‘Environment’ Archives
Minneapolis Edible Boulevards Seeks Your Input
By MICHELLE SHAW Join Kelly Shay for January’s Zoom cooking class where you’ll learn how to make a delicious Loaded Veggie Chili. Source: Edible Boulevards Ring in 2023 by joining us for our free January cooking class! This month Kelly Shay of Harmonious World and Wellness will teach us how to make something delicious on Zoom. You can find the registration link and grocery list (for those who also want to cook!) on our Minneapolis Edible Boulevards’ Facebook and Instagram pages. If you don’t have either, feel free to reach out to minneapolisedibleboulevards@gmail.com. Minneapolis Edible Boulevards wants to hear from you! It’s essential to not only have resources available for our neighbors, but also to listen to community members in our partnering neighborhoods. What’s important to you? We have a survey on Instagram and Facebook to capture those thoughts and ideas. As a City pilot for the past 3 years, we've also been advocating to change the City [...]
The Life of a Leaf
By SHELIA BLAND Nibbled on Rained on Wind tossed Chilled Scorched Uprooted Disoriented Fallen Downtrodden Besmirched Disintegrated Shelia Bland lives in Midtown Phillips. She has been writing most of her life to help herself understand the experiences and people in her shared world.
Promises Broken: Minneapolis Advances Plans to Demolish Roof Depot
Urban Farm supporters testify from the floor of an adjourned City Council meeting on September 22, 2022. Only a handful of council members stayed to listen to community members, including CMs Chavez, Johnson, and Wonsley. Photo: Steve Sandberg By STEVE SANDBERG In a 7-4 vote on September 22, the Minneapolis City Council voted to move forward with its request for proposals (RFP) process to select a vendor to demolish the Roof Depot building. Voting 7 in favor, 4 against, 1 abstention, one absent. In favor: Vetaw, Osman, Jenkins, Palmisano, Goodman, Rainville and Koski. Against: Chavez, Wonsley, Payne and Chugtai. Abstained: Johnson. Absent: Ellison. East Phillips residents and urban farm supporters were denied permission to speak at two previous Council meetings concerning requests for proposals (RFP) for the contracted demolition of the Roof Depot. This despite the mayor’s repeated promises dating back to July to schedule a meeting with the city’s environmental consultant [...]
