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The Village Community Garden & Learning Center (VCGLC)

The Village - Where We Grow Together! The Village Community Garden & Learning Center is a new community garden opening this 2019 growing season. The focus of this garden is to grow together as a community that comes from many parts of our world, and to learn about each other's traditions in food, arts, and culture. Thank you to Rochester Home Infusion for donating 11 acres for this project, and to our many partners at Diversity Council, Olmsted County, U of M Extension, Rochester Farmers Market, UMR, and RCTC. We are excited to share this new community asset with the city of Rochester and surrounding communities. This season will focus on the establishment of the garden through development of water resources, fencing, funding for event resources, and building our community of gardeners. We look forward to growing together!

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Project Impact(s): Arts & Culture, CMRC, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Food, Health, Immigration, OpenBeam

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Collaborators, Project Type, Impacts, Related Projects

Collaborators 

Lead Organization: Diversity Council

Contact: Amanda Nigon-Crowley ; Email: amandan@diversitycouncil.org ; Phone: 507.282.9951

Known/Likely Collaborators: Channel One Regional Food Bank ; City's Edge Farm ; Community Mobilization Resource Coalition (CMRC) ; Diversity Council ; Rochester Home Infusion ; University of Minnesota Extension ; University of Minnesota Rochester

Potential Collaborators: Alternative Learning Center ; Career and Technical Education Center (CTEH) ; Lotus Health Foundation ; Rochester Farmers Markets


Related Projects

America's City for Health ; Complete Health Improvement Program (CHIP) ; Food for Thought for Diversity Wellness ; Health Equity: Community Health Collaboration Portal ; Healthy Immigrant Families


Impacts 

Major Impact:  Food

PlanScape Impacts :

Level 1: Arts & Culture, CMRC, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Food, Health, Immigration, OpenBeam

Level 2: Family

DMC Impacts:

Community Health Impacts:


Type of Project

Programming  

 

 

Detailed Description

With generous support from Rochester Home Infusion Founder, Joselyn Raymundo, acres for pristine farmland is being made available to Local Community Garden members to grow local and cultural-unique vegetables. This community garden will augment what is currently offered by Rochester Park and Recreation.  

 

 


Pinned Reports on: The Village Community Garden & Learning Center (VCGLC)


The Village Community Garden & Learning Center a recipient of the 2020 PHS Commissioned Officers Foundation grant (October 30, 2020)

Congratulation to the Village Community Garden & Learning Center being named a recipient of the 2020 PHS Commissioned Officers Foundation grant. 

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Reports on: The Village Community Garden & Learning Center (VCGLC)



The Village Community Garden & Learning Center a recipient of the 2020 PHS Commissioned Officers Foundation grant (October 30, 2020)

Congratulation to the Village Community Garden & Learning Center being named a recipient of the 2020 PHS Commissioned Officers Foundation grant. 

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Arts & Culture, CMRC, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Food, Health, Immigration, OpenBeam
November 11, 2024: Rochester Public Schools Referendum Nov 2024
RPS Superintendent Video and Presentation Slides

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PB Reporting on Referendum Efforts and Results

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Free Workshop and Community Townhalls Press Release

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Support for: Drug and Alcohol Response Team (DART), CredibleMind, "Be in the Know Olmsted" Campaign

 

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October 16, 2024: 2024 Destination Medical Center Reports
Proceedings

September 2024 DMCC Board Meeting with 2025 Workplan Breakout

May 2024 DMCC Board Meeting and City, County, DMC Joint Meeting

Feb 2024 DMCC Board Meeting

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October 11, 2024: Juneteenth Activities

November 2024 Selma Film and Discussions

2024 Recognition: $1K Scholarship: 2024 Rochester H.S. Graduate: Application and Nomination, Sponsorship and Donation support, Facebook photos of 2024 Mr. and Miss Juneteenth

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October 09, 2024: Rochester Community Initiative (RCI)
Students Decoded: The Mental Health Database

C2C October 9, 2024 Summit

Presentation Slides  

 

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October 02, 2024: Rochester Vision 2050
Call for inputs: Mayor Norton YouTube Messages

Vision 2050 AI-Powered Interactive Survey LINK

Mayor Norton Memo to the Public

 

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October 02, 2024: OpenBeam to support collective impact
Presentation Slides of Education Portal for C2C Oct 9, 2024 Education Summit

Results Based Accountability

Collective Impact: Spectrum of working together

Tech Support

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October 01, 2024: Early Childhood Resource Hub Launch

The Early Childhood Resource Hub, a collaboration between C2C and IMAA, aims to connect Olmsted County families with young children to various resources and services.

 

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September 30, 2024: Economic Vibrancy & Growth Management

City teammates providing an update on this work, specifically regarding legacy public infrastructure projects, Unbound, infrastructure investments and regulatory milestones.  

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September 23, 2024: A Study of Financial Hardship

Post Bulletin Reporting

United Way 2024 ALICE  (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) Report 

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August 30, 2024: CMRC Legacy and Future

CMRC pausing public activities and investment potential white paper availability announcement.

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August 20, 2024: Rochester Community Initiative (RCI)
2024 Presentation at DMC DEI Series

2022 News Next chapter, summer programming: 5-K run; Narcan training partnership with Diversity Council. 

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