By James Schuster with research support from Urban Farm and Garden Alliance
Lexington Commons community garden sits just outside of the Lexington Commons apartment complex, a 48 unit sober living community for single adults who have experienced homelessness in the past. The garden is maintained by residents, staff, and other…
By Bethany Gustafson with research support from Urban Farm and Garden Alliance and the Bethel University Fall 2017 Urbanism class.
The garden was created around a decade ago when Metric and Melvin Giles found potential in the unused green space around Morning Star Baptist Church. It began with a handful of box planters and a green house, but has since grown to take up the plot…
By Kaitlyn Prothero with research support from Urban Farm and Garden Alliance
Bethel University Urbanism Class
The Greenhouse Garden is a garden in Frogtown with historical roots. It was originally the Dale Street Greenhouse which was gas station that had been converted into a greenhouse. Until it closed in 2006, it was St. Paul’s oldest greenhouse that…
Pilgrim Baptist Church was founded in 1868 by Robert T. Hickman and was located in what is now downtown St. Paul. In 1925, it moved to its current location and has been serving the Rondo neighborhood ever since. Founded in 2012, Pilgrim's Community…
By Maddy Mowrey with research support from Urban Farm and Garden Alliance and the Bethel University Fall 2017 Urbanism Class
The Victoria Garden is a community garden in frog town which serves the residents with fresh vegetables, fruit, and flowers. The garden functions mainly on a renting basis. Anyone can buy or rent a plot, or raised flower bed, for about 25$ a season,…
By Emily Langeland with research support from Urban Farm and Garden Alliance and the Bethel University Fall 2017 Urbanism class
Maxfield Elementary Garden is a community garden located in the Rondo community of St. Paul. It is a small garden situated outside the main entrance of the elementary school that produces fruits, vegetables, and flowers. The Maxfield garden is dual…
By Anthony Droogsma with research support from Urban Farm and Garden Alliance and the Bethel University Fall 2017 Urbanism class.
Frogtown Farm is one of the largest urban farms in the United States. It consists of 12.7 acres of green space which opened in 2015. It contains a community garden, outdoor cooking space, gardens that are used to grow food for food shelves, a playset…