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This article originally appeared in the January/February 2017 issue of Northern Gardener. In 2013, the Bemidji Community Food Shelf (BCFS) needed more fresh fruits and…
Five years ago, a staff person at St. Luke Lutheran Church in Cottage Grove asked parishioner Dennis Bostrom if he could make something beautiful from…
This article originally appeared in the November/December 2016 issue of Northern Gardener. Kent Petterson, owner of Terrace Horticultural Books, shows his support for MSHS in…
This Growing Together feature first appeared in the November/December issue of Northern Gardener. The Merriam Station Community Garden in St. Paul, this year’s winner of…
This article originally appeared in the May/June issue of Northern Gardener. On property owned by Retail Construction Services (RCS) in Lake Elmo, University of MInnesota…
Project for Pride in Living (PPL) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering low-income people to become self-reliant—from housing rehab to education and job training…
Each year, MSHS honors individuals and groups that represent the exemplary achievements gardeners make in Minnesota, though community gardening and public greening efforts. This year’s…
Let’s talk soil, which is the basis of how well your garden grows. The ideal garden soil is loamy—loose textured for air circulation and drainage…
The Payne-Phalen Pocket Parks in St. Paul were a neighborhood’s response to the housing crisis of a few years ago; on some streets, 50 percent…
Pines School, located on the grounds of the Anoka County Juvenile Center in Lino Lakes, serves middle and high school at-risk youth. In its third…
This article appears in the March/April 2015 issue of Northern Gardener. Thanks to the Shoreview Community Garden Club, members experience the difference great speakers can…
This article appears in the March/April 2015 issue of Northern Gardener. When Redeemer Lutheran Church decided to build a new welcome center just over a…
Wondering about the power of gardens in a community? Here’s one of many stories from MSHS’ Minnesota Green and Garden in a Box program. About…
The Kingfield Community Garden Group is a project of the nonprofit Kingfield Neighborhood Association whose mission is to create a network of gardens and access…
This article originally appeared in the July/August issue of Northern Gardener. “Public health and urban development research bears this out: you will be healthier if…
This article originally appeared in the May/June issue of Northern Gardener. As volunteers trained by the University of Minnesota Extension, Master Gardeners provide horticultural education…
This article originally appeared in the March/April 2014 issue of Northern Gardener. The Twin Cities Corporate Giving Garden Network’s mission is to provide access to…
This article originally appeared in the March/April 2014 issue of Northern Gardener magazine. The International Institute of Minnesota provides services and programs to meet the…
We’re so encouraged by the number of schools taking advantage of the Minnesota Green program. Here’s the story of the students at Kimball Elementary School…
Most of us think of community gardening as growing vegetables in a community plot. We love that idea (and MSHS has a plot in a…
By carefully choosing which crops and varieties you grow in your vegetable garden, it’s possible to extend the growing season several weeks in the North….
Get more out of your vegetable garden by extending the season, both in the spring and in the fall. Below are some ways to extend…
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