COMMUNITY SUCCESS STORIES:

Land Use/Food

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Helping nature reclaim its place in St. Paul

May 11, 2022

Submitted by Unity Church-Unitarian in St. Paul. Our story starts with an observation of a bee. Not just any bee, but a bumblebee, a rusty-patched bumblebee. When Kathy found this bee along…

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Canopy Connectors plant trees and build neighborhood connections

May 11, 2022

Submitted by Unity Church-Unitarian in St. Paul. In March 2021, Rennie Gaither, an Americorps Community Forestry Corps volunteer with Frogtown Green, gave a presentation to members of Unity Church-Unitarian about…

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Launching an Ecofair

May 3, 2022

Submitted by St. John’s Episcopal Church in Minneapolis. We held an Ecofair around Earth Day, which brought together several different desires, needs, and talents: we wanted to find a way…

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Caring for a pollinator garden and native plantings

April 7, 2022

Submitted by Edina Community Lutheran Church in Minneapolis. In 2021, ECLC’s EcoFaith team organized a schedule for the congregation to care for the pollinator garden and native plantings on their…

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Reducing waste through recycling and composting

April 6, 2022

Submitted by First Covenant Church of St Paul. Before the Covid pandemic hit, a small team of First Covenant Church (FCC) members began meeting to discuss how they could help…

Encouraging people to eat less animal products and reduce food waste

February 25, 2022

Submitted by First Universalist Church in Minneapolis. Four members of First Universalist Church were aware of the role of food issues in worsening greenhouse-gas emissions and created the Food Solutions…