Community Learning Series 2025

Jan 14 - Seed Circle 5-7pm

Jan 18 Grow in the Snow #1 1:30-3:30pm

Feb 11 - Seed Circle 5-7pm

Feb 15 - Grow in the Snow #2 1:30-3:30pm

Mar 11 - Seed Circle 5-7pm

Mar 15 - Soil Safety 1:30-3:30pm

Apr 8 - Seed Circles 5-7pm

Apr 19 - Square Foot Gardening 1:30-3:30pm

June 11 - Seed Circles 5-7pm

Sept 9 - Seed Circles 5-7pm

Sept 20 - Seed Keeping & Cleaning 1:30-3:30pm

Oct 14 -Seed Circles 5-7pm

Oct 18 - Putting Garden to Bed

Nov 17 - Seed Circles

Dec 9 - Seed Circles

Mentorship

Help beyond monthly classes can help your garden succeed. Plant-Grow-Share offers one-on-one mentorship for first-time growers.

Plant-Grow-Share is proud to present the Minneapolis Urban Farm Academy!

This program will be led by and focus on Black, Indigenous and People of color living in Minneapolis with at least 1 years seasonal experience in growing food. Applications will be accepted until February 15th, 2025. To apply, visit linktr.ee/centralmpls

Topics covered include Business Planning for Urban Farmers, Farm Food Safety & FSMA, Sustainable Agriculture (including no-till farming), Value Added Produce, Farmers Markets and Production Contracts.

Commitments & Benefits

Each month between March and October, beginning farmers will attend one class and one hands-on training event per month, each 2-hours long. Participants are provided with seeds, space to start their own seedlings indoors, land access and shared tools. We recommended a commitment of 2-5 hours a week of your personal time to allow for class, hands-on training and to maintain your assigned farm plot during the growing season.

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

• Hands on #1 - March 3, 2025

• Class #1 - March 17, 2025

• Hands-on #2 - April 14, 2025

• Class #2 - April 28, 2025

• Hands on #3 - May 12, 2025

• Class #3 - May 19, 2025

• Hands on #4 - June 9, 2025

• Class #4 - June 23, 2025

• Hands on #5 - July 7, 2025

• Class #5 - July 21, 2025

• Hands on #6 - August 4, 2025

• Class #6 - August 18, 2025

• Hands on #7 - September 15, 2025

• Class #7 - September 29, 2024

• Hands on #8 - October 13, 2025

• Class #8 - October 27, 2025

Program Cost, Payment Arrangements & Options

To accommodate those experiencing financial hardship, the program cost is offered at a sliding scale of $550-1500 (per farm team) for the entire year, due April 1st, 2025. Our program offers a work-trade option (an agreement to provide volunteer hours in exchange for covering the program cost). If you’d like to register for work-trade, please contact charls@thecentralneighborhood.com.

Find a Place to Grow Food

Garden sign-ups begin across the city each year between January and April.

• City of Minneapolis Garden Lease Program Website

• Minneapolis Park Board Community Gardens Website

• Grow Food as a Group with Plant-Grow-Share (Volunteer Schedule Coming Soon)

Need help finding a place to grow food? We can help!

Share Garden Space

For growers that miss this deadline or garden spaces run out, we help connect neighbors that live nearby who are willing to share land.

Food Shelves

• Food Shelves in Minneapolis Map

• Sabathani Food Shelf Information

Food Distributions

• Plant-Grow-Share Food Distribution (June - October, every other week)

• Sisters Camelot - Check their Facebook for their Schedule

Explore the intersections of Food Justice and Antiracism with neighbors!

Monthly networking in South Minneapolis.

Contact pgssolidarity@thecentralneighborhood.com

In partnership with the Hosmer Branch of Hennepin County Library, Plant-Grow-Share established a Community Seed Library.

This seed library is located across from the front desk and free to use. You will find a collection of pesticide-free seeds of various types (food, flowers, herbs, etc).

Hosmer Library is located at the intersection of 36th Street East and 4th Avenue South (347 E. 36th St., Minneapolis , MN 55408).

Seed Sorting 2024 Dates:

Feb 13, March 12, April 9, May 14, June 11, July 9, Aug 13, Sept 10, Oct 8

Contact charls@thecentralneighbohood.com for seed library informaton.

University of Minnesota Extension - Resources for Food Growers

Homegrown Minneapolis Food Council - Food Policy, Urban Agriculture, Garden Lease Program

Organics Recycling - City of Minneapolis sponsored organics recycling/composting program

Testing for Lead in Soil - Learn how you can take and submit a soil sample for lead testing.

University of Minnesota Soil Laboratory - Problems with growing food? Check your nutrient levels with a soil test.

How can we Help?

• Request a Consultation for your Yard/Garden

• Get help starting or maintaining a community garden

• Get help starting a community seed library

• Request a class or presentation

• Explore Partnership & Mutual Aid

To get started, please contact us by email at growfood@thecentralneighborhood.com

For the price of a popular movie streaming service subscription, our neighbors can sustain this work for the long haul.

You can contribute an amount that’s meaningful to you at our GiveMN site.

Unable to contribute financially? Connect with program staff to see about volunteer opportunities available.