08-839Council File #�
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OF SA1NT PAUL, MIN�A� ��-
RECOGNIZING COMMUNITY GARDEN DAY TN THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL
2 WHEREAS, The City of Saint Paul hosts is home to over 70 community gardens; and,
3 WHEREAS, Community gazdens beautify ow neighborhoods, strengthen block clubs, and enhance community crime prevention
4 efforts; and,
5 WHEREAS, Community gardens provide cross-culhual and intergenerational opportunifies for people to come together in creative
6 and artistic ways; and,
7 WHEREAS, Community gardens exist in every ward of the City of Saint Paul, crisscrossing our city from Totem Town Communiry
8 Garden in Battle Creek to Comucopia Organic Student Farm, and from Adam Spanish Immersion School Community Garden to the
9 Phalen Poetry Pazk on the East Side; and,
1 d WFIEREAS, Communiry gardens reduce the urban heat island effect and filter rainwater, helping to keep our rivers, lakes, and
11 groundwater clean; and,
12 WHEREAS, Communiry gazdens provide access to nutritionally rich and culturally specific foods that may otherwise be unavailable
13 to inner-city residents; and,
14 WHEREAS, Community gardens provide horticultural therapy and exercise, helping to draw people out of their homes and get
15 active; and,
�.6 WHEREAS, Community gardens educate neighbors about Iand stewardship, providing an informal classroom for children and adults
7 to learn skilis caring for the natural environment; and,
8 WHEREAS, the Parade of Community Gardens takes place in the Twin Cities Meho on August 16`", 2008, giving neighbors a better
9 chance to know about community gardening;
� NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Saint Paul City Council commends the 2,000 Saint Paul residents who
l participate in community gardens for their va]uable contributions to ow City; and,
'. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that August 16`�, 2008 shall be declazed as "Community Gardening Day" in the City of Saint Paul.
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Communiry Gazden Day in the City of Sain[ Paul.
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