Kingfield Neighborhood Association

…And the 2018 Kingfield Ice Cream flavor is…

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MN Birch Bark! Taste the Minnesota North Woods! Birch ice cream entangled with pretzel twigs and red cranberries covered in a chocolate bark.

Your first chance to taste it will be at the 2018 Arbor Day Celebration at MLK Park on Friday April 27, 4-8 PM!

Read about the creation of this specialty flavor (as well as the collaboration on flavor creation between these two groups over the past dozen years!) created for Arbor Day 2018 by Sebastian Joe’s and the Kingfield Neighborhood Association in the Southwest Journal.

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2018 Kingfield Pleasant Community Garden Applications Are Available Now!

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Although the current temperatures are freezing, plans for this spring’s Kingfield Pleasant Community Garden are HEATING UP!! For people who like to garden but don’t have space or sunlight of their own, now is the time to get your plot application in! Spots are limited, and in very high demand… 

Deadline to submit the application, Interest Survey, and payment is noon, Thursday, March 29th to participate in the lottery to receive a plot for the 2018 season… so don’t delay. Documents can be found here:

2018 Community Garden Application

2018 Garden Rules

2018 Skill Inventory and Interest Survey

Questions? Contact Cheryl@Kingfield.org

Sounds fun but not sure you know how to garden?  Get details on our free, four week class held at MLK Park here, and follow the link to register with the Park Board to attend!

FREE Veggie Growing Class 2018

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Want to learn how to grow vegetables? Vegetable Growing Basics is for beginning gardeners or anyone needing a refresher class. Sign-up for the free class offered by the University of Minnesota Master Gardener Program, held at MLK Park, beginning April 3rd. Classes are on Tuesdays from 6:30-8:00pm.  This is a four-week program (4/3, 4/10, 4/17, and 4/24, 2018) that covers how to start, design, plant, and maintain your garden. Classes are free and open to adults 18 and older, but interested teens are welcome to attend with a parent. The class is hands-on, and meets outdoors at the raised garden beds at the northwest corner of MLK Park, 40th and Nicollet.

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Kingfield Compost Survey

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The Kingfield Neighborhood Association (KFNA) has created an “Organic Recycling” survey to assess barriers and benefits for neighbors related to the City of Minneapolis’ curbside compost pick-up program. Please take the following brief survey whether you currently participate in the program or not: https://goo.gl/forms/RbUB6KRVrLOUuwvl1

KFNA will be working in the coming year to increase participation in this program. If you are interested in being a member of this Rocking Organic Team (ROT!) just send an email to Sarah@kingfield.org. We will be hosting a Composting Café at Butter Bakery as our first team meeting in the coming weeks.

Kingfield Instagram Gallery

Kingfield Empty Bowls Sponsors

Artists:

  • Continental Clay Company
  • Uptown Clay
  • Color Wheel Gallery
  • Augsburg University
  • UM College of Liberal Arts
  • Fired Up Studios
  • South High School
  • FAIR School DT
  • Roosevelt High School
  • St Paul Academy
  • Breck School
  • Youth Farm
  • Northern Clay Center
  • Edina Art Center

Nourishment:

  • Harriet's Inn
  • Baker's Field Flour and Bread
  • Patisserie 46
  • Five Watt Coffee
  • Nighthawks
  • The Lowbrow
  • Cafe Ena
  • Rincon 38
  • Blackbird
  • Butter Bakery Cafe
  • Royal Grounds
  • La Fresca
  • Victor's 1959 Cafe
  • Pat's Tap

KFNA Business Sponsors

  • Nicollet Ace Hardware
  • Novak Painting and Decorating
  • Beacon Interfaith
  • GeeTeez
  • The Lowbrow