Our Blue Thumb Sustainable Landcare Training program trains young adults in environmental justice communities to care for rain gardens, native plantings and other green infrastructure practices. Participants are paid for their time and gain job-ready skills and pathways to green careers. In 2024, we connected some trainees who completed the program to mentors working in…
A job inspecting rain gardens was not exactly on Edwin’s radar when he decided to join Metro Blooms’ Sustainable Landcare Training program. The North Minneapolis resident had done some gardening in middle school and learned about plants in recent volunteer work. What he didn’t know was the potential for this interest to turn into well-paid…
Below you’ll find a variety of career and learning resources, many of them for youth and young adults, to help you get started researching opportunities.
Metro Blooms is putting together our first crew! They’ll be among the first “students” in a training program we’ve been developing to teach sustainable landcare. We’re planning to teach the… Read More →
