We need the power of our community to make this happen. Food Donations & Volunteers Needed! Every Sunday at 1530 East Franklin Ave in Minneapolis 9AM to 11AM: Drop off food. We need culturally diverse foods, including baby food and diapers.
Over the last 10 years, EPNI and our East Phillips neighbors and allies have been on a mission to make our neighborhood more healthy and vibrant. During this time we have achieved great successes along the way towards this mission. From Cedar Ave to
Our first food drive happened on Nov 9! We are still looking to collect more food to distribute. 9-11 am on Sundays, we will be accepting food donations at 511 East Franklin Avenue in Minneapolis, which community members can then pick up from 11am-5p
‼️‼️‼️ EMERGENCY CALL TO ACTION: SNAP benefits will not be distributed for the month of November and very likely into December.  Over 440,000 Minnesotans have lost access to life saving food stamps, starting on November 1st. WHAT WE’RE
Our herbalism event was a success! Thank you to all of you who came out in support of our wonderful speakers and spent the evening with us.
We’re proud to once again take part in Give to the Max Day — Minnesota’s annual celebration of giving that gathers us. 💛 This year, we’re kicking off our campaign with a $50,000 matching gift — every dollar you give go
Come and join EPNI for our second annual autumn Herbalism workshop on Wednesday, October 29th at East Phillips Community Garden 2428 17th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55404 from 5:30 - 7:30 We will be joined by eight experienced herbalists, to gather aroun
🌱 Hey, volunteers! We need all-hands-on-deck for composting this upcoming Saturday, starting at 11am at the EPIC Garden. Please make sure to bring water and clothes that you don’t mind getting dirty.
EPNI newsletter for October came out! 🌞 Not on EPNI’s email list? Sign up through the link in our bio to get the newsletter, event reminders and other updates!
EPNI’s Farm Steward and Plant Scientist, Forest Hunt (Turtle Mountain Ojibwe), has been hard at work to create indigenous medicinal products for the East Phillips neighborhood. Combining cultural knowledge and plant science, a lot of work and r
We had a great time yesterday at the second annual Harvest Moon Community Solutions Festival! Thank you to those of you who attended, those who vended, and all those who helped put this on! Our team couldn’t have made this happen without the su
Thank you Semilla Healing Arts for welcoming us into your Lantern making! Come see our Lantern and help make more at the harvest moon community solutions festival Saturday afternoon! Then go to the Semilla Lantern Parade Saturday evening!
When the powers that be throw every roadblock to slow down community progress we at EPNI extend our deepest gratitude to our neighbors and supporters. BareBones and the Strong Mind, Strong Body Foundation for their unwavering support for community ow
The City rejected East Phillips Neighborhood Institute’s counteroffer to purchase the Roof Depot site but this fight isn’t over. We are now in the 60-day cure period, giving the City a chance to reconsider before this deal is finalized. T
🎨 Join EPNI and Semilla Arts at Bici-Xicas on the 17th from 6 to 8pm to join in on our Community Lantern Workshop! Bring your lantern to the subsequent Bike Lantern Parade on September 27th. ASL & Spanish Interpreters will be on hand, and food