Community Design Center in the News
Summer 2011
- Rick Nelson wrote the article "Market Watch: Delicata squash true to its name" after visiting the Community Design Center of Minnesota market stand at the Mill City Market. Star Tribune/Taste. September 21, 2011.
- Building community on the East Side (Video)
- The Twin Cities Daily Planet online news source highlights the role of the Community Design Center of Minnesota in helping bring healthy food access to the Dayton's Bluff neighborhood in this July 11, 2011 article.
- Ellen Burkhardt mentioned the Community Design Center of Minnesota in her article, "Get growing" about community garden's role in neighborhood improvement. See this article online or in Minnesota Monthly, June 2011.
Spring 2010
- The Star Tribune covered the Community Design Center's youth participation in the national Cooking Up Change competition in Detroit: "Good ideas grow from the garden" May 12, 2010
- Our Nutrition Corps interns were featured in Simple, Good and Tasty's story about our partnership with Jenny Breen for the national Cooking Up Change competition: What's Been Cookin' with Jenny Breen of Good Life Catering? May 12, 2010
Summer 2009
- The University of Minnesota College of Liberal Arts' Reach Magazine highlighted our partnership with ceramic artist Anna Metcalfe and the Telling River Stories project of the Institute on the Environment. http://cla.umn.edu/news/reach/archive/summer09.php?entry=189748
- Community Design Center of Minnesota Executive Director Tamara Downs Schwei was featured in the August 22, 2009, broadcast of the Everything Green radio show.
- The Downtown Journal features the work of the Community Design Center of Minnesota: "Meet the market: Planting seeds for stronger communities" August 31, 2009
- East Side Review News covers Twin Cities community garden tour, which includes the Community Design Center's garden just outside the Swede Hollow Café at 721 East Seventh Street: "Twin Cities community garden tour to showcase East Side gardens" August 17, 2009
Spring 2009
- East Side Review News covers our 2009 Sustainable Saint Paul award: "City announces winners of Sustainable Saint Paul Awards"
Fall 2008
- The Twin Cities Daily Planet highlighted our East Side Conservation Corps youth interns: Vento Sanctuary "Listen To The Voices" event: the ordinary becomes extraordinary October 12, 2008
The Pioneer Press featured this video about our work on TwinCities.com, along with a story in their print edition, on September 14, 2008:
- Community Design Center of Minnesota's gardens and interns were featured in Garrison Keillor's St. Paul's "Prairie Companion" on ABC news: Saint Paul's "Prairie Companion"
Summer 2008
- Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal covered our participation in a Patagonia contest: "Local environmental groups vie for Patagonia grant" June 10, 2008
Fall 2007
- Edible Twin Cities featured a story on our cooking and nutrition classes (Contact the magazine for a copy of the story.): Fall 2007 table of contents
- Minnesota Public Radio covered our Saint Paul Youth Conservation Corps: "Demand for youth programs outstrips availability" August 14, 2007