City Of St. Louis Park: St. Louis Park City Council Proclaims Aug. 22 Seeds Feeds Harvest Festival Day

Press release from the City of St. Louis Park:

August 17, 2021

At its Aug. 16, 2021, meeting the St. Louis Park City Council proclaimed Aug. 22 Seeds Feeds Harvest Festival Day. The proclamation reads as follows.

Whereas, Seeds Feeds will host its seventh annual Harvest Festival Sunday, Aug. 22, from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Aquila Elementary Schoolyard Urban Farm, 8500 W. 31st St., St. Louis Park; and

Whereas, this event will offer garden tours, kids’ activities and a 5K and 10K walk, bike or run, along with a community meal that provides a chance for residents of all ages and cultures to gather at the table to be nourished and supported in food security issues; and

Whereas, nonprofit Seeds Feeds nourishes the community with locally grown, freshly harvested foods, while also teaching resiliency and food sovereignty skills and providing training in the growing industry of food agriculture; and
Whereas, the Aquila Schoolyard Urban Farm is the one of ten food bank gardens in St. Louis Park tended by Seeds Feeds and used to provide free, fresh food to 39 St. Louis Park households as part of a weekly community-supported agriculture (CSA) program; and

Whereas, Seeds Feeds partners with the City of St. Louis Park and the St. Louis Park Public Schools to offer educational edible playgrounds, which have taught thousands of students, residents and other community members about how to grow and cook with nutritious food; and

Whereas, Seeds Feeds actively involves youth from the St. Louis Park High School Roots & Shoots environmental club on its boards and as interns, providing work experience and community service hours, all while engaging youth in making a difference in their community and preparing them to serve as the next generation of environmentally responsible leaders; and

Whereas, Seeds Feeds supports wellness and resiliency initiatives for all in St. Louis Park, including continuing work on food security issues;

Now therefore, let it be known that the mayor and city council of the City of St. Louis Park do hereby proclaim Aug. 22, 2021, as Seeds Feeds Harvest Festival Day in St. Louis Park, and call upon members of the community to join in the activities and community meal.

This press release was produced by the City of St. Louis Park. The views expressed here are the author’s own.