Rain Day

"Rain Days" are better than "Snow Days"! We will try for tomorrow, Wednesday or Thursday as our Spring Clean Up day.

Update Plot map

We have 5 more plots left. If anyone would like a second one please reach out to me!


*Green name is returning gardener

*Purple name is a new gardener 

*Black name is last years gardener who we did not hear from yet

*No name next to the plot is an open plot 

Powderhorn Park

15th Avenue South

2) Janet  Count                                                           1A)

4) Tobby                                                                     1) Jessica Jacobson

6) Donna B. (Rowen's mom)                                                                                                                                                                       3) Lynn 
6A) Sarah H.                                                              5) Adabell

8) Gretchen and Kara (Lorca woof!)                           7)Deb

10) Nicole/ Dan/family                                                9) Emily D.

12) Ashley  Huebner                                                 11) Rowen and Sulu (woof!)

14)  Mike R.                                                                13) Caitlin O'Fallon

16)                                                                               15) Kim and Chris 

18)Hannah Sackett                                                      17) Elly V.

20)Shelby                                                                       19)

22)                                                                                      21)

24) Blackberries and Perennial Plot                               Raspberries Plot

Spring Clean-Up

We keeping our fingers crossed that we will be able to get into the garden one of these evenings to a little spring cleaning before the Mayday celebration happening this weekend!  Though there is cool air and rain brewing in this week we will try to put a couple days on our calendar and do what we can.

Tuesday, April 30th 5- 7 pm
Wednesday, May 1st 5 -7 pm
Thursday, May 2nd  possibly if it rained Tuesday and Wednesday. Hours to be determined.

We will be:

*Cleaning up the leaves from the perennials gardens, and plots. Placing them in between the garden and walkway. 

*Cleaning out plots. We are waiting to hear back from company on a date with compost delivery.

*We will clean out the compost bins and place aged compost around perennial gardens and in plots

*Pick up liter trash

*Clean out rain-barrels

*Fix rope fencing

We are asking gardeners to pay $20 a plot what they can for the 2019 gardening year. Spring lean up is a good time to do this.

Gardening classes put on by Tiny Diner

Hello community gardeners! 

We have a bunch of great classes coming up at Tiny Diner that are free/low cost and open to the community! Please share with your gardeners! 

Topics include landscaping for biodiversity, carbon capture, soil health as a tool to combat weeds, cover cropping in urban spaces, and straw bale gardening! Please send questions or RSVPs to andrea.e@tinydiner.com.

Transform Your Yard: Sink Carbon in the Soil! 

Saturday April 27th

2-3:30pm

$10-20 Sliding Scale Donation

Did you know that your lawn might be a key to removing excess carbon in the atmosphere? Climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing the world today who’s cause is an excess of carbon in the atmosphere. So let's put that carbon back where it came from-in the soil! This class will talk through the nuts and bolts of soil carbon sequestration and teach anyone how to restore soil and fight climate change by sinking carbon! 

Instructor Information: Kassie Brown is the lead educator at Renaissance Soil, a nonprofit organization dedicated to transforming dirt back into living soil by teaching humans how to partner with the ancient systems that grow resilient plants, hold water, clean up pollution, and store carbon.

Weeds and Soil Health: A Holistic Solution

Thursday May 2nd

7-8pm

$10 or sliding scale

Does creeping charlie got you down? Are dandelions your nemesis? In this class Bob of Organic Bob we will take a look at weeds’ role in soil health and talk about how focusing on building healthy soil can help control weed problems. If you want an organic solution to your weed problem, this is the class for you!

Instructor Information: Bob Dahm (aka Organic Bob) has been providing alternatives to chemical lawn care for 17 years. Soil health is at the forefront of Bob’s work. 

Building Long Term Soil Health with Cover Crops

Sunday May 19th 

2-3:30 pm

Free but Donations Accepted

Interested in building healthy soil in order to grow better fruits and vegetables? Cover cropping is a regenerative farming technique that is a powerful tool towards achieving vibrant soil health and many other ecosystem benefits in your garden. In this class we’ll show how these regenerative farming techniques are adapted for urban gardens. Each student will go home free sample seeds to try on their own garden.

Instructor Information: Nick Schneider owns Thrive Chef Works LLC, a personal chef and catering company. Next to cooking good food, growing good food is Nick's equally vital passion.

Straw Bale Gardening Basics 

Saturday May 25th 

2-3pm

$10

In this class we will cover all the basics of what you need to know about how to grow flowers, herbs and vegetables in straw bales! Straw bales are an easy way to expand your garden space, require very minimal weeding and are 100% compostable! In this introductory class you’ll learn how to prepare your bales for planting, fertilize, plant and much more! 

Instructor Information: Trianna Houser has always enjoyed experimenting with different urban farming techniques and has been growing in straw bales for the last 3 years in the yard of her Powderhorn home.

Happy growing!!

Andrea Eger

Program Coordinator and Farmers’ Market Manager

612-644-2292

Another rain day

Hello Gardeners,

We have another rainy day on a spring clean up day. Stay tuned for a new date to come in very near future! 

Happy Earth Day!

Rescheduled for next Monday

Hello everyone!

  Our spring clean up for this evening is being rescheduled for next Monday, April, 22nd 5-?.... A beautiful day to celebrate Earth Day!

We will clean up the leaves, brush pile, compost(spread into plots), liter, plots.......

Hope to see ya all there!

Rain tonight?

Hello everyone!

If it is raining to much this evening we will reschedule our first spring clean up for next week on Earth Day Monday, April 22nd. Stay tuned for tonight's up date.  If the rain moves on by 5 pm we will still have our spring clean up tonight!

 Wednesday, April 17th 5-?  if rained out tonight then  Monday, April, 22nd 5-?....

We will clean up the leaves, brush pile, compost(spread into plots), liter, plots.......

Hope to see ya all there!

Spring Clean- Up April 17th!

Hope everyone is enjoying the spring rain! Got the rain gauge up in the garden! Though the forecast is telling us we still may get sprinkled with some beautiful snowflakes this coming week lets aim for the following week on Wednesday, April 17th 5-?

We will clean up the leaves, brush pile, compost, litter, plots.......

Hope to see ya all there!