Minnesota's Fourth Annual Urban Agriculture Bus Tour
The University of Minnesota Extension, the Minnesota State SARE program, and the Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture havecome together again to host a bus tour of urban agriculture in the Twin Cities area.
The tour begins and ends in rooms 140A and 140B in the Plant Growth Facilities building, 1552 Gortner Avenue, University of Minnesota, St. Paul Campus. Check in begins at 8:30am.
The selected sites for this year’s tour will highlight urban farms that bring communities together through agriculture. These farms show a variety of types of urban farms including :teaching and demonstration in formal and informal settings; growing to donate; and growing as a main source of income. Participants will see and discuss the pros and cons of a variety of business models from those working individually to collaborations.
This year’s tour will feature the Frogtown neighborhood of St. Paul. Participants will be visiting five farms. First, participants will visit one of Stone’s Throw Urban Farm locations. Participants will also visit two farms sponsored by Frogtown Farms: Amir’s Garden and a site previously managed by the Wilder Foundation. Then, participants will visit Page & Flowers/Holistic Health Farm run by Tim Page and Cherry Flowers, and lastly the Cornercopia Student Organic Farm at the U of M St. Paul campus.
To register visit http://www.misa.umn.edu/, then click “Register for Urban Ag Bus Tour.” A registration fee of $15 dollars will cover the cost of a locally sourced lunch and snacks. Bus space is limited so register early. The registration deadline is August 10th.
Contact Information
Kate Seager
University of Minnesota
411 Borlaug Hall
1991 Upper Buford Circle
Saint Paul, MN 55108
Phone: 612-625-8235
Fax: 612-625-1268
Email: kseager@umn.edu
Betsy Wieland
University of Minnesota
411 Borlaug Hall
1991 Upper Buford Circle
Saint Paul, MN 55108
Phone: 612-596-1175
Fax: 612-625-1268
Email: eliza003@umn.edu
