Every year on March 8th, hundreds of events are held around the world to recognize women and their amazing achievements. This year we had the opportunity to provide for Oxfam Action Corps Minnesota as they honored Semhar Araia, founder and executive director of the Disapora African Women’s Network (DAWN).
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Kitchen Connection
Every Saturday La Conexión de las Américas offers an awesome opportunity to the community. The participatory cooking learning session includes Spanish/English language exchange along with great food provided by the people. Traditions, languages, and food should be a good enough reason to make it to the Anderson Community Center for [...]
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Summer Adventures
Last year Andrea joined the MCTC Urban Farm Collective and assisted in the development of a garden located Downtown, Minneapolis. The club was formed by a couple of dedicated students who’s main goal was to start urban farming in the city and help folks reconnect with their food. Their goals [...]
Beautiful seedlings!
Spring is here and it is time to reunite with the beautiful soil. So far we have tomatillo, tomato, cauliflower, herbs, lettuce and more! We have been using used eggshells for our seeds and it has been incredible! Next, setting up our compost in the yard. Great gardening site has [...]
Earth Hour
Every year, the last Saturday of March is a chance for all households and businesses to shut off their lights for one hour to raise awareness of the need to take action. This year we set up tea lights while we started our pots, put together a compost bin, and [...]
Oxfam International Women’s Day
Every year on March 8th, hundreds of events are held around the world to recognize women and their amazing achievements. This year we had the opportunity to provide for Oxfam Action Corps Minnesota as they honored Semhar Araia, founder and executive director of the Disapora African Women’s Network (DAWN).
Congratulations to El Coco Loco Catering!
Best Business Plan Award Bonita Martin was a champion for emerging entrepreneurs. She believed that when you give people a fair chance, they can, oftentimes, work miracles and accomplish great things. She also, however, was a strong believer in accountability. She told students in NDC’s classes over and over that [...]