Kingfield Neighborhood Association

Thank you for Voting, Kingfield!

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Numbers (and votes!) are still being tallied but all signs point to record numbers of votes cast in Minnesota, Hennepin County, AND Kingfield neighborhood! Voting is just one action to create change in our community and we hope you plan to continue the work of shaping the kind of world that you want to live in.

One action to take following the election this week is to make sure that your immediate neighbors are connected to each other and to KFNA. Forward this email to your Block List or post on it your Block Facebook Group and remind everyone to sign up for this weekly communication. Alternatively many of them can respond by clicking on the confirmation link that KFNA already sent to the hundreds of people that asked to be on this list on election day. Sign up at https://kingfield.org/enews-subscription/ .

Also make sure that you know who your KFNA Block Contact is (and make sure that your block has one!) Contact KFNA at to be connected to your Block contact or to volunteer to serve in the role for your block. Volunteer Job Description here:

KFNA needs a Block Contact willing to be our connection on every block. This person will figure out how to print and deliver written communications, as needed, and also work to collect contact information for every household on their block so no one is left out. During the COVID-19 pandemic it is critical that we can reach people quickly, and not have to rely on the internet or the US Postal Service. Sign up here if you can serve in this role for the coming year 2021: bit.ly/KingfieldBlockContact; if your block already has a contact we will connect you to them, and if not, you will serve as KFNA’s block contact!

If you signed up as a Block Contact in early 2020 to assist with sharing information regarding COVID-19 and you have moved, or need to pass the responsibility to another neighbor, please notify KFNA at .

KFNA Election Day 2020 E-News

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Kingfield E-Notice: 11/3/2020

  • Today is the Day to VOTE! Go to MLK Park, 4055 Nicollet, to vote between 7 AM – 8 PM TODAY! *  DO NOT MAIL YOUR MINNESOTA ABSENTEE BALLOT  *
    • 18 years old as of today? You can vote!
    • New to Kingfield? You can vote!
    • New to Minnesota? If you have been her since October 15th (20 days), you can vote!
  • Drop in to the Kingfield Polling Party—ALL day, under two tents at MLK Park. Free hot Wildflyer Coffee brewed by our own Butter Bakery Café and lots of friendly volunteers to chat with too! Take a break from social media for some honest face-to-face social time (from 6 feet away!); wear a mask and bring you travel coffee tumbler too, please!
  • Know Your Voting Rights! (From our friends at ACLU)
    • If the polls close while you’re still in line, stay in line. You have the right to vote.
    • If you make a mistake on your ballot, ask for a new one.
    • If the machines are down at your polling place, ask for a paper ballot.
  • Thank you Kingfield Votes Yard Sign Hosts for helping to remind people of the importance of (and location for) voting! Please remember to leave it in your yard following the election for volunteers to gather!
  • Haven’t voted yet? Know who is on the Ballot! Don’t get caught unprepared! View the League of Women’s Voters Non-Partisan Voting Guide
  • Make Sure You are Counted! Track Your Absentee or Mail Ballot Request and Return:https://mnvotes.sos.state.mn.us/AbsenteeBallotStatus.aspx
  • Need help getting your ballot to the Ballot boxes? League of Women Voters volunteers are at the ready to help you! Please email . Give us your address and contact information so they can make arrangements with you to come and pick up your ballot for delivery.

A short statement about the upcoming election and potential actions in the coming days: Many of you have already cast your ballot and are looking forward to November 3rd. However, according to the high number of mail-in ballots across the country, it is very likely that the results of the election on November 3rd will not be known that day. If you are interested in when ballots can be counted in various states and when election results might be known in each please visit the following resource.

It is suggested by numerous organizations that you remain patient for the election results, and take some time to consider what your role is in society in this moment of massive social change. Shared with KFNA by our friends at Take Action MN, we would like to share the following resource with you from The Building Movement Project, which can help you reflect on your role, and the best fit for you in the weeks and months ahead. Every one of us can play a part in effecting social change and every one of us is needed to do so; figure out where you fit in.

Remember, KFNA will be available all day, election day, outside the park serving hot coffee and free conversation. Feel free to stop by and chat and we’ll be happy to discuss where you feel you best fit into this movement at this moment. We will also work to keep you updated in the coming weeks, about events and opportunities to express your  1st Amendment Rights to gather and protest, should those actions be needed.  [Read more…]

Educational & Communal Garden Options in Kingfield this Spring

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I. Hands-On Gardening Sessions at the ‘MLK Donation Garden’

Wednesday, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM, on the 3rd week of each month ( April 20th through September 14th, 2016)

Do you want to learn how to grow your own vegetables? Hennepin County Master Gardeners will guide you through the 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.

II. Veggie Growing Basics Class

Five Consecutive Tuesdays beginning April 5th, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM

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.

III. Plot Availability at the Kingfield Community Pleasant Garden

Plot Availability at the Kingfield Community Pleasant Garden will be announced soon, along with the process and timeline for applying to participate in the lottery to receive a plot for the 2016 season. Contact  to get on the list to receive a direct email when these details are announced; please put ‘Pleasant Community Garden Plot Interest’ as the subject of the email.

KFNA Fall 2013 Newsletter Online Now!

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The KFNA Fall newsletter is available here.  Thanks to a stellar team of Kingfield neighbors who work in the communication industry, the print edition will be arriving at homes beginning next week!

Thank you’s to:

Want to be part of this team?  Writers and photographers needed!  Contact with questions on content or to volunteer!

https://kingfield.org/newsletter/

 

August at the KFNA Table at the Kingfield Farmers Market

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Coming to the KFNA Table at the Kingfield Farmers Market, 4310 Nicollet

8:30 AM- 1 PM Every Sunday

August 11: Learn more about Kingfield Community Garden Opportunities including the new Mosaic Garden at MLK Park and the Garden to Table Dinner!

August 18: Meet the Carrot Initiative, a local nonprofit founded with the goal of bringing a full-service grocery store to the community! Come learn more about the proposed Seward-Friendship co-op store, ways to get involved, and how you can help shape the store.

August 25: Come speak to the Minneapolis and Suburban Host Home Program, who arrange community based housing for homeless youth.