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A Backyard Farm
http://abackyardfarm.com/index.html

We believe you deserve the opportunity to enjoy fresh, home grown, organic food that meets your individual eating preferences - with as much or as little personal involvement in the growing experience as you desire.  Our"miniature farm"  raised bed systems are designed to provide maximum produce in a minimum amount of space.

We will design, install, grow, maintain and harvest an organic vegetable and herb garden right in your own backyard!

Afro Eco

The mission of Afro Eco is to connect Pan African people to the land, to sustainable food production practices, to healthy living, to cultural knowledge and processes that improve our capacity to practice effective social, economic, cultural and ecologically sound cooperation with each other and others.

Agriculture Food Science Academy
http://www.agacademy.com/se3bin/clientschool.cgi

Our mission is to prepare students for life by providing them the tools to succeed though leadership activities, small class sizes, a safe climate, and hands on learning opportunities.

Alliance for Sustainability
http://www.afs.nonprofitoffice.com/

The mission of the Alliance is to bring about personal, organizational & planetary sustainability through support of projects that are ecologically sound, economically viable, socially just and humane.

Anishinabe Academy
http://anishinabe.mpls.k12.mn.us/

Minneapolis Public School, is a magnet school focusing on high academic achievement through Native American culture and language.  We welcome and invite families and students of all cultures.

Aurora/St.Anthony Neighborhood Development Corporation
www.aurorastanthony.org

The Aurora St. Anthony Neighborhood Development Corporation's (ASANDC) purpose is to address the needs of neighborhood quality of life issues, advocacy, organizing and community economic and housing development.

Our mission is to foster positive relationships within and between neighborhoods, and to support its community members in effecting their choices relative to the quality of life in their neighborhoods.

Backyard Harvest
http://www.pricoldclimate.org/about_backyard_harvest

Backyard Harvest’s mission is to strengthen the Twin Cities local foods infrastructure one yard at a time by turning lawns into nourishing and healthy landscapes. We connect eaters directly to their food, neighbors to one another, and urban farmers to professional opportunities.

Also see: Growing Food In the Twin Cities with Backyard Harvest

Barnyards in Backyards

The basic goal is to help educate urban gardeners/farmers and help those who want to raise their own food, raise it. Barnyards in Backyards will not only educate and assist those beginning with urban livestock, but provide ongoing assistance for those who are established.

See article about Barnyards in Backyards! http://www.minnesotaagconnection.com/story-state.php?Id=981&yr=2008

Peat Willcutt: To contact Willcutt, call his office at (612) 719-1988 or email willc020@umn.edu.

Bluethumb Partners
http://www.bluethumb.org/ 

The Blue Thumb program was started by the Rice Creek Watershed District as an outreach program to meet water quality goals identified in their strategic plan and to help their cities meet their federal Clean Water Act mandates. Now Blue Thumb reaches beyond the Rice Creek Watershed District boundaries into the Twin Cities metro area and greater Minnesota. There are currently over 50 Blue Thumb partners.

CFANS - U of M - College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences
http://www.cfans.umn.edu/

CFANS is a college devoted to solution-driven science. We study the health of the land and the health of the living. We ensure the safety of the food and water supply. We strive to improve our economy, foster job creation, strengthen our agricultural and natural resource-based industries and enhance the social fabric of communities.  We care about having enough food and worry that some may have too much food. We turn biomass into products including biofuels and many other products society depends upon.  We work with molecules, microbes, plants, and animals in the water, on the land, and in the sky. In doing so, we interact closely with our citizenry. We use critical and innovative thinking plus all the tools of the arts and sciences to make our planet a productive, friendly, and sustainable environment—to solve everyday problems.....

Also visit Public Gardens of Minnesota listed below!

City Backyard Farming, LLC

*Webpage coming soon

Common Roots Cafe
http://www.commonrootscafe.com/ 

At Common Roots Cafe, we serve good food made from scratch — using high quality, local, organic, and fair-trade ingredients.

Community Design Center of Minnesota
http://www.comdesignctrmn.org/ 

Community Design Center of Minnesota is a Saint Paul-based organization whose mission is to help revitalize low-to-moderate income communities by providing technical assistance and operating programs that will enhance the physical, economic, social, ecological, and spiritual well being of the community and its residents. We believe that building and renewing a community requires a holistic approach that creates long-term sustainable change.

Today we operate children's and youth programs on the East Side of St. Paul aimed at engaging young people in the civic life of their community as well as providing them with experiences that enrich their lives and develop important life skills.

Community Stabilization Project
http://www.communitystabilization.org/ 

The mission of CSP is to “inform, educate, advocate and organize socially and economically disadvantaged tenants and people of color to take action to preserve and increase the supply of affordable housing in the metro area.  We fulfill our mission by working with the community to actively pursue policies that promote multiculturalism.” CSP is committed to accomplishing its mission through anti-racist community building efforts that put its members in the lead. 

Coop Development Services
http://www.cdsus.coop/ 

The mission of CDS is to support, build and strengthen organizations that contribute to cooperative and sustainable development.

Co-op Partners Warehouse
http://www.cooppartners.coop/

Co-op Partners Warehouse is a distributor of organic produce, dairy, soy and juice servicing retail co-ops, natural food stores and restaurants in the Upper Midwest.

Cornercopia
http://sof.cfans.umn.edu/ 

The Student Organic Farm on the St. Paul Campus

Dream of Wild Health
http://www.petawakantipi.org/index.html 

The Dream of Wild Health is a traditional garden project in the upper Midwest. It's mission is to become the seed saver of indigenous Native American plants in the region. Primarily, we are about the recovery of indigenous cultural wisdom, and within that is an effort to save indigenous varieties of seeds and perennial plants. We value cultural continuity regarding agriculture, health and food systems and see it all as healing work.

Eco Education
http://www.ecoeducation.org/ 

Eco Education is a non-profit environmental education organization based in Saint Paul, Minnesota, that has served thousands of students since 1991. We are committed to making environmental education relevant to urban learners and to helping them address their unique environmental concerns.

Edible Twin Cities
www.edibletwincities.com/ 

Edible Twin Cities is a quarterly publication that promotes the abundance of local foods in the Twin Cities area and surrounding communities. We celebrate the family farmers, chefs, food artisans, farmers' market vendors and other food-related businesses for their dedication to using the highest quality, seasonal, locally grown products. The lovingly produced foods they bring to the table are what makes our community an interesting and healthy place for us to live, work and thrive.

Our mission is to transform the way residents of the greater Twin Cities area shop for, cook, eat, and appreciate the food that is grown in our region. Through our publications and website, we connect consumers with local growers, retailers, chefs, and food artisans, enabling those relationships to grow and thrive in mutually beneficial, healthy and economically viable ways.

Egg|Plant Urban Farm Supply
http://eggplantsupply.com/Home.html 

Emergency Foodshelf Network
www.emergencyfoodshelf.org/ 

  The mission of the Emergency Foodshelf Network is to provide high quality food and essential support services to hunger relief programs in the community.

Emergency Foodshelf Network’s
Harvest for the Hungry program

Harvest for the Hungry partners with local farmers to bring the health benefits of fresh fruits and vegetables to families struggling with hunger in the Twin Cities.  When donors contribute to Harvest for the Hungry, EFN uses these gifts to purchase produce at the best possible price from participating farms, and then distributes it to local foodshelves, on-site meal programs and mobile foodshelf sites. 

Emergency Foodshelf Network is a full service food bank, providing quality, nutritious food and support services to over 200 hunger relief organizations, including foodshelves, on-site meal programs, subsidized housing and other hunger relief programs throughout the state. Over 95% of the food EFN distributes is considered nutritious and several of our  programs offer culturally specific and specialty foods that meet dietary needs of the many cultural populations served by our members. 

Emergency Foodshelf Network accepts donations of fresh produce from local gardens any weekday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Food Alliance Midwest
www.foodalliance.org/

Food Alliance is a nonprofit organization that certifies farms, ranches and food handlers for sustainable agricultural and business practices.

By choosing Food Alliance -certified products, consumers and commercial food buyers can be assured they are supporting environmental stewardship, safe and fair working conditions, and humane treatment of animals.

For clients, Food Alliance certification provides independent verification of marketing claims for social and environmental responsibility,  differentiating and adding value to products, and protecting and enhancing brands.

Food Alliance offers certification for  farm & ranch operations, and food packers, processors, and distributors.

Friends School - Minnesota
www.fsmn.org

Friends School of Minnesota prepares children to embrace life, learning, and community with hope, skill, understanding and creativity. We are committed to the Quaker values of peace, justice, simplicity and integrity.

Growing Food in the Twin Cities with Backyard Harvest
http://backyardharvest.wordpress.com/ 

To keep you up-to-date on our gardens and program, we are excited tointroduce our new blog, Growing in the Twin Cities with BackyardHarvest. 

Read about the challengesand successes of the gardens as our staff, farmers, customers &friends sharestories of their experiences throughout the season.  You'llalso find photos of the gardens as they progress frominstallation to harvest, as well as some tasty recipes that willhighlight theseasonal crops.

Garden Goddess
http://gardengoddessnetwork.ning.com/  

We grow vegetables through the winter in our unique, custom designed greenhouse, using very little energy.

We are "rural urban farmers-" we grow in town on a double lot, but the nearest town of any real size is Willmar.

We are excited to help others apply our methods in both urban and rural areas. Our book,

The Northland Winter Greenhouse Manual, is THE reference for winter food production in cold climates.

Gardening Matters
http://www.gardeningmatters.org/ 

Gardening Matters is an organization dedicated to promoting and preserving community gardening across the Twin Cities by connecting gardeners to each other and to the communities in which they reside. 

We are an organization that is driven by community gardeners for community gardeners, helping each gardener to tap into the resources and expertise of the gardening community. 

We host a comprehensive community garden inventory, Community gardener listserv, and provide other web resources.  We host a Community Garden Spring Resource Fair each March and the Parade of Community Gardens in August, and provide other opportunities for gardeners to meet each other and share their knowledge. 

Gardening Matters believes that community gardeners are the best experts on community gardening. Answers to many dilemmas faced by community garden groups have already been faced by other community gardeners. 

Gardening Matters Goals

To strengthen networking between community garden groups

To strengthen internal functioning of community gardens

To improve public relations for community gardens

To foster partnerships between the gardening community and public and private sectors

To assist with the establishment of new community gardens

Garden Minnesota
http://www.gardenminnesota.com/ 

Creating and Caring for the outdoor living environment...

This web site is provided as a service to consumers by members of the Minnesota Nursery and Landscape Association (MNLA).

Gordon Parks School
http://www.gordonparks.spps.org/ 

Gordon Parks High School serves high school age students who prefer individual and small group instruction, and a year-round setting.

Gordon Parks High School offers students a flexible schedule that combines both structured classes and supervised study. Learners attend Gordon Parks High School as a full-time student to earn their high school diploma. Gordon Parks High School students are provided with a wide range of learning opportunities to earn their high school diploma.

Our ability to provide a flexible and challenging learning environment makes this program highly desirable for our students.

Peace Garden Project Info....Coming Soon!

Great River Greening
http://www.greatrivergreening.org/ 

Great River Greening leads and inspires community-based restoration of natural areas and open spaces. Our restoration efforts help preserve natural areas, protect clean air and water, and increase urban residents’ access to natural areas and sustainable open space.

Green Lands Blue Waters
http://www.greenlandsbluewaters.org/ 

Green Lands, Blue Waters is a long-term comprehensive effort whose mission is to support development of and transition to a new generation of agricultural systems in the Mississippi River Basin that integrate more perennial plants and other continuous living cover into the agricultural landscape.

Growing Food and Justice for All Initiative
https://www.growingfoodandjustice.org/ 

Growing Food and Justice for All Initiative (GFJI) is an initiative aimed at dismantling racism and empowering low-income and communities of color through sustainable and local agriculture.

This comprehensive network views dismantling racism as a core principal which brings together social change agents from diverse sectors working to bring about new, healthy and sustainable food systems and supporting and building multicultural leadership in impoverished communities throughout the world.

The vision for this initiative is to establish a powerful network of individuals, organizations and community based entities all working toward a food secure and just world.

Growing Lots Urban Farm
http://growinglots.blogspot.com/ 

Heartland Food Network
http://www.mnproject.org/food-heartland.html   

The Heartland Food Network is a collaboration of Minnesota dining establishments, catering companies,  institutional food service buyers and food distributors whose mission is to encourage and facilitate the increased consumption of local foods as a way to build stronger communities, healthier lives and a cleaner environment. We encourage all types of restaurants and institutions to join,  especially those who may be new to buying local food.

We strive to increase the amount of locally grown fruits, vegetables, meat, dairy and other foods served in Minnesota every year.

Homegrown Minneapolis
http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/dhfs/homegrown-home.asp

Homegrown Minneapolis is an initiative to develop recommendations for the City of Minneapolis to improve sales, distribution and consumption of fresh, locally grown foods to positively impact the health, food security, economy and environment of our City and the surrounding region.

Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
http://www.iatp.org/ 

The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy works locally and globally at the intersection of policy and practice to ensure fair and sustainable food, farm and trade systems.

IATP works to build thriving local food systems in the Upper Midwest and around the world by strengthening small- and medium-scale sustainable farming, expanding market opportunities for farmers, creating innovative partnerships and advancing supportive policy change.

Institute on the Environment
http://environment.umn.edu/ 

Climate change. Population growth. Widespread pollution. Increasing consumption. Fossil fuel depletion. Loss of biodiversity. Degraded land and water…

Complex environmental problems have taken center stage in the early 21st century, and will present enormous challenges to our economy, security and natural resources for generations to come. These issues cut to the very foundation of our civilization. And they can’t be solved with business-as-usual thinking.

It’s time for something different.

That’s why the University of Minnesota’s Institute on the Environment (IonE) is taking a fresh approach. We’re discovering new solutions to Earth’s most pressing environmental problems through cutting-edge research, world-class leadership development and innovative partnerships.

Koi Garden Club
http://koigardenclub.org/ 

Koi Garden Club is an online garden community.

Land Stewardship Project
www.landstewardshipproject.org/ 

The Land Stewardship Project (LSP) is a private, nonprofit organization founded in 1982 to foster an ethic of stewardship for farmland, to promote sustainable agriculture and to develop sustainable communities.

LaVerme's Worms
http://lavermesworms.com/ 

Laverme's Worms builds and sells vermicomposting bins and systems for home, offices and institutions looking for a more environmentally-friendly solution to discarding organic matter into landfills. We back up our vermicomposting bins with unparalleled customer service: we are ready, willing and able to answer your vermicomposting questions and help you get the best possible vermicomposting set-up for your needs.

 

Local D'Lish
www.localdlish.com/ 

Local D'Lish is a market located in the historic warehouse district of Minneapolis.  Everything in the store is grown, made or handcrafted in Minnesota and the Midwest region.  We work directly with local farmers and food makers to offer the freshest and highest quality food at a fair price.  The concept of the store is to "know where our food comes from and to establish a relationship between the growers and consumers".

Loring Elementary - Kids Cook Program
http://schoolchoice.mpls.k12.mn.us/loring_community.html 

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Master Gardeners Program - Hennepin County
http://www.hcmg.umn.edu/ 

Master Gardener volunteers are committed to providing the highest quality, research-based horticultural information and educational activities that enhance our community's environment and quality of life.

Master Gardeners Program - Ramsey County
http://www.co.ramsey.mn.us/mastergardener

131 Ramsey County Master Gardener volunteers, trained by the University of Minnesota Extension, teach the public eco-friendly home gardening using the latest research, enhancing the public's quality of life and promoting good environmental stewardship. 

Master Gardeners teach about vegetables, fruits, composting, trees and shrubs, lawns, flowers, insects, and pesticide use. 

McKinley Community CSA
http://insidenorthside.org/McKinley+CSA 

Metro Blooms
http://www.metroblooms.org/ 

Metro Blooms’ mission is to promote and celebrate gardening, to beautify our communities and help heal and protect our environment. 

We are a private nonprofit volunteer-based educational organization which seeks to partner with other organizations, businesses, professional associations, local governments and watershed districts to promote environmentally sound gardening and landscaping practices to improve the health of our land and water resources. 

Midwest Food Connection
http://www.midwestfoodconnection.org/ 

Midwest Food Connection empowers elementary school children to make healthy and responsible food choices. Through school programs we educate children about natural foods, local sustainable farming, and the cultural origins of our food.

Minneapolis Parks and Rec Board
www.minneapolisparks.org  

The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board shall permanently preserve, protect, maintain, improve, and enhance its natural resources, parkland, and recreational opportunities for current and future generations. The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board exists to provide places and recreation opportunities for all people to gather, celebrate, contemplate, and engage in activities that promote health, well-being, community, and the environment.

Minneapolis Plan for Sustainable Growth
http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/cped/Comp_Plan_Update.asp 

To serve the needs of the City of Minneapolis and to meet the conditions of the Metropolitan Land Planning Act, the City of Minneapolis developed a comprehensive plan entitled The Minneapolis Plan. The Minneapolis Plan was adopted by the Mayor and City Council on March 24, 2000.

MN Alliance of Peacemakers
http://www.mapm.org/ 

Our Mission:
"To strengthen the effectiveness of the peace and justice community in Minnesota by enabling memberorganizations to share
their resources, insights and ideas and devise cooperative strategies to accomplish common goals."

Minnesota Department of Agriculture
www.mda.state.mn.us/ 

Our mission is to enhance Minnesotans' quality of life by ensuring the integrity of our food supply, the health of our environment, and the strength of our agricultural economy.

Minnesota Environmental Initiative
www.mn-ei.org 

The Minnesota Environmental Initiative (MEI) seeks solutions to Minnesota’s environmental problems through collaborative action taken by innovative partnerships. We bring together nonprofits, businesses, and government agencies to find consensus on critical issues and respond with actions that have measurable, positive environmental outcomes.

Minnesota Food Association
http://www.mnfoodassociation.org/ 

Minnesota Food Association (registered 501C3 nonprofit organization) actively pursues the mission to build a more sustainable food system by growing and distributing food, bringing new farmers into farming through training immigrant farmers, and networking, partnering and sharing with many diverse community-based organizations, nonprofits, foundations, government, local businesses, and institutions.  Now celebrating its 25th year, MFA operates with the goal of ReLocalizing Food Systems.

Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture
http://www.misa.umn.edu/

The purpose of MISA is to bring together the diverse interests of the agricultural community with interests from across the University community in a cooperative effort to develop and promote sustainable agriculture in Minnesota and beyond.

MN Environmental Partnership
http://www.mepartnership.org/ 

  The Minnesota Environmental Partnership is a coalition of more than 80 Minnesota environmental and conservation organizations working together to protect and preserve Minnesota's precious natural environment.  Together, the Partnership's member organizations are supported by more than 450,000 Minnesotans.   The Partnership provides a way for environmental organizations to collaborate in their efforts to make sure that Minnesota's natural resources are well cared for.

Incorporated in 1998 as a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization, The Partnership’s mission is to strengthen the effectiveness of the Minnesota environmental community in protecting and enhancing the state’s natural resources.  It counts among its members the states leading environmental and conservation organizations whose leaders understand the power and productivity that comes from joining forces and working together toward a common vision.

Minnesota Food and Justice Alliance
http://mfja.weebly.com/index.html 
  

MN Food and Nutrition Network
http://www.extension.umn.edu/health/network.html 

The Minnesota Food and Nutrition Network (MFNN) is a member-based organization that fosters coalitions to build and strengthen alliances focused on nutrition and physical activity for low-income persons.

MFNN facilitates the development of effective, high quality nutrition and physical activity initiatives that target persons eligible for the Food Support Program (FSP).

MFNN’s mission is to promote consistent, research-based nutrition messages to help Minnesotans with limited resources enjoy healthful lifestyles. The Network, comprised of nearly 40 organizations, includes state and local government agencies, industry and nonprofit organizations. MFNN welcomes agencies providing nutrition services to share resources that focus on community-based initiatives to create positive behavior changes to select healthy foods.

MN Green
http://www.northerngardener.org/mngreen.asp 

The Minnesota State Horticultural Society's Minnesota Green Program began in 1988 and has been serving the greening efforts of thousands of volunteer gardeners throughout the state. Minnesota Green promotes community greening as a means to strengthening neighborhoods through activities that connect people and plants. 

MN Grown
http://www.mda.state.mn.us/food/minnesotagrown/aboutmngrown.htm 

The Minnesota Grown Program is a statewide partnership between the Minnesota Department of Agriculture and Minnesotans who grow or raise specialty crops and livestock. The program was created over 20 years ago at the request of specialty crop growers in search of a way to differentiate their produce from what was being shipped in from thousands of miles away. The first Minnesota Grown logo featured the phrase “Tastes 2,000 Miles Fresher”.

Today, the program has nearly 1,000 diverse members including farmers' markets, CSA farms, garden centers, wineries, fruit & vegetable growers, pick-your-own farms, livestock producers, meat processors, Christmas tree growers, and producers of honey, wild rice, maple syrup, cheese, and other gourmet products.

Minnesota Grown Directory

www.minnesotagrown.com

The MDA's Minnesota Grown Program just launched a new and much improved online Minnesota Grown Directory statewide directory of farms, farmers markets, orchards and others who market directly to the consumer.

The improvements make it much easier for consumers to find farms and markets in their area, get and print travel directions using Google Maps, print specific listings or to e-mail listings to friends. The new online Minnesota Grown Directory also has several enhancements for listed farms, including the ability to add a farm logo, farm picture and a thumbnail of the farm's homepage. Farms can also add special announcements and events without changing their printed listings. 

MN Landscape Arboretum - SULIS - Sustainable Urban Landscape Information Series
http://www.sustland.umn.edu/ 

The goal of the SULIS is to provide sustainable landscape information to the public and to the horticulture/landscape industry. By utilizing SULIS concepts, homeowners, business owners and related industry personnel will be able to create outdoor spaces that are functional, maintainable, environmentally sound, cost effective and aesthetically pleasing.

Minnesota Land Trust
http://www.mnland.org/ 

The Minnesota Land Trust is a private, nonprofit organization that preserves the natural and scenic heritage of our State by permanently protecting the lands and waters that define our communities and enrich our quality of life.

Minnesota Nursery and Landscape Association
http://www.mnla.biz/ 

MNLA is the premier association of businesses creating and caring for the outdoor living environment.

MN Project
www.mnproject.org/   

The Minnesota Project is a nonprofit organization that connects people with policy to nurture collaborations that build strong local economies, vibrant communities and a healthy environment.

Minnesota State Horticultural Society
http://www.northerngardener.org/ 

It is the mission of MSHS to serve Northern gardeners through education, encouragement, and community.

Minnesota Sustainable Communities Network
http://www.nextstep.state.mn.us/

Increasing numbers of Minnesotans recognize that a transition to a more sustainable society is needed if we are to leave a healthy natural environment, a prosperous economy and vibrant communities for future generations. Many individuals and organizations throughout the state are working toward sustainability in areas as diverse as agriculture, waste management, energy, manufacturing, retail, urban planning, economic development, policy, housing, forestry, education, land use and transportation.

Northern Gardener Magazine - MSHS www.northerngardener.org/

It is the mission of MSHS to serve Northern gardeners through education, encouragement, and community.

NorthSide Healthy Eating Project
Email: MUSTAFA@northpointinc.org

Permaculture Research Institute
www.pricoldclimate.org/

Through research, education, demonstration, and community-building, PRI-Cold Climate catalyzes and fosters the creation of an abundant and restorative culture for living in northern temperate climates.

Peta Wakan Tipi
http://www.petawakantipi.org/index.html 

Peta Wakan Tipi (Lakota for Sacred Fire Lodge) is one of Minnesota’s oldest (20 years) American Indian-established and run nonprofit organizations, having provided culturally appropriate housing and support services for recovering American Indian people in the Twin Cities since 1986. Our mission is to help American Indian people achieve economic, emotional and cultural balance.

Public Gardens of Minnesota
http://horticulture.cfans.umn.edu/gardens/home.htm 

This website was created (2002) as an aid to people living in or visiting the state of Minnesota who are interested in horticulture and want to know more about the public gardens within the state.

Renewing the Countryside
www.renewingthecountryside.org/   

Renewing the Countryside strengthens rural areas by championing and supporting rural communities, farmers, artists, entrepreneurs, educators, activists and other people who are renewing the countryside through sustainable and innovative initiatives, businesses, and projects. We do this by sharing stories of rural renewal, building awareness and support for sustainable endeavors, connecting people interested in sustainable rural development to each other, providing practical assistance and networking opportunities for those working to improve rural America, and fostering connections between urban and rural people.

Sabathani Community Center
http://www.sabathani.org/ 

Sabathani's mission is to strengthen youth, children and families and to build the capacity of the community that Sabathani serves.

Second Harvest Heartland
www.2harvest.org/

The mission of Second Harvest Heartland is to end hunger through community partnerships.

Second Harvest Heartland distributes more than 41 million pounds of food and grocery products annually to 1,000+ member agencies and programs in Minnesota and western Wisconsin, as well as directly serving individuals and families.

We are strengthened by our partners, whose individual, corporate, community and foundational support bring relief to thousands of hungry families, children and seniors.

Sky High Harvest
http://www.skyhighharvest.com/ 

SPROUT - Students Proposing Real Options for Underutilized Territory
http://www.hamlinemidwaycoalition.org/ 

We are a group of community-minded Hamline students promoting environmental justice by growing local food and practicing sustainable land stewardship.  For more information check us out at http://groups.google.com/group/hamlinesprout

The Hamline Midway Coalition (HMC) — District Council 11 — is a community-based non-profit organization dedicated to making the Hamline Midway neighborhood a better place to live, learn, work, and play.

HMC is one of 17 District Councils in the City of Saint Paul. HMC serves the area bounded by University Avenue on the South, Pierce Butler Route on the North, Lexington Avenue on the East, and Transfer Road on the West.

St. Paul Growers Association
http://www.stpaulfarmersmarket.com/

Visit website for history!

St. Paul Parks and Recreation
http://www.stpaul.gov/index.asp?nid=243 

To help make Saint Paul the most livable city in America, Saint Paul Parks and Recreation will facilitate the creation of active lifestyles, vibrant places, and a vital environment.

“Our Promise To You”
The staff of Saint Paul Parks and Recreation promises to cheerfully and respectfully serve you. We will provide access to quality programs and clean and safe facilities with timely and effective service. We will listen to your suggestions and concerns and respond to the best of our abilities.

Sustainable Communities Action Network
www.sustainable.org/

Imagine what a safe, livable, healthy community might look like. Around the country citizens are coming together to create a vision of what their community might be and to develop steps toward making these visions come true. Alternatively called "healthy," livable" or sustainable communities, these efforts are integrative, inclusive and participatory. In many communities -- large and small, rural and urban -- issues are being addressed in an interconnected manner. They are demonstrating how innovative strategies can produce communities that are more environmentally sound, economically prosperous, and socially equitable.

Sustainable Farming Association of Minnesota
www.sfa-mn.org/ 

The Sustainable Farming Association of Minnesota supports the development and enhancement of sustainable farming systems through innovation, demonstration, education, and farmer-to-farmer networking.

The Wedge Natural Foods Coop
http://www.wedge.coop/   

Our Mission as a natural foods co-op is to provide a diverse selection of highest quality, fairly-priced products and a deepening understanding of their importance to our members, employees and community.

Tree Trust
http://www.treetrust.org/

Twin Cities Aquaponics
http://groups.google.com/group/tcaquaponics?hl=en&pli=1 
 

University of Minnesota Extension
http://www.extension.umn.edu/ 

 ...connecting community needs and University resources....

Heartland Food Network
http://www.mnproject.org/food-heartland.html   

White Earth Land Recovery Project
http://nativeharvest.com/ 

The mission of the White Earth Land Recovery Project is to facilitate recovery of the original land base of the White Earth Indian Reservation, while preserving and restoring traditional practices of sound land stewardship, language fluency, community development, and strengthening our spiritual and cultural heritage.

Womens Environmental Institute
http://www.w-e-i.org/

The Women’s Environmental Institute at Amador Hill, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, is an environmental research, renewal and retreat center designed to create and share knowledge about environmental issues and policies relevant to women, children and identified communities especially affected by environmental injustices; to promote agricultural justice, organic and sustainable agriculture and ecological awareness; and to support activism that influences public policy and promotes social change.

WUSA - What's Up in Sustainable Agriculture
http://www.misa.umn.edu/WUSA_Student_Group.html

What's Up in Sustainable Agriculture? (WUSA) A discussion group bringing the University of Minnesota community together with professionals from the field to explore current topics in sustainable agriculture.

Yards to Gardens
http://www.y2g.org/ 

Yards to Gardens grew out of a realization of the tremendous potential in the vast amounts of space that we use for growing grass. Take a drive through neighborhoods in Minneapolis and St Paul. Imagine what these spaces would look and feel like if, instead of grass lining the sidewalks and blanketing yard after yard, there were a colorful patchwork of flowers and food bearing plants covering the urban landscape. Now imagine that each of these spaces is a collaboration, a cooperative arrangement between land owners and gardeners to create food, color, and a stronger fiber within the community. 
 

Youth Farm and Market Project
http://www.youthfarm.net/

TYFMP operates urban gardens in three neighborhoods in the Twin Cities – Lyndale and Powderhorn in Minneapolis and the West Side of St. Paul. We engage youth in running gardens to teach about where their food comes from, how to grow it, and how they can start to impact their local food system. Youth Organizing - At YFMP, we see youth as untapped resources in our communities. Instead of trying to “fix” their deficits, we form strong, long term relationships with youth to utilize their assets for their neighborhoods.

Project LEAD provides paid internships and summer employment for 25 older youth (ages 14-18) to develop power and public leadership in their neighborhood, apply these skills through their work on producing and distributing local produce, as well as supervise, mentor and create strong relationships with younger youth in our school year and summer program.

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