Local Food Resource Hubs

A collaboration of individuals and organizations, including Gardening Matters, Northpoint Health and Wellness Center, St. Olaf Community Campus and City of Minneapolis, are working together to develop neighborhood-based local food resource hubs that would support growing, selling and preserving of food by households, community gardeners, and urban farmers all within their community. This concept was inspired by a presentation by Ashley Atkinson, Greening of Detroit, during the 2010 Community Garden Spring Resource Fair this March.

There will be several events Sunday, Sept. 12 – Tuesday, Sept. 14, at the St. Olaf Community Campus, 2901 Emerson Ave N., including a Hoophouse building workshop and presentations about the Detroit Garden Resource Collaborative. This Gathering is free and open to the public; anyone interested in helping to form a localized partnership around food growing, preservation, distribution, consumption, and waste management accessibility is encouraged to attend. For more information, contact Gardening Matters at 512-492-8964 or visit www.gardeningmatters.org.