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The Children's Gardening Program in the Aurora-St. Anthony Peace Sanctuary Garden builds relationships in the neighborhood, Saint Paul, and the larger region. We are made up of neighbors, authors, artists, scientists, teachers, farmers, librarians, cooks, grandmas, students, caretakers—anyone invested in sharing the responsibility of being in community with all of us and the children that participate in our program. These relationships are the core of the Children's Garden Program and the Urban Farm & Garden Alliance. We have also cultivated strong relationships with local organizations and institutions that enrich and support the Children's Gardening Program, the Urban Farm & Garden Alliance, our partners and collaborators.As organizers and activists, we work hard to welcome, connect and serve our neighbors in our neighborhood and beyond. The Children’s Gardening Program is based in the Rondo neighborhood in Saint Paul. Occasionally children from nearby neighborhoods participate, but our work is centered on and responds to our friends, family and collaborators in Rondo.The Rondo neighborhood grew up alongside the city of Saint Paul. Many different immigrant groups, indigenous, and métis people have called Rondo home since it was established in the late 19th century. Historically, Rondo has been and continues today as the heart of Saint Paul's African American community. The construction of Interstate 94 through the neighborhood beginning in 1956 with the passage of the Federal-Aid Highway Act irrevocably changed the thriving, tight-knit community, displacing hundreds of individuals, families and businesses. As members of the Rondo Community, along with our collaborators and allies, the Children's Garden and Urban Farm & Garden Alliance work to support and uplift the African American community in Rondo. We stand in solidarity with Dakota, Ojibwe, and other indigenous relatives, friends, and collaborators, and the increasingly diverse communities that populate Rondo and the wider region. Together, we learn to be good stewards of the land that we inhabit and to learn about the ongoing legacies of settler colonialism and systemic racism.
Many thanks to all of the people and organizations who contributed to the 2021 Children's Garden program.
Many thanks to all of the people and organizations who contributed to the 2021 Children's Garden program.
People
People
Anshuman Balaji, Engineers Without Borders, University of Minnesota Student Group
Anura Si-Asar, Educator and Urban Farm & Garden Alliance Family, Imhotep Science Academy Coordinator
Deon Haider, SNAP-Ed at the University of Minnesota Extension, Master Gardener
Delinea Parris, Friendly Neighbor and Parent
Diane Dodge, Official Urban Farm & Garden Alliance Troublemaker and Troubleshooter
Erika Valliant, Friendly Neighbor, Parent, Children's Garden Collaborator and Chair of the Summit University Planning Council.
Jenean Gilmer, Urban Farm & Garden Alliance Collaborator
Mary Fields, Friendly Neighbor and Grandparent
Melvin Giles, Urban Farm & Garden Alliance Coordinator
Melina Mangal, Author & Librarian
Megan Phinney, Children's Garden Coordinator and Urban Farm & Garden Alliance Collaborator, Master Gardener/Land Connector*
Peaches Galloway, Friendly Neighbor and Parent
Theresa Cunningham, Master Gardener/Land Connector and Friendly Neighbor
Sovanneary Phann-Sweere, Librarian and Parent
*Ramsey County Master Gardeners that work alongside the Urban Farm & Garden Alliance and the Children's Gardening Program choose to call themselves Land Connectors rather than Master Gardeners. The term "Master" is inseparable from its use in slavery in the United States.
Partner Organizations
Partner Organizations
Bethel/Frogtown and Summit-University Community Partnership
Capitol Region Watershed District
Community Stabilization Project
Engineers Without Borders, University of Minnesota Student Group
Minnesota State Horticultural Society
Saint Paul Regional Water Services
University of Minnesota SNAP-Ed, Health and Nutrition Programs, The Place-Based Approach Team
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