Keith, I use services provided by the Green Institute. They run the Re-Use center, which is a great concept and works very well. The Green Space Partners program of the Green Institute helps with community gardening in the Philips neighborhood, primarily on vacant or unbuildable lots.
Yes the focus of the Green Institute is providing a better home and planet for all humanity and it uses some very innovative projects to do it. Are you against non-profits for some reason? Not all organizations run on the principle of the mighty dollar. One of the concepts behind community gardens is a chance to build relationships in your community. That is not something you could make money on (at least I hope). By the way Green Space Partners, Sustainable Resource Centers, and few other groups did some community gardening workshops and real need is for north Mpls, there was one group from the north side working on a garden. Josh Kroll Powderhorn From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 01:52:30 EDT To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Mpls] Re:Trainor web/lean green/Deconcentration of NonProfiteers In a message dated 7/16/02 12:08:17 AM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << The notion behind the Green Ins. is that green industries could produce new jobs for Phillips residents and that a green conscious Phillips would improve health and economics at the same time. > >> Could the ongoing outcome of the Green Institute simply be another Government-$$$$ sucking boondoggle with NonProfiteers at the helm, giving their aging hip friends cool management jobs? Yes, every nonprofit enterprise is good, right; but is the outcome equal to the hundreds of thousands, or millions, of tax dollars thrown in? Try free enterprise for job creation, business vitality, and taxable real estate. Then try it again. Keith Reitman NearNorth _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
