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Veggie Growing Basics Class
Five Consecutive Tuesdays, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM, beginning April 5th and ending May 3rd
MLK Park, 4055 Nicollet Avenue South, Minneapolis
Learn about growing vegetables in your own yard or at a community garden. The program is taught by Hennepin County Master Gardeners and sponsored by Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board and The Kingfield Neighborhood Association.
In order to register for this FREE class visit www.minneapolisparks.org or phone the park at 612-370-4908. You are registering for Vegetable Growing Basics. You will need to give your name, address, phone number, and email address.
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I-35W Access Project Community Open House
Tuesday, April 5th, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (presentation at 6:30)
Colin Powell Center, 2921 4th Avenue, 3rd floor, Minneapolis
Hennepin County, along with project partners MnDOT, Metro Transit, and the City of Minneapolis, will host a public open house for the I-35W Transit Access Project. This is one of the last public meetings before municipal consent, which is planned to be requested from the City of Minneapolis in May 2016. You can find detailed information at the project website www.35lake.com.
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Applications for Garden Plots at the Kingfield Community Pleasant Garden
4 Plots Still Available at the Kingfield Pleasant Community Garden (at 38th & Pleasant)!
Were you so busy at Spring Break that you didn't have a chance to drop off your application for the 2016 Kingfield Pleasant Community Garden? We have extended our deadline in case you are still interested! Have your completed application, interest survey, and your check at the Kingfield Neighborhood Association Office by 8am Friday, April 8th, for your last chance to join the group.
2016 Application: click here
2016 Skill Inventory and Interest Survey: click here
Questions? Contact Cheryl@kingfield.org
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Call for Public Artists: 40th Street Pedestrian Bridge, Artist-Designed Railing
The City of Minneapolis invites public artists to apply to design an artistic railing--with input from the community--for a new 40th Street Pedestrian Bridge spanning I-35W. The bridge serves pedestrians and bicyclists and links the east and west sections of the River Lake Greenway, a bicycle boulevard spanning from the Chain of Lakes to the Mississippi River.Application deadline: Friday, April 8, 4:00 PM
For more information, and for all application materials, visit the City’s website here.
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Organics Training Workshops
Saturday, April 9th
There are two Organics Recycling Training sessions scheduled for Saturday April 9, 2016 to answer resident questions and launch our new Recycling Block Leader Program.
Organics Recycling Training - April 9, 2016
- Session 1: 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM at Dr. Reverend Luther King Junior Memorial Park
- Session 2: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM at Folwell Park
The training sessions will include brief presentations from Minneapolis Solid Waste & Recycling, the City's commercial organics compost facility (Specialized Environmental Technologies), and staff from Hennepin County's Environment and Energy Department. Attendees will also be able to sign up to be the Recycling Block Leader for their block and pick up free yard signs to promote organics. For more information visit www.minneapolismn.gov/organics.
RSVPs are encouraged, but not required, to help Solid Waste & Recycling staff determine the appropriate amount of refreshments. RSVP by emailing kellie.kish@minneapolismn.gov or by calling 612-673-3536.
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Ward 8 Information Session Hosted by Councilperson Elizabeth Glidden Regarding Various Proposed Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board Tax Increases
Tuesday, April 12th, evening
Location to be determined
After receiving numerous questions regarding the multiple parks funding proposals that the city council is considering, Councilperson Elizabeth Glidden has decided to hold an 8th Ward meeting on this topic to provide an opportunity for some public discussion on this topic. The meeting will be held on Tuesday evening April 12 but she is still working to secure a location. Please watch this email next week for a confirmation of the location and timing, or contact Elizabeth directly at (612) 673-2208 or Glidden, Elizabeth A. info@kingfield.org and ask to be notified when a location is found.
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KFNA Board Meeting
Wednesday, April 13th, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
MLK Park, 4055 Nicollet Avenue South, Minneapolis
Community Conversations and Open Forum at 7 PM, followed by Special Presentations from Mary Altman, City of Minneapolis’ Public Arts Administrator with information on the reconstruction of the 40th Street Bridge including the incorporation of art in it’s design, and Sarah Larson of the Landon Group who is seeking feedback on the design of a new Senior Housing Complex adjacent to Sabathani.
These conversations followed by the regular KFNA Board meeting. The community is invited to stay if they are interested. If you have questions contact KFNA Executive Director Sarah Linnes-Robinson at sarah@kingfield.org.
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Hands-On Gardening Sessions at the ‘MLK Donation Garden’
Wednesdays (on the 3rd week of each month), 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
April 20th, 2016 through September 14th, 2016
MLK Donation Garden, 4055 Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis
Regular Class Sessions will include: Hennepin County Master Gardeners will guide you through an entire vegetable growing season until harvest time, addressing all your home garden questions. Sessions will feature hands-on activities working the common communal plot at the park. At the first meeting, participants and Master Gardeners together will determine a schedule for helping in the garden at times outside the scheduled sessions. Produce grown will benefit the food shelf at the Aliveness Project, a nonprofit organization serving community members living with HIV/AIDS.
In order to register for this FREE class visit www.minneapolisparks.org or phone the park at 612-370-4908, or attend the Kick-off event on 3/9!
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Celebrate Earth Day at MLK Park with a Park Clean-Up, Compost Lesson, & Fix-it Clinic!
Saturday, April 23rd, 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM
MLK Park, 4055 Nicollet Avenue South, Minneapolis
Three ways to Get Involved!
Between 9:30 AM and 12 noon, and check in at the registration table. A site coordinator will provide you with gloves (if you need them, or you may want to bring your own) and bags, and will instruct you on where to pick up and where to leave trash.
OR..you can also bring your own plastic bag and walk FROM your house TO the Park and collect whatever trash you find on the way—leaving it with the Staff at the Park so we are sure to weigh it with all the other “goodies” collected so we get an accurate total of the clean-up effort! You could do this on your way to either of these other two events!
Between 11 AM- 2 PM, Minneapolis Solid Waste & Recycling staff will be on-site to answer your questions and help sort items into garbage, recycling, and organics recycling containers. They will have an organics display, as well as free stickers and kitchen pails to those who sign up to participate in the organics program! They’ll also be able to help you determine what other materials you can divert for recycling through drop-off programs from your home.
Lastly, from 12 noon to 4 PM….Toaster won't toast? Lamp won’t light? Pants need mending? The Fix-It Clinic helps residents return broken household appliances and clothing to usable condition. With free help from skilled volunteers, residents get assistance with disassembling, troubleshooting, and fixing their items, while learning new skills and gaining empowerment.
Are you a “fixer”? Volunteer fixers are always needed! Volunteers have skills in soldering, electronics and electrical repair, computer repair, sewing, or general tinkering, and have a strong desire to teach people. To volunteer contact nancy.lo@hennepin.us or at 612-348-9195.
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