Bounty and Blooms: Cut Flower Tour

Aug 12, 2024 5:30PM—7:30PM

Location

R. Roots Garden - 2131 Penn Ave N Minneapolis, MN 55411

Cost $0.00

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Six people smile for a selfie, outdoors at R. Roots Garden. They are wearing overalls, hats, and other gardening attire.
Queen Frye (front left) and friends at R. Roots Garden.

Cut flowers can be a diversifying crop for fruit and vegetable growers, adding an income stream in the form of bouquets and arrangements. And in the case of R. Roots Garden, even edible flowers!

Queen Frye will show us how she has integrated edible flowers into her urban farm through an AGRI Sustainable Agriculture Demonstration Grant. She’ll also share what she learned in the process, and her vision going forward.

Featuring:

  • Free Community small plates crafted by HEAL Mpls

  • Culinary demonstration by Chef Kenji

  • University of Minnesota Student Organic Farm flower bouquet displays and highlights from cut-flower research project*

  • Original poetry by Queen

Registration: It is free to attend. Registration requested, walkups welcome. Limited seating available, please bring a folding chair if needed.

Address: 2131 Penn Ave N Minneapolis, MN 55411

This event is hosted by the Twin Cities Metro Growers Network, a collaboration between University of Minnesota Extension and SFA.

* Bounty and Blooms: Integration of Cut Flowers in Urban Vegetable Farms is funded by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture Agricultural Growth, Research, and Innovation (AGRI) Sustainable Agriculture Demonstration Grant (2024).

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