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Urban Agriculture
ORGANIZATION: Urban Roots
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Our Market Garden program grows vegetables in five urban plots on the East Side of St. Paul. The gardens allow us to teach youth important job skills, address food insecurity on the East Side, and sell produce to support our vital programming. In the spring, help us prep our garden plots for the growing season. In the summer, help us weed and maintain our gardens, and in the fall, we’ll put our gardens to bed for the winter. Harvesting also happens throughout the summer and fall.
There are a variety of shifts for this opportunity. Please visit UrbanRootsMN.org/volunteer to see dates and times and to sign up. No need to click the "I Want to Help" button on the VolunteerMatch website.
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About Urban Roots
Location:
1110 Payne Ave, St. Paul, MN 55130, US
Mission Statement
Urban Roots is a Saint Paul organization whose mission is to cultivate and empower youth through nature, healthy food, and community.
Description
We provide paid internships to youth on the East Side of St. Paul. Youth interns develop leadership, entrepreneurial, and life skills through our Market Garden, Conservation, and Cook Fresh Programs. Each year, up to 90 youth interns, ages 14-24, participate in our progressive, tiered programming, connecting to one another and the world around them.
Programs
- Conservation youth interns support and improve green spaces around the East Side, and participate in the restoration of local parks through removal of displaced plant species, native seed collection, and installation of native plants.
- Cook Fresh youth interns learn valuable skills in food preparation, safety, and planning and also explore nutrition, career preparation, and the cultural importance of food.
- Market Garden youth interns participate in small-scale crop production in our urban gardens. The produce that's grown goes to the Cook Fresh program to be made into shared meals for interns across all three programs. Produce is also taken to farmers markets and distributed to East Saint Paul community hunger relief efforts.
- Follow us on social media @UrbanRootsMN
- Sign up for our emails at UrbanRootsMN.org/EmailSignUp
CAUSE AREAS
Community,
Environment,
Hunger
WHEN
We'll work with your schedule.
WHERE
1110 Payne AvenueSaint Paul, MN 55130
(44.97463 ,-93.07336 )
DATE POSTED
March 20, 2025
SKILLS
- Farming
- Agronomy
- Botany
- Gardening
- Horticulture
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- This is a Done in a Day opportunity and there is no prior training or ongoing commitment needed.
- 3 hours/shift
- Typical volunteer shifts include motions such as walking, bending, squatting, twisting, reaching, kneeling, pulling, and carrying 10 to 50 pounds. We encourage everyone to contribute at a level of exertion well within their comfort.