree tour hosted by a St. Paul forester. It's a great way to learn about trees that do well in our area.</span><br />
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The neighborhood group Friends of Horton Park maintains the community native plant gardens at Horton Park. We have native oak savanna, shade, and prairie gardens planted and maintained by volunteers with the support of the St. Paul Parks Department. Our gardens provide a wonderful place to learn about gardening with plants native to Minnesota, which are often beautiful, easy to maintain, and provide nectar and seeds for native insects and birds. Garden tours will be offered as requested between noon and 2 pm.<br />
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<b>About The Friends of Horton Park</b><br />
The Friends of Horton Park maintains the Native Plant Gardens at Horton Park. We have native oak savanna, shade, and prairie gardens planted by volunteers with the support of the St. Paul Parks Department and neighborhood volunteers. Our gardens are a great place to learn about gardening with plants native to Minnesota, which are often beautiful, easy to maintain, and provide nectar and seeds for native insects and birds.<br />
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</div>Steph H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00861695449465432247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453182091333411755.post-14817762197438125272012-06-24T23:01:00.001-05:002012-06-24T23:02:32.523-05:00Horton Park Gardening Schedule 2012 & Polyphemus sighting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's been an eventful spring at Horton Park, starting with the enormously successful tree planting event for Arbor Day in April, adding wood chips to the garden edges by St. Paul City Forestry staff & donations from the Friend's School Plant Sale in May, and a well-attended tour of the gardens by the <a href="http://www.for-wild.org/" target="_blank">Wild Ones</a> in early June. <span style="background-color: white;">Wild Ones is a wonderful group that promotes the use of native plants and luckily, the group saw</span><a href="http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/polyphemus_moth.htm" style="background-color: white;" target="_blank"> two big beautiful Polyphemus moths</a><span style="background-color: white;"> in the oak savanna garden during the tour! </span><div>
<br />Below is the schedule for the rest of the summer. We'll send out notices if there are any changes.<br /> <br />All the best,<br /> Hannah, Steph and Paul<br /> <br /> <br /></div>
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<b><u>Summer 2012 Horton Park Gardening Schedule</u></b><ul>
<li><span style="background-color: white;">Sunday, June 10, 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;">Sunday, July 8, 12:00 to 2:00 pm</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;">Saturday, August 11, 11:30 to 2:00 pm (Community Garden Day)</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;">Sunday, September 9, 12:00 to 2:00 pm</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;">Sunday, October 14, 12:00 to 2:00 pm</span></li>
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</div>Steph H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00861695449465432247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453182091333411755.post-64820606415268397062012-05-14T13:56:00.000-05:002012-05-14T14:06:50.980-05:00Rescheduled: 'Insect pests of fruit trees' to be at the Heartwood Festival on June 2nd<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The rain chased away the demonstration table about 'Insect pests of fruit trees' on <a href="http://mighty-hmeg.blogspot.com/2012/02/arbor-day-plant-and-play-at-horton-park.html" target="_blank">Arbor Day 2012</a>, but HMEG, Extension Master Gardeners & the Local Food Resource Hub <b>are bringing it back</b> for the Midway's big to do, the Heartwood Festival on Saturday, June 2nd! Anyone who got a <a href="http://mighty-hmeg.blogspot.com/2011/06/youre-invited-to-get-fruit-or-shade.html" target="_blank">fruit tree last fall in the HMEG give-away</a>, or is a part of the Midway Local Food Resource Hub, or just is an aspiring home fruit tree grower will find this demo a great resource. <br />
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Stop by to learn the fairly simple ways of detecting the presence of fruit tree insects to determine when, or if any treatment may be needed. Learn to identify the Curculio, Coddling Moth, Apple Maggot fly, various leafrollers, sawfly and more. Integrated Pest Management (IPM), the method stressing least harm to the environment and consumer will be the key approach taught at this demonstration to provide home growers with successful fruit crops. Various insect traps and bagging fruit methods will be demonstrated. Lots of chances to ask questions.<br />
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<b>'Insect pests of fruit trees' at Newell Park on
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<i>About the instructor: Ann Aurelius has been a dedicated Ramsey County Master Gardener for 7 years. She specializes in urban food growing and has spent extensive time with the Gibbs Farm apple orchard trees--learning about the pests that love to snack on them!</i><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>This event is part of the 2012 <a href="http://www.hamlinemidwaycoalition.org/midway-hub" target="_blank">Midway Local Food Resource Hub </a>educational opportunities.</b></span></div>
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Residents of Hamline Midway and neighboring communities are now eligible to receive rain barrels at a significant discount! Choose from four different styles.</h4>
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<li><a href="http://hamlinemidway.org/system/files/Rain%20Barrel%20Flyer%20%2526%20Order%20Form.pdf" target="_blank">Complete the order form</a> and submit it with propert payment to: Hamline Midway Coalition, 1558 W. Minnehaha Ave, St. Paul, MN 55104. Make checks payable to HMC.</li>
<li>Attend a rain barrel and stormwater management workshop, 4:00 – 5:30pm, Saturday, June 2 at Newell Park (900 N. Fairview Ave). Participants will learn how to build, install, and maintain their rain barrel, as well as other techniques for stormwater management.</li>
<li>Transport your rain barrel home at the end of the workshop.</li>
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<i>Kristen Vesley writes about the Minnesota's Day-Flying Moths, Butterflies, and Their Native Food Plants talk hosted by the Como neighborhood in St. Paul in February 2012. This presentation focused on butterflies, day-flying moths, and how your garden can help them flourish. Heather Holm, horticulturist and author of the blog, “Restoring the Landscape with Native Plants,” discussed lifecycles of butterflies and moths, and their amazing adaptations and survival strategies. Here are Kristen's reflections:</i></div>
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Do you know how to plant with Question Marks and Commas in mind? No, this post is not about garden signage. Rather, Como-Midway residents who attended a recent Butterfly and Moth presentation learned about these descriptively named flying insects and much more. <br /><br />On Sunday, February 19, at 2pm, horticulturalist and blogger Heather Holm shared slides and stories of her own lepidopteran encounters with a rapt roomful of people at the North Dale Recreation Center (part of a series of talks sponsored by the Como Community Council).<br /><br />The focus of this talk was the importance of native plants with leaves that caterpillars eat—from trees to shrubs to vines to perennials. While "butterfly gardens" are increasingly popular, usually what's intended is attracting gorgeous butterfly adults. Equally important, according to Holm, are plants for the larval stage. Toads, frogs, bats, many birds, and others feed on larval-stage insects. (Holm's slides of neon-hued pink and blue caterpillars helped pique everyone's enthusiasm.)<br /><br />A beautiful 4-color booklet from the Saint Paul Audubon Society was available for attendees describing and depicting natives that support larvae, adults, or both. (Fun fact: there are some serious specialist as well as generalist species. The Hackberry butterfly subsists entirely on hackberry trees.)<br /><br />With decreasing wilderness, people were reminded, the habitats we create in urban spaces really make a difference. Further, leaving native perennial matter standing for winter interest is not an eccentric thing to do, according to Holm. Snow on bent stalks is a pretty sight, but some of those hollow stalks could even house certain overwintering butterflies (and native bees) that otherwise might perish! The best time to remove last year's dried remnants is in the spring after the ground has warmed to about 50 degrees F, usually early to middle May. <br /><br />For a good introduction to this topic, the book "Bringing Nature Home: How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants, Updated and Expanded," by Douglas W. Tallamy, was suggested (note: the SPPL seems to have the earlier, slightly smaller version of this book): <a href="http://www.timberpress.com/books/bringing_nature_home/tallamy/9780881929928">http://www.timberpress.com/books/bringing_nature_home/tallamy/9780881929928</a><br /><br /><br />To learn more, immerse yourself in Heather Holm's blog, "Restoring the Landscape," at:<br /><a href="http://www.restoringthelandscape.com/">http://www.restoringthelandscape.com/</a><br /><br />A pdf of the booklet (and information on obtaining a hard copy) is available at:<br /><a href="http://www.saintpaulaudubon.org/publications/go-native-to-sustain-songbirds">http://www.saintpaulaudubon.org/publications/go-native-to-sustain-songbirds</a><div>
<br /><a href="http://www.timberpress.com/books/bringing_nature_home/tallamy/9780881929928"><img src="https://s-external.ak.fbcdn.net/safe_image.php?d=AQDa6erSurlDmJtR&w=90&h=90&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timberpress.com%2Fimages%2Fbooks%2Fcovers%2F200px%2F9780881929928m.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.timberpress.com/books/bringing_nature_home/tallamy/9780881929928">Bringing Nature Home: How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants (Updated and Expanded) from Ti</a><a href="http://www.timberpress.com/">www.timberpress.com</a><br />The perfect antidote to the belief that nature happens somewhere else. If you have a backyard, this book is for you — get outside and learn about the wildlife around you, and then do something to make a haven for species at risk.</div>Steph H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00861695449465432247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453182091333411755.post-50026662830812916422012-03-12T18:28:00.002-05:002012-03-18T23:48:40.911-05:00Urban fruit tree growers, learn more about the insect pests of fruit trees at Arbor Day 2012!<br />
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Maybe you got a fruit tree last fall in the HMEG give-away? Or maybe you are an aspiring home fruit tree grower? Either way, HMEG has arranged a great drop-in event to learn more about care of your fruit trees. This demonstration will be set-up at St. Paul's 2012 Arbor Day celebration. Stop by to learn the fairly simple ways of detecting the presence of fruit tree insects to determine when, or if any treatment may be needed. Learn to identify the Curculio, Coddling Moth, Apple Maggot fly, various leafrollers, sawfly and more. Integrated Pest Management (IPM), the method stressing least harm to the environment and consumer will be the key approach taught at this demonstration to provide home growers with successful fruit crops. Various insect traps and bagging fruit methods will be demonstrated. Lots of chances to ask question.<br />
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Its all at Horton Park on April 28th for the city of St. Paul’s Arbor Day celebration at Horton Park from 10 am to 1 pm. <br />
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Spring is just around the corner and eaters in Minnesota and western Wisconsin who want to receive fresh, sustainably-produced food on a weekly basis during the 2012 growing season can reserve a share in a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm today. The Land Stewardship Project’s 2012 Twin Cities, Minnesota & Western Wisconsin Region CSA Farm Directory provides detailed information on over 80 farms that deliver to locations in the region.<br />
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Community Supported Agriculture is an arrangement where consumers make a "culinary connection to the land" by buying shares in a farming operation on an annual basis. In return, the farmers provide a weekly supply of fresh, natural produce throughout the growing season (approximately June to October). Most of the farms focus exclusively on fresh produce, although a few also offer shares for other food items such as meat.<br />
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CSA VIDEO: Ever wonder what it's like to belong to a CSA farm? Check out this new three-minute video by Larry Schmidt and Katy Podolinsky: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-e7asz-XE0">Community Supported Agriculture: What to expect when you join a farm</a>.Steph H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00861695449465432247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453182091333411755.post-11380280281888230222012-02-21T12:04:00.000-06:002012-04-09T22:36:16.876-05:00Arbor Day Plant and Play at Horton Park<br />
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Come out to Horton Park on April 28th for the city of <span style="color: orange;"><b>St. Paul’s Arbor Day celebration at Horton Park</b></span>! With the guidance, volunteers will be planting over 70 trees in Horton Park. After the planting, the Midway Frogtown Arborators will share some brass tunes. Tours of the park’s trees will be offered periodically, as well as slack line and tree climbing opportunities for the kids. In addition, Friends of Horton Park will be opening the community gardens for the season and attendees can partake in that activity too. While at the park, you can get a tattoo, press plants for a City Herbarium with Works Progress, learn about fruit tree pests and diseases from Ramsey County Master Gardeners, make a stem-dwelling native bee nest with Befriending Bumble Bees, climb a tree, listen to the <a href="http://www.arborators.org/" target="_blank">Midway Frogtown Arborators</a>, and more! The planting will start at 9:00 a.m.(you can register on site beginning at 8:30), rain or shine, and run until 10:30. The rest of the day’s events will run 10 am until 1:00 p.m. There will light refreshments provided, but visitors who plan to be there for long are encouraged to bring a picnic lunch. This event is co-hosted by Friends of Horton Park, the Hamline Midway Environmental Group (HMEG) and St. Paul’s Natural Resources. Come anytime during the event! You can pre-register to help with the planting by <a href="http://www.stpaul.gov/index.aspx?nid=1043" target="_blank">heading to this registration link</a>, or if needed by contacting Andy at 651-632-2411 or Andy.Rodriguez@ci.stpaul.mn.us. For other inquiries contact steph@hmeg.org.<br />
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<b>Location:</b> Hamline and Minnehaha Aves in the St. Paul Midway<br />
<b>Date:</b> Saturday April 28th<br />
<b>Times:</b> Registration for planting: 8:30am<br />
Planting: 9-10:30am<br />
Activities, refreshments, demonstrations and community garden opening: 10am -1pm<br />
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Beat the winter blues and get inspired for a new growing season! Bring your seed collection and catalogs to share. Trade seeds for an exciting new specimen to grow, peer through seed catalogs, learn how you can plant those seeds in the winter (winter sowing) and then take in a film about how planting trees transformed a nation. TAKING ROOT: The Vision of Wangari Maathai, tells the dramatic story of Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Wangari Maathai whose simple act of planting trees grew into a nationwide movement to safeguard the environment, protect human rights, and defend democracy. Learn more about the film at:<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> </span><a avglsprocessed="1" href="http://takingrootfilm.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #5c4520; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" target="_blank">http://takingrootfilm.com/</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">.</span><br />
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A successful pilot 'Green Alley' event in 2010 has encouraged Midway neighbors to begin forming a Tool Lending Library. Many higher cost tools such as the Weed Wrench are perfect for sharing since they are needed for short periods. The Weed Wrench removes weed trees without the need for herbicides.<a class="link website" href="http://hamlinemidwaycoalition.org/" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #ff5572; display: block; line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 14px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_new">http://hamlinemidwaycoalition.org/</a></div>
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The neighbors of the Hamline Midway see our pilot 'Green Alley' event and our soon-to-be-formed 'Local Food Gardening Hub' are a means to facilitate community building and sustainability within our built environment. Our pilot 'Green Alley' project engaged nearly 40 volunteers and 4 trucks toting 10 loads of brush to composting over a 5 hour period. This event required lots of tools, including the efficient, durable, but expensive, Weed Wrench. Shared community tools such as the Weed Wrench form the basis for more community engagement and provide a nexus for neighbor making. With this grant award, the Midway neighborhood will secure garden/food production tools, set-up a tool lending library and host more community greening events.</div>
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this event was a first for me to see . I was there watching my grandchildren and the work they did was fantastic. I was truely impressed. They took a before picture and after. what a wonderful difference and for the good,</div>
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I am still in awe of the transformation in the alley! I hope to be part of another event!</div>
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This idea makes so much sense - and will save neighbors money that they can use for other beautification and place-making projects - native plants, front-yard gardens, rain gardens, etc. Can't wait to see this idea become a reality!</div>
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</div>Steph H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00861695449465432247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453182091333411755.post-57484404645440274722011-10-10T15:14:00.001-05:002011-10-11T13:13:13.495-05:00'Choose to Reuse' coupon books valid through Nov 30th<br />
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Even though the "Choose to Reuse" coupon book is made by Hennepin County, it still has many usable coupons for Midwayites! Eighty retailers to offer great deals on used and rental items, the list of them is below<br />
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The 2011 coupon books are available at retail locations & partners, or <a href="http://www.hennepin.us/choosetoreuse">You can also download the coupon book here</a> . Coupons are valid October 1 through November 30.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">A Shoe-A-New.........................................................................1</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Architectural Antiques.......................................................1</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Bellies to Babies......................................................................2</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Better Than Ever.....................................................................2</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Broadway Party & Tent Rental .......................................2</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Broadway Rental Equipment.........................................2</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">B-Squad Vintage & Vinyl ...................................................2</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Capital Deals.............................................................................2</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Cartridge World MN, Inc. .................................................3</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Cartridge World Roseville.................................................3</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Clothes Mentor.......................................................................3</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Computer Revolution.........................................................3</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Corner Store Vintage...........................................................3</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">CostumeRentals.....................................................................3</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Creative Sewing Centers...................................................3</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Designer Wardrobe .............................................................3</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Down in the Valley................................................................4</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">East Side Thrift Store ...........................................................4</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Eastside Food Co-op...........................................................4</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Electric Fetus............................................................................4</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Encore Consignment Boutique....................................4</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Everyday People.....................................................................4</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Furnish Office & Home.......................................................5</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Goodwill......................................................................................5</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Hidden Treasures Thrift Store ........................................5</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Hill-Valley Boutique..............................................................5</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Hoigaard’s...................................................................................5</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Hope Chest for Breast Cancer ......................................5</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Hymie’s Vintage Records ..................................................6</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Jackson Medical Equipment .........................................6</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Just Between Friends..........................................................6</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Lane True Value Hardware and Rental......................6</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Nine – Maternity Clothing Consignment...............7</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">The Cottage House..............................................................9</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">The Kid’s Rack........................................................................10</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">The PROP Shop....................................................................10</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">The Wabi Sabi Shop..........................................................10</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Formal Affair Tuxedos..............................................10</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Twin Cities Magic & Costume.....................................10</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Uncle Hugo’s Science Fiction Bookstore..............10</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Uncle Edgar’s Mystery Bookstore.....................10</span><br />
<br />Steph H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00861695449465432247noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453182091333411755.post-59799773359689248392011-10-10T10:03:00.000-05:002011-10-10T10:05:07.400-05:00Central Corridor bike tour, community greening, community herbarium all converging at Horton Park on Oct 16th<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<br />The Hamline Midway community gardeners and residents will be greeting folks from <a href="http://www.fantastic-futures.org/">The Central Corridor Roadside Attraction Bicycle Tour</a> at their stop at Horton Park on Sunday Octover 16th at 10:00 am. The visit will be brief, but will give the neighborhood a chance to convey why we are involved in gardening & greening efforts, and what our hopes/dreams are for the future of plants and people along the Central Corridor. The stop would be about 15-30 minutes. The bike tour-goers will stop at Horton to hear about a vision for the future for Horton Park, for the surrounding neighborhood(s), and/or for our urban environment generally speaking. Thinking big, this could include ideas around reviving the arboretum/more education efforts about plants? More/larger community gardens? A community farm/orchard? More citizen science projects in the neighborhoods?<br /><br />We will share some the story of Horton Park: how/why it was created, the plants that are there and efforts that are already underway to share information about these plants with people who visit, it's "invisible" or "sleepy" presence. It is also an opportunity to think big and riff on hopes and dreams.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.worksprogress.org/">Works Progress</a> will be playing host too and will highlight possible roles for collaborative artists in the process of dreaming a future for plants and people. They are hoping to launch a public art project next year that would engage a broad array of Twin Cities residents in this conversation by enlisting them to help collect and press plants for a Community Herbarium. Sunday attendees will get to trial the first efforts around the community herbarium where stories will accompany the pressed plants. Visitors can take part in an activity pressing some plants from Horton Park.<br /><br /><br /><br />Steph H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00861695449465432247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453182091333411755.post-78359251560520595792011-10-09T08:29:00.000-05:002011-10-09T10:42:45.629-05:00Gardening Books for Winter Reading & Inspiration 2011<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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These Books were recommended by Hamline Midway neighbors and community gardeners who attended the '<a href="http://mighty-hmeg.blogspot.com/2011/09/midway-all-community-garden-potluck.html">All Community Gardeners Potluck</a>' at Horton Park on September 25, 2011.<br />
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<li>"Prairie Style Gardens" Lynn M. Steiner</li>
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<li>"Abundantly Wild" Terese Maroon</li>
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<li>"Just Weeds: History, Myths, and Uses" Pamela Jones</li>
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<li>"Gardening with Prairie Plants" Sally Wasowski</li>
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<li>"Growing a Farmer: How I Learned to Live Off the Land" Kurt Timmermeister</li>
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<li>"Landscaping with Native Plants of Minnesota" Lynn M. Steiner</li>
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<li>"Healing Gardens" Romy Rawlings</li>
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<li>"Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer" Novella Carpenter</li>
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<li>"The Feast Nearby: How I Lost My Job, Buried a Marriage, and Found My Way by Keeping Chickens, Foraging, Preserving, Bartering, and Eating Locally (All on $40 a Week)" Robin Mather</li>
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453182091333411755.post-89007171587529806542011-09-26T22:07:00.000-05:002011-09-28T10:50:12.196-05:00The Green Alley work day pilot yields tremendous outcomes!<br />
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Over 30 volunteers turned out for our alley clean-up on Saturday Sept. 24th! The crew pulled weeds, pulled trees, disposed of garbage, mulched, and planted! Many thank-you's go out to neighbors, Hamline-Midway Environmental Group (HMEG) members, Hamline Midway Coalition's Community Building Committee (CBC), and our Master Gardener Diane Fraser. The alley was transformed when trash-filled, overgrown, and untidy spaces were cleaned up and planted. Plus, some block residents connected for the first time while others strengthened their relationships throughout the process. Better neighbor connections and well-kept spaces can help prevent crime such as illegal dumping, graffiti, and residential burglaries. The vision of the project was to support residents who want to improve their alleys for water quality, safety, food production, and aesthetics. This block on Charles Ave between Griggs and Syndicate got 20 property owners on board with a green alley pilot project, and in exchange, received organizing help and volunteer assistance for a Green Alley Work Day from the CBC and HMEG. One alley resident and work day volunteer expounded on the benefits of the event:<br />
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"Many alley [spaces] that looked derelict now look clean and tended-to. I met neighbors I'd never spoken with before, and had great conversations with residents I almost never see. [Plus] I got to use a weed wrench!" Another volunteer said, "Extreme Alley Makeover should be the name of this program - beautiful transformations of neglected space!"</blockquote>
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Dozens of block residents turned out only to be greeted by many volunteers from the greater neighborhood who were there just to lend a hand for the day. HMEG and the Southeast Como Improvement Association lent a large supply of tools that included a Weed Wrench. There was a second, and larger, Weed Wrench provided by Midway neighbor Chad from the U of MN. Our Master Gardener, Diane, was an inspiration and energetic leader that would not accept an unfinished job. Further, she lent her truck that was used to rip out stumps of weed trees (this activity went on for about 5 solid hours). The crew hauled 10 truckloads of weeds and brush to the compost site, and 1 truckload to the Ward 4 Clean-up day (concurrent timing was all part of the plan). Lots of transplant daylilies and hostas came from area yards, and a nice batch of natives plants came from Horton Park community gardeners and friends from the University of MN. Short native plants will hopefully colonize some of the cleared spaces, and provide food for <a href="http://mighty-hmeg.blogspot.com/2011/05/native-bees-why-should-you-care-and.html">native pollinators</a>. </div>
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Once the majority of the hard work was done, the group came together for a chili feed potluck. A perfect accent to the productive day.</div>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54592130@N02/sets/72157627636403299/with/6186751976/">See the photos of the work event here.</a><br />
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Residents along the alley are saying that it looks great and they are very thankful. They recognize many benefits from this type of greening, including community building, crime prevention, and beautification.<br />
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Acknowledgment goes to Faith Krogstad for contributing to this article.</div>
Steph H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00861695449465432247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453182091333411755.post-56738027572005820432011-09-19T21:57:00.002-05:002011-09-19T22:03:19.664-05:00Free Swamp White Oak<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">We had a fun and successful tree distribution on Saturday 9/17/2011 with 63 trees being distributed to residential properties of the Hamline Midway neighborhood. Most of The specimens were fruit trees (apricot, cherry, plum, serviceberry). Another step towards Midway local food security. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">However, we have one <a href="http://www.extension.iastate.edu/pages/tree/swamp-oak.html">Swamp white oak tree</a> that needs a good home. It is in a 5-gallon container and looks very healthy. Swamp white oak trees need a large space to grow (H: 50-60’, W: 40-50’) so if you know of a neighbor who has a perfect spot, or another place (park, school ground, business or school) in the Hamline Midway for this tree, please let us know. First come, first served!</span>Steph H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00861695449465432247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453182091333411755.post-77291242780896651912011-09-11T09:59:00.006-05:002011-09-12T09:55:32.062-05:00"Care of Young Fruit Trees" Workshops on Sept. 17th - Free<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Ai29j_WEO1yIhdYw-FauAwDsXJKbTqwP2aHUn5y2_SuHY1CDsvtvBmB6hhTCgG8ZlzMgkOgbK8wIUmxRI7v_S2UgTweFDCRryZR-hjZQlR5T5QNqiEhLcUDj0GchddTHYJBXEmNT1HHR/s1600/fruit+tree+care.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 259px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Ai29j_WEO1yIhdYw-FauAwDsXJKbTqwP2aHUn5y2_SuHY1CDsvtvBmB6hhTCgG8ZlzMgkOgbK8wIUmxRI7v_S2UgTweFDCRryZR-hjZQlR5T5QNqiEhLcUDj0GchddTHYJBXEmNT1HHR/s400/fruit+tree+care.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651129748843175442" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The Hamline Midway Environmental Group (HMEG) and </span><a href="http://eggplantsupply.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Egg|Plant Urban Farm Supply</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> are offering two "Care of Young Fruit Trees" workshops taught by Rebecca Koetter. The classes will be held on on Saturday Sept 17th at </span><a href="http://eggplantsupply.com/Location.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Egg|Plant</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> during HMEG's tree distribution day. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The 45 minute sessions will be held at noon and 3:00pm. Topics to be covered will include fruit tree planting, mulching, watering, pruning (very basic), reasons for fruit sanitation, rodent protection, and product supply needs. These classes </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">support HMEG's goal of offsetting tree canopy losses in the Midway due to emerald ash borer and help ensure good production from fruit trees that are included in this distribution. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />These workshops are specifically designed for the </span><a href="http://mighty-hmeg.blogspot.com/2011/06/youre-invited-to-get-fruit-or-shade.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">HMEG Tree Team fall 2011 distribution</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">, but they are </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">free and open</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> to </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">anyone</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">. No reservations required.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">For those planning on planting- b</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">e sure to call Gopher One before you dig: (651) 454-0002</span></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family:arial;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">About the instructor: Rebecca Koetter is a Research Fellow at the UMN and a full time manager of several edible trees and shrubs at the TRE Nursery and on the St Paul U of MN campus. She works on urban forestry outreach education programs with the Department of Forest Resources in St. Paul</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family:arial;"></span></span></span></div></span></span><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">What</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">: </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">"Care of Young Fruit Trees" classes</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Where</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">: </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Eggplant Urban Farm Supply, </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">1771 Selby Ave., St. Paul.</span></span></span></div></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">When</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">: 12:00 pm (noon) & 3:00 pm</span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Who</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">: Taught by Rebecca Koetter, sponsored by Hamline Midway Environmental Group (HMEG) and Egg|Plant Urban Farm Suppl</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">y</span></span></div></blockquote><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><br /></span></div>Steph H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00861695449465432247noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453182091333411755.post-35064082369723598672011-09-10T16:08:00.006-05:002011-09-12T13:04:57.123-05:00Midway All-Community Garden Potluck & Books on Sept 25th<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5FbJcWRNNoXdzF1-ysl_UScfVpYVI8eJ9_0wdW9BO4xFZjZUZvKy6q7u0m2sK7QdN67PUFkQPIQpdo3yp-hlxa9SBPmuN8DL9QchS2O8SaSAGoIL6lUrZtiLYnKsxNaTrYd-53H_nw5bs/s1600/book+an+muffin.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 183px; height: 275px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5FbJcWRNNoXdzF1-ysl_UScfVpYVI8eJ9_0wdW9BO4xFZjZUZvKy6q7u0m2sK7QdN67PUFkQPIQpdo3yp-hlxa9SBPmuN8DL9QchS2O8SaSAGoIL6lUrZtiLYnKsxNaTrYd-53H_nw5bs/s400/book+an+muffin.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650922898797115202" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;"><br />You are invited to the “<b>Hamline Midway Community Garden Potluck</b>” at Horton Park on Sunday, September 25 at 12:00 p.m. This invitation extends to <b>ALL</b> fellow HM community gardeners, supporters, interested friends, family members, and neighbors, to make this a CELEBRATION of neighborhood community gardening! <div><br /></div><div>In addition to enjoying lunch in the park, we will also have the opportunity to <b>view a short Public Art St. Paul video</b> that highlights Hamline Midway community gardens! The footage for this video was taken during a gathering this summer at Groundswell where a number of community gardeners from the Midway described gardening together, the gardens themselves and the important placemaking roles of these spaces. The staff from Public Art St. Paul synthesized our comments and overlaid them with video they shot in the gardens.</div><div><br /></div><div>Further, we are inviting attendees to the potluck to bring<b> a new or favorite gardening book</b>! Soon we will be under a blanket of snow, and garden inspiration will be a welcomed antidote. After perusing each other's titles at the potluck, we will have new book wish-lists ready for the upcoming dark and cold nights.</div><div><br /></div><div>On the 25th, bring along any kind of food that you would like to share, your own place setting to eat from, and of course a book! Horton Park is located between Minnehaha and Englewood Avenues, and between Hamline and Albert Avenues. Look for us at the picnic tables in the middle of the park. We look forward to seeing you and celebrating the fruits of our labor.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; border-collapse: collapse; "><i>*Note - the Hamline Thomas Community Garden potluck for September 18 has morphed into this event and will NOT be held on the 18th - See you at Horton on the 25th!</i></span></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span>Steph H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00861695449465432247noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453182091333411755.post-38013036002018194282011-08-12T13:03:00.003-05:002011-08-12T13:09:48.834-05:00Can you plant trees in the Fall?<a href="http://www.watertown-ny.gov/images/pages/N160/FallPlanting.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 432px; height: 324px;" src="http://www.watertown-ny.gov/images/pages/N160/FallPlanting.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">
<br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Fall planting of </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">containerized</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> trees can be quite successful. Roots will continue growing until the soil freezes though watering up until ground freeze is an important step. A nice layer of mulch will ensure the freeze happens evenly. There are a couple of MN extension publications that describe tree planting through November even. Here is one: </span><a href="http://www.mntrees.org/planting.cfm" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(92, 69, 32); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">http://www.mntrees.org/<wbr>planting.cfm</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">
<br /></span></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0.8ex; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; padding-left: 1ex; "><span style=" line-height: 16px; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Spring and fall are the best time to plant trees in Minnesota, because temperatures are neither too hot nor too cold and soil moisture is plentiful. Trees planted during the summer need more regular watering.
<br />Spring Planting Season: April to early June
<br />Fall Planting Season: late September through November</span></span></blockquote><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">
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<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">As far as we researched, fruit trees don't really have any other particular planting demands in this regard than other trees and shrubs (we did ask). Regardless of the time of planting, fruit trees owners should consider installing rodent protection because winter bunny chewing can destroy a tree.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Some urban foresters are starting to consider fall being the better time to plant. A spring planted tree may only have a couple of months to toughen up for the usual summer hot and dry (this year being exceptional). </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Of course, every season can vary, as will the performance of a particular plant, which will also depend on how its cared for. Bareroot trees are a different story entirely-they need spring planting.</span></div></span>Steph H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00861695449465432247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453182091333411755.post-80038890366535315202011-07-06T10:11:00.007-05:002011-07-06T10:42:44.472-05:00Summer Events at the Hamline Thomas Community Garden<a href="http://extension.oregonstate.edu/benton/sites/default/files/veg.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 448px; height: 299px;" src="http://extension.oregonstate.edu/benton/sites/default/files/veg.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><ul><li>Plant & Produce Swap! Bring plants or produce that you would like to exchange with others. 1:00 – 3:00 p.m., Sunday July 17</li><li>Tomato Tasting! Bring your favorite tomatoes from your garden. 1:00 – 3:00 p.m., Sunday August 21</li></ul><ul><li>Locally Grown Potluck! Bring a dish to share with locally grown ingredients. 1:00 – 3:00 p.m., Sunday September 18</li></ul><br />Join your neighbors for some fun! We will be providing garden maintenance during these events. Please bring gardening gloves if you would like to help. Contact Emmy Vadnais with questions atekvadnais@hotmail.com.</span></span></div>Steph H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00861695449465432247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453182091333411755.post-58644419373653064882011-06-17T08:43:00.006-05:002011-06-24T11:09:56.760-05:00You’re Invited to Get a fruit or shade TREE From the HMEG Tree Team!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLEWq4dSF7-MmnrS9HHzl3vt0_tswQb07nSQENefzf96_MxOwp5tTa5szoLL2X5qVIG3ePZl26LB-fdlubrr6oplwINpbDfv81STobtdVgNzeTqILKIKwzSgKDdUhuNHXBJNajR3XXFg_H/s1600/tree+graphic+lt+gray.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 164px; height: 162px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLEWq4dSF7-MmnrS9HHzl3vt0_tswQb07nSQENefzf96_MxOwp5tTa5szoLL2X5qVIG3ePZl26LB-fdlubrr6oplwINpbDfv81STobtdVgNzeTqILKIKwzSgKDdUhuNHXBJNajR3XXFg_H/s320/tree+graphic+lt+gray.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621816988170080162" border="0" /></a>As a community, we are facing losing all of our ash trees due to the Emerald ash borer (EAB). In response, the Hamline Midway Environmental Group (HMEG) Tree Team has secured sponsorship to provide trees to Hamline Midway residents at a great discount. Trees are offered first-come, first-served based on availability, limited to one tree per property. Trees cannot be planted on the boulevard. See your choices below:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><blockquote><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Fruit Tree Species</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Evans Bali Cherry</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">Prunus cerasus 'Evans Bali</span>'. Zone 3-8. Ht. 15’.<br />Full sun. Deep, dark red fruit 1" in diameter and excellent for baking<br />and fresh eating. The fruit is much sweeter than other sour cherries.<br />Extremely hardy buds. 5-gallon container.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Northstar Cherry</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">Prunus ‘North Star’</span>. Zone 4-8. Genetic dwarf, Ht.<br />8-10’. Self-fertile. Full sun. Red fruit with small stone, very productive<br />sour cherry. 5-gallon container.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mount Royal Plum</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">Prunus ‘Mount Royal’</span>. Zone 4-8. Ht. 8-12’. Full<br />sun. Blue, European plum. Excellent for dessert, jam and preserves.<br />Tasty right off the tree. 5-gallon container.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pioneer Chinese Apricot</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">Prunus armeniaca 'Pioneer'</span>. Zone 4. Ht.10-<br />15’. Golden-yellow fruits are sweet, firm and juicy. Trees bear young<br />and heavily. Its pit is edible and tastes of almond. Self-fruitful,<br />however yields improve with cross-pollination. 5-gallon container.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Native Shade Tree Species</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hackberry</span>,<span style="font-style: italic;"> Celtis occidentalis</span>. Zone 3-5. H:50-75' W: 50-75'. Full sun<br />to part shade. Tolerates dry polluted conditions. Persistent small,<br />purplish berries. Yellow fall color. Very high wildlife value. 5-gallon<br />container.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">River Birch</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">Betula nigra</span>. Zone 4-8. H:50-60’ W:35-40’. Clump. Full<br />sun/light shade. Cinnamon-brown exfoliating bark. Yellow fall color.<br />High wildlife value. 5-gallon container.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Swamp White Oak</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">Quercus bicolor</span>. Zone 4-5. H: 50-60' W: 40-50'.<br />Tolerates most soils. Yellow orange fall color. Persistent leaves in<br />winter. Fibrous root system. Resistant to salt and soil compaction. Very<br />high wildlife value. 5-gallon container.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Native Ornamental Tree Species</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pagoda Dogwood</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">Cornus alternifolia</span>. Zone 4-7. H:15-20’ W:20-25’.<br />Full sun to shade. Graceful small tree has pale yellow flowers in May<br />with blue-black fruit. Maroon-red fall color. Branches grow in irregular<br />tiers, forming a somewhat horizontal, layered look to the plant. High<br />wildlife value. 5-gallon container.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Serviceberry</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">Amelanchier x grandiflora ‘Autumn Brilliance’</span> (native<br />hybrid). Zone 3-8. H:20-25’ W:10-15’. This tree has white blossoms in<br />spring with sweet purplish-black fruit. Brilliant red-orange fall color.<br />Heavily branched, the tree has an interesting spreading branch pattern<br />and attractive light gray bark. High wildlife value. 5-gallon container.</blockquote><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">All trees are only $5!</span></span><br /><br />Reserve your tree by September 1st! Contact Hamline Midway Coalition at 651-646-1986 or michaeljon@hamlinemidway.org. Prepayment required. Send your name and choice of tree<br />along with a $5 check or cash to:<br /><br />HMC at 1564 Lafond Ave., St.<br />Paul, MN 55104.<br /><br />Recipients <span style="font-weight: bold;">MUST </span>pick up their tree on September 17 at:<br /><br />Eggplant Urban Farm Supply,<br />1771 Selby Ave., St. Paul.<br />between 10:00am – 6:00pm.<br /><br />Be sure to call Gopher One before you dig: (651) 454-0002!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Do you need a printable flyer with this info? </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://tinyurl.com/HMEG2011trees">See this pdf</a><span style="font-style: italic;">.</span><br /></div><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Major funding from the Community Organization Partnership Program and McKnight Foundation via the Hamline Midway Coalition. HMEG will gladly take donations towards future greening efforts. Cash or checks can be made to HMC. Thanks!</span></div>Steph H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00861695449465432247noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453182091333411755.post-56383942186741316802011-06-05T13:46:00.007-05:002011-06-05T14:21:01.166-05:00Bike/Walk Week, June 11 Bike Rodeo and More Bike Fabulousness!With warmer weather comes even more opportunities to bike, for recreation, for commuting, and for errands, and this June is full of chances to learn more about biking safely and even earn perks and bonuses for making bicycling part of your everyday routine.<br /><br />June 4-12 is <a href="http://bikewalkweek.org">Twin Cities Bike/Walk Week</a>, and though it's a little late to get a Bike/Walk team organized this year, you can still register yourself at <a href="http://bikewalkweek.org/joinup">http://bikewalkweek.org/joinup</a>. And of course you can spread the word to friends, neighbors, and co-workers. You can look <a href="http://bikewalkweek.org/events-2">here</a> for special Bike/Walk events--there might be one happening near you!<br /><br />Speaking of local events, on June 11, from 10 am-1 pm, HMEG is partnering with Hancock Recreation Center to present a bike safety rodeo for kids. For $5 per child or $12 per family, participants can get a helmet fitting, a bike safety check and minor repairs performed by local mechanics, and the opportunity to try out a safety obstacle course designed by the St. Paul Police. All participants can get a free helmet while supplies last, and at 12:30 there will be door prizes, with lots of great prizes donated by local businesses. On Facebook, you can visit <a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=156434121091185&ref=ts">here</a> for more information, or call Hancock Recreation Center at 651-298-4393 for further information or to register ahead of time. Registering at the door is fine, too. We welcome volunteer help, as well! Hancock is located at 1610 Hubbard Avenue, St. Paul 55104.<br /><br />The local group Bike Minnesota 350 is inviting people to join the Summer of 350/Winter of 350 Challenge, which is to bike 350 miles or kilometers over the summer, fall and winter of 2010, and to track your miles. <a href="http://www.350.org">350.org</a> is an international organization working to spread the word that we need to get our worldwide carbon dioxide emissions down to 350 parts per million in the atmosphere to preserve a livable planet. Currently, we're at about 390 ppm and rising. You can learn more about the Minnesota bike challenge <a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=131023546971850">here,</a> and you can sign up as a member of the 350 Blue Team <a href="http://2milechallenge.com/">here</a>.<br /><br />Mississippi Market has proven its awesomeness once again by offering <a href="http://msmarket.coop/news/introducing-bicycle-benefits/">Bicycle Benefits</a> to customers. For $5, you can purchase a Bicycle Benefits sticker for your bike helmet, and each time you bike to shop at the co-op, show your helmet and get a 5% discount on your groceries (excluding other discounts and not valid on milk, butter, and eggs, which are already sold as cheaply as the co-op can afford). If you're not biking to get groceries, this should provide a nice incentive. If you already are biking to get groceries, score! Get those insulated bags ready and get pedaling!<br /><br />Finally, this summer <a href="http://twincities.com/ci_1814456?nclick_check=1">those cute green Nice Ride bikes</a> that you've seen in Minneapolis will start being available in St. Paul, including at Hamline University here in the Midway. <br /><br />It's already been a beautiful summer for bicycling; with all this community support for biking, there's just no reason not to enjoy the community-building, environment-protecting, healthy joys of biking together!Carrie Pomeroyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09202031508702130658noreply@blogger.com0