Posted in Community, General on January 19th, 2008 No Comments »
Phew, it’s cold and wintry outside . . . the perfect time to start planning your summer garden! On February 1, the Northfield Community Gardeners will start accepting applications for participation in the 2008 Greenvale Park Community Garden! The garden is located just west of Greenvale Park Elementary School, on Lincoln Street.
Applications are [...]
Posted in Community on October 18th, 2007 1 Comment »
The 2007 community garden is made up of 30 plots tended by Northfield families and individuals. Garden plots are 10 feet by 20 feet (with a 10’x10’ half-plot option also available.) Those who are assigned plots may plant what they choose and are responsible for maintaining their plots throughout the growing season. [...]
Posted in Community on August 22nd, 2007 No Comments »
Aaron & Dan
Originally uploaded by The Center for Sustainable Living
Everyone’s Invited to the Greenvale Park Community Garden Open House!
Sunday, August 26, 2 - 4pm
Come Celebrate our first year of growing!
Tour the gardens and meet gardeners.
Taste some community-garden-grown produce.
Learn how you can participate,
Adults and Kids welcome!
Greenvale Park [...]
Posted in Community on June 15th, 2007 No Comments »
The Northfield Community is invited to a tour of the Greenvale Park Community Garden, June 23, 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m., next to Greenvale School. The schedule of events includes:
10:00-10:30 Tour
[...]
Posted in Community on April 24th, 2007 No Comments »
The new Greenvale Park Community Garden is off to a great start! 27 families and individuals have so far claimed space in the garden, filling 17 of the 21 available plots. Northfield Tractor & Equipment has generously offered to donate plowing and tilling of the garden this year, and the Healthy Communities Initiative [...]
Posted in Community, General on April 18th, 2007 No Comments »
This weekend, April 20-21, The Center for Sustainable Living will be hosting a Permaculture Film Festival and an Intro to Permaculture Workshop. The Film Festival on Friday is FREE, and will be held at St. Olaf College. We will also be taking last minute registrations for the Introduction to Permaculture Workshop at the [...]
Posted in Community on April 2nd, 2007 No Comments »
A coalition of members from The Center for Sustainable Living, RENew Northfield, and the Cannon River Watershed Partnership met with consultants from ACP Visioning and Planning on Monday, April 2, as part of a “community stakeholder” meeting regarding the upcoming revisions of the Northfield Comprehensive Plan.
NOTE: The Public Meeting concerning the revision of the [...]
Posted in Community on March 7th, 2007 No Comments »
Very soon, the City of Northfield will hold a meeting to invite public comment on the revision of the Northfield Comprehensive Plan, or “blueprint.” The Comprehensive Plan is revised once every seven years, and this is the year for revision, once again.
Because of the timeliness of an upcoming meeting for public comment on April [...]
Posted in Community, General on March 1st, 2007 No Comments »
The Center for Sustainable Living will be bringing a Permaculture Film Festival and an Introduction to Permaculture workshop to Northfield! Guy Trombley and Paula Westmoreland of the Permaculture Research Institute, Cold Climate will be presenting these events on Friday, April 20 and Saturday, April 21.
Permaculture is defined as “the conscious design and maintenance of [...]
Posted in Community on February 27th, 2007 No Comments »
Pictured, left to right, are: Sheryl Joy, Katie Blanchard, Arlene Kjar, Dan Hudson, Erin Barnett, and Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin
Why are these people waving garden tools and smiling?
On Monday night the School Board approved a collaboration between Northfield School District Community Services and the Northfield Community Gardeners that will establish a community garden on the grounds of [...]