Over the years Metro Blooms has benefited from numerous public and private grants. Our knowledge is not comprehensive, but we’re happy to share what we know with others doing community work. In particular we’ve had success with local government grants for clean water and pollinator habitat projects that include community engagement and management.
The list below offers many helpful renter and housing resources.
Metro Blooms provides resources to help people care for land and water. This often includes support to install rain gardens that filter and clean water or native plantings that provide habitat for pollinators. Partnership and relationships are central to how we work. We partner with community groups, nonprofits, local government, business owners and individuals, from…
Rooted Together Rooted Together: Connecting with Native Plants through Tea and Tarot is a fundraiser celebrating our relationship with native plants! Join us to connect, create, and support Metro Blooms’ work across Minnesota. Connect with native plants through tea and tarot- guided by local herbalist Rowan Emmanuel, with Tamiko French on sound bowls. Tickets will support…
For Metro Blooms, Environmental Justice means healing and liberation for people and the earth, from toxic pollutants in our air, land, and water and freedom from the systems that cause these harms. Environmental Justice isn’t just about the environment, it’s social and economic justice, health, the quality of your surroundings, access to food and green…
From Garden Recognition to Community Stewardship Metro Blooms grew out of a volunteer-powered garden recognition program—the Minneapolis Garden Awards—first established by the City of Minneapolis’ Committee on the Urban Environment (CUE). From 1979 to 2016, hundreds of trained volunteers visited thousands of gardens each year, celebrating excellence and cultivating a strong culture of gardening across…
For over ten years, we have worked with neighborhoods, cities, and so many other partners to install accessible and functional projects with their residents.
If Metro Blooms were a vehicle (green energy-powered, of course), the community would be the driver. The destination is always the same: clean water, habitat and a more beautiful environment.… Read More →
