Sustainable Urban Environments Projects

Definition

These pages provide information and tools for living in an Urban Environment
while maintianing balance with Nature.
We can have clean air, drinkable streams, and good soil to grow our food in right here in the middle of this urban landscape.

2005 Projects I was involved in - Minneapolis, MN:

1. Sustainable Medicinals in an Urban Environment - By Sandra Arseth Funding and support from: United Plant Savers Minnehaha Avenue Community Garden Herbalist Lise Wolff Kari Tauring Mother Earth Gardens Crown Fence and many others....
2. Ms. Kari's Summer Green Thumbs Community Children Summer Involvement
3. Minnehaha Avenue Community Garden Providing plots for neighborhood gardeners and housing Sandy Arseth's Medicinal Herb Bed
4. Hiawatha-Howe Community School and Hiawatha School Park Green Space Providing Green Space and Education for Minneapolis Residents and guests!
And at Home every day Composting, recycling, growing food and medicine.. Awareness of daily choices in food, transportation,time management... Creating art, writing, publishing on the Web...

For me it all has to do with balanced and sustained relationships.

My second grade son's response to my question, "Do you know the pledge of allegiance?" was this:

"I pledge allegiance to the Earth, the planet on which I live, and to fresh air, clean water, healthy soil, life giving plants and all the animals I accept my duty to be an honorable citizen of this Earth with respect and consciousness toward all."

It was taught to his class at Hiawatha Community School in Minneapolis. I am so proud of this. It is essential to teach our children to understand and live up to this pledge. We should be so much further ahead in sustainable energy and environmental consciousness. I knew about this in the 1970's. Why is our soil barren and our rivers still undrinkable?

In response to the Alaskan Wildlife Refuge being opened up for Oil Drilling my 9 year old son said to me, "Mom, maybe President Bush doesn't know that trees give us oxygen. Should I write and tell him?"

"Yes, do." How pro-active!

These projects I am involved in are doing the work of the Earth pledge right now, right here in inner city Minneapolis!

Other Resources in Minneapolis:

Youth Farm Market

www.longfellow.org/commcg.html

Longfellow Community Gardens (brochure)

www.greeninstitute.org

My mom's third cousin in Norway doing work on migration and climate change!

Other Resources out there (including books)