Olmsted County Extension Master Gardeners Garden Tour. Wednesday, July 24, 4-8:30pm.
Tour 7 beautiful gardens made up of perennials, annuals, and Hosta glades. Enjoy repurposed antiques, garden sculptures and several water features. Learn fro
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"Where Olmsted County News Comes First"
Online Edition
Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
Volume ∞ Issue ∞
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- 12:40:21, Mar 29th 2013 - Jacob - It's a shame that so few people care about making their voices heard. If we ... [Read More]
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Grow it from the rooftops! Söntés is poised to begin hyper-local ag innovation
Mon, May 13th, 2013
Posted in Rochester Home & Garden
Posted in Rochester Home & Garden
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Uprooted Hay Bale Garden sketch by Adam Ferrari. Photo submitted
Featuring locally grown food has been something that Söntés restaurant takes pride in. The downtown Rochester establishment is preparing to take local to a whole new level by creating Rochester’s first commercial rooftop garden, growing in a hay bale garden to be located on top of the historic Kennedy building on the southwest corner of South Broadway and Third Street.
The fresh vegetables and herbs will be served up in the restaurant below, and plans are being made to make the garden not only a food production zone, but also a new experience demonstrating what is possible in both dining and urban agriculture.
“We want to create an environment where people can enjoy a meal on the rooftop and actually see the garden that part of their meal was grown in,” said Daniel Heublein a local farmer and engineer recruited to jumpstart the project by Söntés owner Tessa Lueng. “Many people have felt how nice a table on a rooftop can be at a bar, like Kathy’s. We want to bring a similar experience to appreciate local food.”
A hay bale garden is started by sprinkling nutrients on top of the hay bales and soaking the hay so that it begins to produce nutrient-rich compost while still retaining the rectangular structure that vegetables can then grow out of. Once the gardens are growing, an umbrella of shade cloth is constructed to keep the plant from the nonstop sunshine they will see throughout the day on the roof.
The garden will begin with 10 to 15 hay bales, but the plan is to eventually increase that to about 50.
As garden planning began to get underway, unexpected costs began to arise. Chiefly, the services of a structural engineer will be required to make the rooftop suitable for a number of people, hay bales, and other equipment to be on it. An irrigation system also needs to be installed.
To raise funds for the Uprooted project, an Indiegogo campaign has been started (www.indiegogo.com/projects/uprooted-an-urban-garden-project). A person can donate and receive gift certificates and other goodies from Söntés as well as a hay bale on the rooftop in your honor.
After the initial costs are covered Heublein says that the garden can exist for a long time at very little cost.
While this garden may be the first rooftop garden in Rochester, Heublein hopes it is not the last.
“We want to demonstrate that this can be done, that .....
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The fresh vegetables and herbs will be served up in the restaurant below, and plans are being made to make the garden not only a food production zone, but also a new experience demonstrating what is possible in both dining and urban agriculture.
“We want to create an environment where people can enjoy a meal on the rooftop and actually see the garden that part of their meal was grown in,” said Daniel Heublein a local farmer and engineer recruited to jumpstart the project by Söntés owner Tessa Lueng. “Many people have felt how nice a table on a rooftop can be at a bar, like Kathy’s. We want to bring a similar experience to appreciate local food.”
A hay bale garden is started by sprinkling nutrients on top of the hay bales and soaking the hay so that it begins to produce nutrient-rich compost while still retaining the rectangular structure that vegetables can then grow out of. Once the gardens are growing, an umbrella of shade cloth is constructed to keep the plant from the nonstop sunshine they will see throughout the day on the roof.
The garden will begin with 10 to 15 hay bales, but the plan is to eventually increase that to about 50.
As garden planning began to get underway, unexpected costs began to arise. Chiefly, the services of a structural engineer will be required to make the rooftop suitable for a number of people, hay bales, and other equipment to be on it. An irrigation system also needs to be installed.
To raise funds for the Uprooted project, an Indiegogo campaign has been started (www.indiegogo.com/projects/uprooted-an-urban-garden-project). A person can donate and receive gift certificates and other goodies from Söntés as well as a hay bale on the rooftop in your honor.
After the initial costs are covered Heublein says that the garden can exist for a long time at very little cost.
While this garden may be the first rooftop garden in Rochester, Heublein hopes it is not the last.
“We want to demonstrate that this can be done, that .....
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Rochester Garden and Flower Club plant sale
Mon, Apr 15th, 2013
Posted in Rochester Home & Garden
Posted in Rochester Home & Garden
Will winter, by mid-May, have ended its encores and finally vamoosed?
The Rochester Garden and Flower Club (RGFC) certainly hopes so. Its 74th Annual Plant Sale is scheduled for May 15 and May 16.
The sale, to take place (snow or no) at Olmste
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Rochester Area Habitat for Humanity hosting 4th annual Tour de Habitat
Mon, Jan 21st, 2013
Posted in Rochester Home & Garden
Posted in Rochester Home & Garden
Rochester Area Habitat for Humanity is hosting its fourth annual Tour de Habitat, a high-energy stationary bike competition and carnival event, at the Rochester Athletic Club, Neighborhood, on Friday, March 1, 2013, 6pm-8pm. Great activities for fam
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Habitat for Humanity providing positive impact
Mon, Jan 7th, 2013
Posted in Rochester Home & Garden
Posted in Rochester Home & Garden
As Habitat for Humanity of Minnesota celebrates its 2000th house, the Rochester Area branch keeps improving the quality of life for people in Olmsted County. The local group has partnered with 68 families to provide a quality home since 1990. Curren
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Raingardens grant program
Mon, Jan 7th, 2013
Posted in Rochester Home & Garden
Posted in Rochester Home & Garden
In 2009, the City of Rochester launched Realize Raingardens Rochester - a cost-share grant program promoting the installation of residential raingardens in Rochester. A task force of interested citizens and the City’s Public Works staff developed
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RNeighborWood wins national award, sets tree planting goal
Mon, Apr 30th, 2012
Posted in Rochester Home & Garden
Posted in Rochester Home & Garden
RNeighbors picked up some hardware this past weekend, receiving the Excellence in Volunteer Management award from the Arbor Day Foundation in Nebraska City, Nebraska. The award comes as recognition of the success the RNeighborWoods program has had i
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The Rochester Downtown Farmers Market is proud to announce our 28th season!
Mon, Apr 30th, 2012
Posted in Rochester Home & Garden
Posted in Rochester Home & Garden
Our summer season will begin on May 5, 2012, in the county parking lot on 4th St. & 4th Ave SE. The outdoor Market will be open from 7:30am-Noon and will run every Saturday until October 27, 2012.
Everything you’ll find at the Rochester Downto
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Neighborhood Community Garden network grows in Rochester
Mon, Apr 16th, 2012
Posted in Rochester Home & Garden
Posted in Rochester Home & Garden
As community gardens multiply across the country, more folks are marking summer’s progress through the flavors of their local harvest: from baby greens after the last frost, to zucchini and tomato bounty more prolific than July’s heat. What coul
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