Events

Bring in small household appliances, clothing, electronics and more. With free guided assistance, you can disassemble, troubleshoot and fix your item. No pre-registration required. Items must be carry-in-sized. Bring any parts and…

In this program for teens, we will explore the ingredients used to make various kinds of tea mixes and enjoy a cozy seasonal gathering together. Materials provided. Sponsor: Friends of the Hennepin County Library.

Help sort and label donated seeds for the Nokomis Community Seed Library! A seed library is a collection of community-donated seeds that can be borrowed from the library and planted at home. Volunteer while learning more about seed saving…

Enjoy an evening of warm tea, seeds stories, and inspiration. Do you have a successful seed story to share? How about an obstacle with seed growing to share? Come one, come all to a space where we can learn and set an even more successful…

Work with a friendly, skilled volunteer to try to fix your broken household items, gain confidence and new repair skills, and incorporate sustainability into your life. This event is family friendly. Cosponsored with Hennepin County…

Seed growing has been done for thousands of years. Learn the basic steps, terms and concepts on how to grow seed for your family and other families. For this session, we will focus on easy seed explorations. Collaborator: Seed Sages.

Help sort and label donated seeds for the Nokomis Community Seed Library! A seed library is a collection of community-donated seeds that can be borrowed from the library and planted at home. Volunteer while learning more about seed saving…

Help maintain the Community Seed Library! Share stories, meet neighbors, and sort seed donations together. Collaborator: University of Minnesota Extension.

Some seed crops are more difficult to grow than others. In Part II of the Seed Growing Series, we will dive into seed saving for the more complicated crops such as squash, flowers, biennials, and more. Collaborator: Seed Sages.

Bring your broken household items and work with a talented volunteer to fix them. Gain confidence and new skills in the process. Cosponsored with Hennepin County Environment and Energy.

Do you have a favorite garden variety you need to preserve, but don't know how to do it? Learn how to protect your varieties through pollination, population planning, and passing to future generations. Bring a description of one of your…

Help sort and label donated seeds for the Nokomis Community Seed Library! A seed library is a collection of community-donated seeds that can be borrowed from the library and planted at home. Volunteer while learning more about seed saving…

Bring your broken household items and work with a talented volunteer to fix them. Gain confidence and new skills in the process. Cosponsored with Hennepin County Environment and Energy.

Transform milk jugs, salad containers, and other recyclables into mini greenhouses with local garden enthusiast Vanessa Van Alstine. Winter sowing is a simple, low cost, climate-savvy technique for starting native plants seeds as well as…

Bring seeds – take seeds. Share seeds you’ve collected with others and pick some up for yourself! Please remember to label your seeds. No need to bring seeds to participate. Talk to other local seed-savers and build community through…

Help maintain the Community Seed Library! Share stories, meet neighbors, and sort seed donations together. Collaborator: University of Minnesota Extension.

Work with a friendly, skilled volunteer to try to fix your broken household items, gain confidence and new repair skills, and incorporate sustainability into your life. This event is family friendly. Cosponsored with Hennepin County…

Help sort and label donated seeds for the Nokomis Community Seed Library! A seed library is a collection of community-donated seeds that can be borrowed from the library and planted at home. Volunteer while learning more about seed saving…

Help sort and label donated seeds for the Nokomis Community Seed Library! A seed library is a collection of community-donated seeds that can be borrowed from the library and planted at home. Volunteer while learning more about seed saving…

Bring your broken household items and a talented volunteer will help you fix them. Gain confidence and learn new skills. Cosponsored with Hennepin County Environment and Energy.