Applications Are Open for Minneapolis Edible Boulevards!
By MICHELLE SHAW, Minneapolis Edible Boulevards
The big news this month in the world of Minneapolis Edible Boulevards is that applications for this season’s resources are now out and due May 15. Once approved, you’ll go through a process of doing a one-on-one meeting, completing a soil test, and discussing your needs of available resources: seeds or seedlings (depending on availability), a few bags of new soil to go on top of your current, mushroom compost, a trowel, a pair of gloves, and education on how to create a garden. Resources are free for approved applicants in our participating neighborhoods, and we’d love to have you participate!
At this time, these are the participating neighborhoods: Cedar Riverside, East Phillips, Midtown Phillips, Phillips West, Ventura Village, Longfellow, and Powderhorn Park on the Southside plus Bottineau, Hawthorne, Marshall Terrace, McKinley, Near North, St. Anthony West, Sheridan, Heritage Park, Jordan, and Webber-Camden on the Northeast/Northside. If you’re interested, and your neighborhood isn’t yet partnering with us, reach out to your neighborhood association to let them know of your interest. Given the small size of our initiative, Green Zone neighborhoods and those that are adjacent are prioritized.… Read the rest “Applications Are Open for Minneapolis Edible Boulevards!”
Memorial Day Program 2023
Please join us for the 153rd Memorial Day observance at Minneapolis Pioneers and Soldiers Memorial Cemetery on Monday, May 29. The program begins at 10 AM. Music by the Seward Community Concert Band. Readings by students from the Minnesota Transitions Charter School. Rifle team from American Legion Post One. Everyone is welcome. Seating is somewhat limited so please bring a lawn chair if you can.
There will be a one-hour, seated talk about the cemetery’s history at 1 p.m. Free and open to everyone.
We will have plenty of seating.
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Tales: Remembering the Fallen, Memorial Day 2023
Tales from Pioneers and Soldiers Memorial Cemetery
210th in a Series
By SUE HUNTER WEIR
Thousands of people gathered at the intersection of Minnetonka and Washington Avenues on May 30, 1870. They formed a parade that stretched for two miles as they marched to what became known as Layman’s Cemetery. Flags were flown at half-mast and business throughout the city came to a standstill since “there were none in the stores to sell nor to buy.” The Civil War might have been over but the trauma remained. Disease and disability continued to claim lives. The war and its aftermath left unimaginable numbers of widows, orphans, and bereaved parents in its wake.
The first division of the parade was led by the Fort Snelling Twentieth Infantry Band followed by members of the Grand Army of the Republic, a benevolent organization that advocated for veterans. Their motto was “Fraternity, Charity, and Loyalty.” They were followed by other former soldiers and their families.
The Minneapolis Tribune listed 28 known soldiers believed to be buried in Layman’s Cemetery. Even though every effort was made to identify all of the veterans, their list mistakenly identified some men as veterans who weren’t and overlooked a handful of men whose service has since been verified.… Read the rest “Tales: Remembering the Fallen, Memorial Day 2023”
