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
After three months, the city responded to EPNI. We are deeply disappointed by the Mayor’s rejection of our counteroffer. We remain committed to protecting our community’s health, environment, and future. We urge continued dialogue and st
🌱Join EPNI’s Outdoor Farm Team for Seed Saturdays, every other week for the growing season ahead. The next Seed Saturday is this Saturday at the EPIC Garden. Starting at 11am, we invite you to swing by to learn the latest EPNI updates &
Thank you MCEA for the support for the East Phillips Urban Farm project! We are looking forward to finding a fair deal with the city and so we can continue building the community-owned resiliency hub this neighborhood has been refining for over a d
EPNI’s Lead Educator and Farm Steward, Forest (Turtle Mountain Anishinaabe) will teach about pollinators that keep our ecosystem running. This is a hands-on workshop! We hope to see you there. When? 25 September 6PM-730PM Where? East Philli
Did you catch this month's issue of The Alley? Pick up a copy to find a recap of EPNI's recent press conference, a flyer for our community festival on 9/27 and an article about how the East Phillips Urban Farm meets nearly every goal outlined in the
Check your inboxes because EPNI’s Farm Team just sent out our September newsletter, full of upcoming events, updates, photos and more. You can find the September newsletter and sign up for future newsletters and email updates through the linktr
Come celebrate community solutions at our annual festival in Cedar Field Park! All are welcome to this free event, featuring food, presentations, performances, and activities for kids and adults ✨ Decades of industrial pollution in East Phillips rev
Over the weekend, the Mayor’s office canceled a meeting with EPNI scheduled for 8/25 about a change to the purchase agreement for the Roof Depot site, which EPNI proposed on 6/27. We are three weeks away from the closing date laid out in our p
In July, the McKnight Foundation sent a letter of support for the East Phillips Urban Farm project to the city of Minneapolis, in the midst of active purchase negotiations between EPNI and the city. We can't wait to close this deal and start buildi
In case you missed, here are some excerpts from a Sahan Journal article published last week, after our press conference about the current challenges and opportunities surrounding the long awaited purchase of the Roof Depot site. Link to the full arti
Come to our rally on Saturday to hear more about the partners, grants and challenges relating to the purchase of the Roof Depot site. The East Phillips Indoor Urban Farm project was built by hundreds of people in and around East Phillips over the p