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Homegrown Minneapolis is a citywide initiative
expanding our community's ability to grow, process,
distribute, eat and compost more healthy, sustainable,
locally grown foods.
July 7, 2017
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Minneapolis Public Schools Offers Summer Meal Services for All
Children Under 18
Minneapolis
Public Schools is sponsoring 110 summer meal
service sites, allowing all children (18 and under) to eat for FREE this summer.
Check out
Hunger Impact Partners' new mobile app called SUMMER EATS MINNESOTA, which
helps youth and families find summer meal site locations! You can download the
app at the App Store and Google Play. The app shows the nearest serving sites,
their menus, and days and hours of operation.
For
questions, contact Kate Seybold at Kate.Seybold@mpls.k12.mn.us
or 612-668-2852.
Twin Cities Mobile Market Now Operating in Minneapolis
Find full details about their schedule and locations.
City Seeks Southern Green Zone Task Force
Members
The City of Minneapolis is
looking for community members to be a part of the City of Minneapolis Southern Green
Zones Task Force.
The Task Force will develop
an action-oriented Work Plan specific to the Southern Green Zone, which
includes the greater Phillips community and Cedar-Riverside neighborhood. The
Work Plan should identify actions that promote health and economic well-being
using environmentally-beneficial strategies.
The Task Force will meet at
least once per month from September 2017 through January 2018 to develop the
Work Plan. Workgroup members will be responsible for attending meetings, reviewing
materials between meetings, and making a recommendation to City Council in
Quarter 1 of 2018.
Applications
are due by July 26, 2017.
For questions, contact Kelly Muellman at Kelly.Muellman@minneapolismn.gov or 612-673-3014.
UST Seeks Input on Agriculture Practices through Survey
Do you own, manage, or operate an
urban garden or farm within the Twin Cities?
As part of a study funded by the
National Science Foundation on nutrient recycling through urban agriculture, a
team from the University of St. Thomas (UST) Biology Department are conducting a
survey on garden management practices throughout the Twin Cities.
Please consider participating in this
five-minute
survey.
For more information, contact
Dr. Chip Small at gaston.small@stthomas.edu.
MPRB Seeks Input on Ecological System Plan
How do you connect with nature in Minneapolis Parks? What is most important to you?
The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) and
Mississippi Watershed Management Organization (MWMO) are working together to
create the Ecological System Plan. This plan will set a vision for making
parks and public lands more friendly to the environment. Ecological
System Plan topics include Air Quality Issues, Biodiversity & Habitat Quality, Habitat Connectivity, Carbon Sequestration, Stormwater Runoff, Sustainable Energy Generation, and Urban Heat Island Effect. To learn more, visit the project website.
Please consider contributing input through this short survey.
For questions, contact Ellen Kennedy at ekennedy@minneapolisparks.org
or 612-230-6577.
July Homegrown Minneapolis Food Council
Meeting
Wednesday, July
12 | 5:30 – 7:00 pm meeting; 5:00 presentation from Martin Brown regarding Waite House garden programs
Powderhorn Recreation
Center, Multipurpose Room, 3400 15th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55407 (map)
Meeting
Agenda
Save the Date: Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) 6th Annual Farm to School Community BBQ
Tuesday,
September 12 | 4:30pm – 7:00pm (rain date: September 14)
MPS Culinary Center, 812 Plymouth Ave N, Minneapolis,
MN 55411 (map).
This annual Farm to School Community BBQ
is a FREE event to celebrate the local food system, kick off Farm to School
month in October, and provide an opportunity for the community to meet their
farmers and chefs.
This event
offers a unique opportunity to promote your organization’s role in the
community’s food system and engage with families. Tables are encouraged to have
kid/family-friendly activities that emphasize nutrition, wellness, local food
and farming. To register, complete this REGISTRATION
FORM by Friday, August 4th.
For questions, contact Kate Seybold at Kate.Seybold@mpls.k12.mn.us or 612-668-2852.
Free
EBT Equipment for Farmers Markets and Direct Marketing Farmers
The Farmers Market Coalition (FMC) announced funding available for
free electronic benefit transfer (EBT) processing equipment offered through the
U.S. Department of Agriculture's Free SNAP EBT Equipment Program.
Additional funding has been made available, and new applications are being
accepted. Apply now
through November 2017. Funding is limited, and available on a first-come,
first-served basis.
More information
on eligibility requirements. Apply for a SNAP
permit.
For questions, contact Mae Carroll at mae@farmersmarketcoalition.org or
Emma Hansen at emma@farmersmarketcoalition.org.
Funding
Available for Healthy Eating Success Stories
from the Center for Prevention at Blue Cross and Blue Shield
The Center for Prevention at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of
Minnesota delivers on Blue Cross' long-term commitment to improve the health of
all Minnesotans by tackling the leading root causes of preventable disease:
tobacco use, lack of physical activity and unhealthy eating. They collaborate
with organizations statewide to increase health equity, transform communities,
and create a healthier state.
The
Center is pleased to announce a new funding opportunity for their Healthy Eating Success Stories funding
initiative. They are seeking to fund organizations at $10,000 each, to showcase
innovative, successful healthy eating work.
The
application deadline is Monday, August 7, at 1:00pm (Central Time).
To apply for the funding
opportunity and review the required materials, visit the Available
Funding page.
Online Food Safety Training
Using
short informative and engaging animated lessons and videos, the Food Handler
Level 1 and Level 2 Training courses teach food workers basic food safety
practices. Topics include: keeping food safe, temperature danger zone, hot and
cold holding, avoiding cross-contamination, personal hygiene, and cleaning and
sanitizing.
The
trainings take 1 to 1 ½ hours to complete, and are available online 24/7.
The
Level 1 course is available in English and Spanish. The Level 2 course is
available in eight languages including English, Spanish, Mandarin Chinese,
Vietnamese and American Sign Language.
A
Food Handler Training certificate and card is awarded to every person who
successfully completes the training. Note: The Food Handler Trainings are for
food workers. The Food Handler Training courses are not Certified Food Manager
Training. Find certified food manager classes on the Minnesota Department of Health website.
Request vouchers here or call Leslie at
612-673-3544.
For
questions, visit the Food Handler Training webpage or e-mail food@minneapolismn.gov.
Others interested in taking a Food Handler Training course can take the course for $20
at www.minneapolismn.statefoodsafety.com.
Looking for a Food Truck? Online Food Truck List Available
The
City's Civic Events webpage now has a list of vendors with a mobile food license (food
trucks) and vendors with a seasonal food permit. Event
food sponsors can use the lists to find vendors for an event.
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