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Urban Roots
@urbanrootsmn.bsky.social
Nonprofit based on the East Side of St Paul, MN. We offer paid youth internships in sustainable urban agriculture, cooking, and natural resources conservation. UrbanRootsMN.org 🥕🥘🌳
Join Team Urban Roots for the Twin Cities Marathon or TC 10 Mile! Help to empower St. Paul youth as they build leadership and job skills through our Market Garden, Cook Fresh, and Conservation programs. 🥕🍲🌳

Reach out to [email protected].

#TwinCitiesMarathon @twincitiesinmotion.bsky.social
February 2, 2026 at 9:54 PM
We have signed on to and are sharing this "Statement from Nonprofit Hunger-Relief Organizations Serving Minnesota."
January 28, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Reposted by Urban Roots
Learn how to stratify seeds and what you can use to do it at Winter Seed Sowing, our free workshop co-hosted with SPPL and @urbanrootsmn.bsky.social. We'll meet in the GROW-IT Center on Wed., 1/28 from 6-7 p.m., and everyone will get a winter sowing kit. Register here: forms.office.com/r/Q2PcD6x2xg
January 20, 2026 at 8:02 PM
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! 💚
December 22, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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
December 19, 2025 at 7:21 PM
We're accepting applications for our Grants Manager opening through January 2. Learn more at urbanrootsmn.org/2025/12/08/g...
December 19, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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
December 18, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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
December 15, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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
December 12, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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
December 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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
November 20, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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
November 20, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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! 💚
November 18, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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! 🫶
November 13, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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."
November 13, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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
November 13, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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. 🥕
November 12, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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
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
November 10, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Join us at the Seed Circle on Nov 19! 🌱
Check out this traveling exhibit from Minnesota Digital Library on Minnesota businesswomen in the seed and nursery field in the 1890s-1900s. 🌱 You can also enjoy our gardening books, Seed Library, and our Seed Circle event on Wed., Nov. 19, at 6 p.m., with SPPL and @urbanrootsmn.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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
November 3, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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
October 30, 2025 at 4:25 PM
There's one more Community Seed Circle coming up on Wednesday, November 19, 6-7pm at Dayton's Bluff Library in St. Pau! 🌱
Our next Community Seed Circle is coming up on Wednesday! 🌱 Everyone is welcome to join us, @urbanrootsmn.bsky.social, and Saint Paul Public Library to replenish the Seed Library and talk about gardening. We'll have tea for everyone and an orientation for volunteers. 🍵
October 30, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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
October 20, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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
October 8, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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 🐝
October 6, 2025 at 7:27 PM