Kingfield Neighborhood Association

Get Involved with Gardening for Good in Kingfield & Lyndale!

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Want to grow stuff in your neighborhood? Want to learn from master gardeners how to do it? There are multiple options to work and learn alongside some of Minneapolis’ finest gardeners in our own local gardens and these two sites also donate everything they grow to local food shelves!

 

MLK Donation Garden Weekly Workshops & Workdays / Every Tuesday 5:30-6:30 (including August 9, 16, & 23) / 4055 Nicollet, north end of Park Building at the raised beds

Now almost a decade old, the mission of the MLK Donation Garden is to connect neighbors and grow food for our community. Neighbors and Master Gardeners gather every Tuesday to tend the vegetable gardens on the northern side of the Recreation Center and discuss a weekly topic. The food we grow is donated to The Aliveness Project (located at 3808 Nicollet), but the knowledge you go home with is yours to keep!

Pillsbury Farm Community Workday /Saturday August 13th, 10am-12pm / 3110 Pillsbury Avenue

Pillsbury Farm is also currently experiencing a Master Gardener take-over! This group of six individuals have gone through a garden training program with the University of Minnesota Extensions; they are now completing their community project by maintaining Pillsbury Farm and growing food for local food shelves. Here are  some  photos  from  Pillsbury  Farm  in  May  2022  and  in  July!

 

Celebrate Sustainably Small Businesses at the Kingfield Market Today, August 7!

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Start your day out right with FREE yoga at the farmers market!!! Stephanie from YogaFit Studios will be leading the class starting at 8:30am on August 7th! Yoga will be set up on top of the hill on the northwest corner of MLJ jr. Park. #freeyoga #yoga #yogainthepark #mplsyoga #farmersmarket #marketyoga #mplsmarket #mplssummer #mpls2022 #mplsparks #Free

Later this morning, meet Albert and Zye, owners of Young Man on Nicollet, who will be at the market conducting a food demo! Albert has been a chef since 2010 and they opened Young Man March 2020, which is a modern Hawaiian Balinese fusion restaurant. Come try some of their Indonesian cooking at the market. #farmersmarket #supportlocal #localfood #mplsfoodie #mplseats #mplsmarkets #mplsfood #mplschefs

 

 

Nicollet Pop-Off #2: Sustainably Small @40th with the Kingfield Farmers Market

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Sunday August 7th, 8:30am-1pm at the Kingfield Farmers Market, 4055 Nicollet

Come celebrate National Farmer’s Market week at the Kingfield Farmers’ Market; find us in the parking lot of MLK Park!
This second Nicollet pop-off event of the summer features a variety of fun events including:

  • marketplace yoga (8:30-9:30 AM);
  • live music by a Kingfield PorchFest local duo, Sweet Armadillo;
  • a cooking demo from locally acclaimed Young Man Chef;
  • a kid’s scavenger hunt with fun prizes;
  • and a chance to share your hopes and challenges with KFNA about Nicollet Avenues culture, traffic, and new opportunities due to the eventual moving of Kmart!

Simultaneously get your shopping for the week done and support local vendors! All activities are free.

Questions? Contact  or call 612-824-9402. 

Tonight! NNO is today…do you know where your ice cream comes from?

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Thanks Sebastian Joe’s for being our local commissary on 43rd and Nicollet!

Bringing back the traditional of Kingfield Neighborhood Association biking to block parties to connect with neighbors and deliver Nicollet Pothole Ice Cream, developed in collaboration with our very own Kingfield Commissary, Sebastian Joe’s!, the KFNA Board will be working their way across Kingfield to connect with neighbors on Tuesday August 2nd.

Due to staffing changes at KFNA, we can’t promise to get to every registered block party, but we will try! If you have issues or concerns that your block is dealing with and to make sure we hear your voices and concerns please email and put “Neighborhood Concern” in the subject line. Please tell us your name, your block, and the issue you are dealing with. If we can’t make it to your block party, we will follow up directly later in the month.

Southwest Voices Hennepin County Attorney Voting Guide

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Hennepin County voters will be picking a new Hennepin County Attorney this year. A few weeks ago, Southwest Voices asked their readers what they wanted to know about the candidates for the office. The answer to the questions from each candidate are listed in the order in which they received them. Note: The Roe v. Wade question was asked before the decision was released.

Please note! The primary election takes place on August 9th and every person that lives in Kingfield votes at MLK Park, 4055 Nicollet. You can register to vote online on or before July 19th at the MN Secretary of State website. You can also register to vote in-person at your polling place on Election Day. The Kingfield Neighborhood Association, your most local place-based nonprofit!, will have super vouchers at the ready if you are a new resident and need help verifying your address. Just stop by the Polling Party tent and ask for assistance.

Be sure to stop by the Polling Party at either tent outside the park, all day August 9 and meet the Kingfield Neighborhood Association and enjoy a cup of lemonade and a treat as a thank you for voting!

https://www.southwestvoices.news/posts/hennepin-county-attorney-voter-guide