Hear from our Conservation Program Manager, Thia, about the unspoken stories behind our work: UrbanRootsMN.org/2025/12/10/the-unspoken-stories/ And support youth by making a tax-deductible donation by year end. Your gift means seeds, growth, and a brighter future. UrbanRootsMN.org/donate Thanks! 💚

Check out just some of what we were up to in 2025! And be sure to sign up for our email newsletter to stay up-to-date on everything we'll have going on in 2026 👉 UrbanRootsMN.org/EmailSignUp #nonprofit #StPaul #SaintPaul #TwinCities #UrbanFarming #Conservation #Cooking

We're accepting applications for our Grants Manager opening through January 2. Learn more at urbanrootsmn.org/2025/12/08/g...

Our youth internship programs address community needs around fresh food access, the environment, & well-being. This year, we grew 13,500lbs of produce, served 1,280 meals, & planted 4,320 plants. But our true work is helping youth become who they want to be. Empower youth 👉 UrbanRootsMN.org/donate

Want to help us empower youth, improve green spaces, and grow, prepare and share fresh, local food? 🌱 Our Amazon Wish List makes it easy to donate exactly what we need. Check it out 👉 www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/... Thank you! 💚 #AmazonWishList #InKindDonations #EmpowerYouth #TwinCities

Over the last 8 years, we've empowered hundreds of paid interns who contributed to thousands of pounds of produce grown, native plants planted, community members reached, and meals shared. 🥕 Will you help us continue this momentum? ➡️ UrbanRootsMN.org/donate Thank you! 💚 #NativePlants #FreshProduce

We are hiring a Grants Manager! This position requires a passion for detail and organization, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work collaboratively. Learn more ➡️ urbanrootsmn.org/2025/12/08/g... #JobOpening #JobOpportunity #GrantsManager

We're almost at our goal for Give to the Max Day! Can you help us reach it? Your gift supports paid youth internships in urban agriculture, cooking and food career pathways, and natural resources conservation. 🥕🥘🌳 ➡️ GiveMN.org/UrbanRootsMN Thank you! 💚 #GiveToTheMax #UrbanFarm #Conservation

It's Give to the Max Day, and we're already 85% of the way to reaching our goal to support our youth interns and their work to improve green spaces and grow, prepare, and share fresh, local food! 🌳🥕 Give today at GiveMN.org/donate/UrbanRootsMN Thank you! #GiveToTheMax #SupportYouth #PlantTrees

The transformation on the hilltop at our Rivoli Bluff Farm and Restoration Site is just one glimpse of the greener, brighter future we’re growing every day. 🌱 This Give to the Max Day, your gift will be doubled thanks to generous matching gifts. Please give at GiveMN.org/UrbanRootsMN Thank you! 💚

Today is #WorldKindnessDay! If you are able, celebrate by donating to Urban Roots during early giving for Give to the Max Day. We have $20,000 in matching gifts thanks to Fairview Health Services and our Board of Directors. 💚 Give at GiveMN.org/donate/UrbanRootsMN Thank you so much! 🫶

One of our youth interns, Janya, recently had an opinion piece published in @sahanjournal.bsky.social. Janya writes, "From providing youth jobs and access to fresh produce to donating more than 6,000 pounds of food to the community this year, Urban Roots has changed my life and many others."

Join us Fri, Nov 14, 5-8pm @utepilsbrewing.com for a Round Up Kickoff Happy Hour. Get a ticket from our staff ➡ buy a drink ➡ redeem your ticket for $1 donated to us by Utepils! 🎉 And say "yes!" all November when asked if you'd like to round up your total to support us! 🍻 #CraftBrewery #Minneapolis

We are prioritizing getting the last of our fall harvest to community partners who are addressing food insecurity. We delivered this donation of our locally-grown produce to CLUES for their Canasta Familiar distribution event. CLUES' food giveaways are open to the public - info on their website. 🥕

We have $20,000 in matching gifts this Give to the Max Day thanks to Fairview Health Services and our Board of Directors, so your gift will so twice as far. Please give to support youth, nature, and local food! 💚🌱🥕 GiveMN.org/donate/UrbanRootsMN #GiveToTheMaxDay #GiveToTheMax #SaintPaul #StPaul

Join us at the Seed Circle on Nov 19! 🌱

Give to the Max Day is coming up! Gifts to Urban Roots support youth, nature, and fresh local food. Every dollar becomes seeds, skills, and the deep confidence that comes from creating something beautiful and nourishing. Please give through Nov 20 ➡️ GiveMN.org/donate/UrbanRootsMN #GiveToTheMaxDay

In November, guests @utepilsbrewing.com can round up their total to support Urban Roots. PLUS: On Nov 14, 5-8pm, you can join us at the brewery for a Kickoff Happy Hour! Grab a ticket from our staff, buy a drink, and have $1 donated to us by Utepils. Cheers!🍻 #craftbrewery #minneapolisevents

There's one more Community Seed Circle coming up on Wednesday, November 19, 6-7pm at Dayton's Bluff Library in St. Pau! 🌱

Next month, guests at @utepilsbrewing.com can round up their total to support Urban Roots. PLUS: On Nov 14, 5-8pm, you can join us at the brewery for a Kickoff Happy Hour! Grab a ticket, buy a drink, and have $1 donated to Urban Roots by Utepils Brewing. Cheers!🍻 #craftbrewery #minneapolisevents

Fall is a busy time of year for us in our gardens. Join us to help check a few things off our to do list and enjoy the cool fall breeze that makes garden work, well, a breeze! 🍃 Reach out to Marcos at [email protected] if you'd like to join us on Oct 15, 4-7pm! #VolunteersNeeded

We had a great time cheering for all of the runners yesterday during the #TwinCitiesMarathon, Half-Marathon, and #TC10Mile! 🎉 We would "bee" very grateful if you would vote for us for the Diane & Alan Page Community Cheer Challenge (Mile 20 - Urban Roots): woobox.com/4efdev 🐝

We're partnering with Dual Citizen Brewing for their Dual Purpose initiative. Dual Citizen will match up to $10k in donations to us that are raised through the partnership. Sept 26: 🤫Silent auction 9am-9pm, 32auctions.com/taproomtakeover 🥕Stop by Dual Citizen, 6-9pm - pop-up produce market & more!

We were invited to participate in #FarmAid40 this past weekend. We first thought that meant our Urban Roots band would be rockin' on stage, but we instead operated the HOMEGROWN Youthmarket stand, selling produce and baked goods. The organizers probably made the right call.☺️ #FarmAid @farmaid.org

We're partnering with Dual Citizen Brewing Co this month for their Dual Purpose initiative, the brewery’s philanthropic arm. Join us at Dual Citizen: 🌱9/18, 5-8pm info table 🥕9/26, 6-9pm pop-up produce market Dual Citizen will match up to $10k in donations that are raised through the partnership.

Our first Community Seed Circle of the semester is coming up! Help us, Saint Paul Public Library, and @urbanrootsmn.bsky.social sort seeds and replenish the seed library while chatting with neighbors about gardens! We'll have free tea and an orientation for volunteers. 🌱

Mark your calendar to "Meet Us On Arcade" on Sept 27! 🌸 #StPaul #SaintPaul #Events

Check us out on @wcconews.bsky.social! We hope to see you at the Rivoli Bluff Bash this coming Saturday, Sept 13, 10am-2pm at the Rivoli Bluff Farm and Restoration Site, 749 Arkwright St, St. Paul. 🌱 www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/vi... #SaintPaul #TwinCities #StPaul #Nonprofit

Join us on Saturday, September 13, 10am-2pm, at the Rivoli Bluff Bash in St. Paul! Learn more and let us know you're coming: secure.qgiv.com/for/urm/even... #SaintPaul #MySaintPaul #NonprofitEvent #TwinCities

🌽It's #MNStateFair time! 🌱Aug 23 & 28, we'll be at The Common Table in the SE Hall of the Ag Hort Bldg. Enter our prize drawing for 1 of 3 prize packages valued up to nearly $500! 🥘Aug 25, 11am, 1pm, 3pm, Team Cook Fresh will be doing cooking demos in the SE corner of the Eco Experience Bldg.

💦Ever wonder what happens to the coins tossed into the ponds at the @mallofamerica.bsky.social?💰 They probably don’t really grant wishes, but they DO support nonprofits! This August, we’re the lucky ones diving into that treasure, so if you're at the MOA, toss some change our way to help us grow!🌱

As part of Twins x Thrivent At Bat For Impact, you can help four great nonprofits receive up to $12,500 EACH! 🎉 Simply vote daily through August 10 to help us advance around the bases together 👉 www.mlb.com/twins/commun... Thank you! ⚾ #AtBatForImpact #TwinsTerritory #DoGood #CommunityDriven

Through At Bat for Impact with Thrivent and the MN Twins, we are hosting a fundraiser through Aug 10. For every $2 you donate, Thrivent will add $1, up to $2,500, and pay all processing fees. Give today to help us empower youth and nourish community! 🌳🥕💚 🔗 thrivent.cotribute.co/events/11265...

Thank you @mprnews.org for sharing our story! 🌱

M Health Fairview and our new Community Garden were recently featured on @mprnews.org. Check it out! 🌱 ➡️ www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0... #CommunityGarden #CommunityGardens

The M Health Fairview Rice Street Clinic is celebrating its 100th anniversary tomorrow, AND we'll be breaking ground on a new Urban Roots community garden! 🌱 📆 Tuesday, July 15 ⏰ 10am-1pm 📍 980 Rice Street, Saint Paul ➡️ www.twincities.com/2025/07/12/r... #CommunityGarden #CommunityGardens

The Gateway Brown's Creek Trail Assoc (GBCTA) and M Health Fairview are giving free bike helmets to youth at the East Side Farmers Market. Stop by the East Side Sculpture Park for a helmet and the market, as well as trail info, safety tips, and swag from GBCTA! 📅7/13 ⏰1-4pm 📍705 E 7th St, St. Paul

Join us July 23 for Uplift & Unwind in the Garden! Get tickets ($25) at secure.qgiv.com/for/urm/even... #GardenParty #MySaintPaul #SaintPaul #TwinCities #NonprofitEvents #OutdoorEvents

It’s peak season at Urban Roots and that's not only in the gardens! 🥦🥬 From volunteering to attending a fun event, there are so many ways to get involved right now. Follow us, sign up, show up, and dig in—there’s something for everyone! ➡️ UrbanRootsMN.org #nonprofit #GetInvolved #SaintPaul

As a part of At Bat for Impact with Thrivent and the MN Twins, we're hosting a fundraiser, 6/27-8/10. For every $2 donated, Thrivent will add $1, up to $2.5k, and will also pay all the processing fees!🌳🥘🥕 ➡️Give at thrivent.cotribute.co/events/11265... Thank you!💚 #SupportYouth #MinnesotaTwins

We’re excited to be featured in the Twins x Thrivent At Bat For Impact initiative!⚾️ Jun 27-Aug 10, #MinnesotaTwins fans can learn more about our work and show us some love at twins.com/AtBatForImpact to help us advance around the bases and unlock donation dollars. Can you help us get a home run?!🙌

SPRWS Lead Free program is working to replace all lead water service lines in St. Paul—for FREE! To find out what your water service line is made of, and if it is eligible for a free replacement this year, check out the service material map: bit.ly/ServiceMaterialMap

Which Urban Roots internship program would you choose? 🍲 Cook Fresh 🌳 Conservation 🥕 Market Garden #nonprofit #EmpowerYouth #PaidInternship

We're proud to partner with The Art of Reconciliation for their production of The Secret Garden this July.🌱 In this tale, the garden serves as a place of healing and transformation, and we know the garden is a powerful place for that.💚 theartofreconciliation.thundertix.com/events/243753 #Theater

✨We are so grateful to be a Reader's Choice Winner for the Twin Cities Business Magazine Best of Business Awards in the Giving Back category! Thank you to all who voted for us and congrats to the other nonprofit winners @secondharvest.bsky.social and @bridgingmn.bsky.social! #nonprofit #twincities

Happy Global Running Day! If you're looking for a new running route, check out our Urban Roots Garden Tour Running Route on the East Side of St. Paul, MN. If you run the route, let us know which garden is your favorite! 🌱👟 #GlobalRunningDay #GardenTour #RunningRoute #TwinCitiesMarathon #TC10Mile

Thank you @visitsaintpaul.bsky.social for volunteering with us this morning at our Rivoli Bluff Farm and Restoration Site!🌿 💚Learn about volunteering with Urban Roots at UrbanRootsMN.org/volunteer #volunteer #volunteering #mysaintpaul #stpaul #saintpaul #nonprofit

💧WaterFest, May 31, 11am-4pm, Lake Phalen Park (1600 Phalen Dr, St. Paul)💧 This free family festival celebrating our clean lakes offers outdoor hands-on learning about clean water, wildlife, and land and water conservation. rwmwd.org/events/water... #water #waterconservation #stpaul #saintpaul

📖Join us on Thursday mornings this summer for a storytime and garden activity in the Children’s Garden!🌱 Details: 📆Thursdays, Jun 5-Aug 28, excluding June 19 ⏰10:30am 📍749 Arkwright St, St. Paul, near the intersection of N Rivoli St and Minnehaha Ave E #LibraryStorytime #SaintPaul #ChildrensGarden

💐St. Paul florist Martha's Gardens is inspired to help empower St. Paul youth. You can join their efforts by giving a gift to Urban Roots - a nonprofit on the East Side of St. Paul - when you shop at Martha's Gardens!💚 📍1593 Selby Ave, St. Paul 🔗MarthasFloralStudio.com #EmpowerYouth #FloralStudio