Welcome, guest blogger, Lindsay Wimmer who is a Minnesota GreenCorps member and is volunteering many hours to CMSP this season! Can you remember that sweet scent of fresh picked tomato on your hands? I cannot wait to immerse myself in that sweet aroma. Although winter clings to us, the Central Minnesota Sustainability Project is ready [...]
Hello CMSP Community! Check out this beautiful piece written by a new member of our community, Corein Brown, about her experience of attending the Big Fat Italian Harvest Dinner on Wednesday October 24th. You will be inspired! She posted the piece on her blog, To See the Place, and you can find it here:Â http://www.toseetheplace.com/2012/10/25/you-live-where-reflections-on-food-and-community-or-why-i-cant-make-a-left-hand-turn/
The Central Minnesota Sustainability Project and Nick’s Third Floor Restaurant, in partnership with Mother Nature, have an incredible evening in store for you. Join us on Wednesday, October 24 for a gourmet farm to table dinner featuring a pasta bar with sustainable food grown by local CMSP gardeners and supporting local producers. Come celebrate the [...]
On behalf of the entire board and staff at the Central MN Sustainability Project, I am so delighted to welcome Autumn Brown as our new Executive Director. Autumn has organized at a national level on issues of environmental sustainability, food access, and accessible health care, bringing to her work a particular focus on racial and [...]
CMSP extends a heartfelt thank you to the individuals who are helping to kick off the season with their sponsorship of our garden scholarships: Jeannette Bineham Ann Cofell Emily Esch Ellen Kearns Connie VonKorff Faith Haws LuBell Kendall John and Linda Peck Maureen & Jerry McCarter Barb Carlson Lucy Bauer Jeanne Waltour Andy and Kathy [...]
Mark your calendar for May 14 for the opening day of the Sartell Monday Market! The freshness begins at 3:30pm and goes until 6:00. The Market is located in the parking lot of the Bernick’s Arena just off Pinecone road. Check out their website for more information. See you at Market!
CMSP, in conjunction with the City of St. Cloud, is pleased to announce the following speakers at the 2nd Annual Sustainability Expo on April 22! 11:30 a.m.  Dr. David Kroska- Live Well: Lifestyle of Health and Sustainability Dr. Kroska was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, and has been a practicing OBGYN physician for over 30 [...]
CMSP, in partnership with the City of St. Cloud, The Joint Planning Sustainability Committee and St. Cloud State University, invites St. Cloud area farmers, vendors and local green businesses to join us at the 2nd Annual Sustainability Expo on Sunday April 22, from 11AM-3PM. Benefits include: 1. Great opportunity to promote individual farmers markets. 2. [...]
While I am itchy to begin planning my garden and start my spring seedlings indoors, I am also taking every opportunity to relax and cozy up to hearty films and books. And since I can’t get my daily dose of time in the garden this time of year, I’m loading up on the other good [...]
Welcome to CMSP’s brand, shiny, new website. We are stoked about our new space. But more importantly, we’re overjoyed that you are here. Make sure to visit often as we begin to add more inf0 on the 2012 growing season and the many ways for you to get involved with our growing organization. Check out [...]