District 10 Como Community Council

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Lawns to Legumes: All Saint Paul Pollinator Discussion

TUESDAY, MARCH 14th | 12pm via Zoom The Saint Paullinators of South Como will be having a conversation with other Lawns to Legume Grant recipients along with other St. Paul groups/individuals that are working on native and pollinator plantings.  Join us to get updates, share about your projects and dream about how we can make St. …

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lawns to legumes: Round Two of Residential Installations

The Saint Paullinators are happy to announce that they will be doing a second round of residential installations in the South Como Lawns to Legumes Demonstration Neighborhood.  The first round in 2022 installed 5 boulevard gardens and 3 bee lawns in our community.  This time there will be a smaller number of installations – up …

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February 1, 2023 Environment Committee Meeting

The Environment Committee typically meets on the first Wednesday of every month at 6pm. All D10 Como Park meetings are open to the public and have space for community members to bring topics for discussion. This month’s meeting will be held hybrid in person at the Como Streetcar Station (1224 Lexington) and via Zoom.

Lawns to Legumes: Moving forward with Jameson/Front Prairie

In December, the Saint Pollinators invited community input on a proposed pocket prairie on the empty lot at 765 Front (off of Front and Jameson).  They distributed over 300 flyers and offered two community input sessions – first at the Environtment Committee meeting and an in-person event at the Front Hi-Rise. After presenting on the …

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Lawns to Legume: Jameson/Front Prairie Community Input

The Saint Paullinators will spend the next few weeks distributing the letter below to the neighbors of the Jameson/Front Lot (765 Front Ave). As a final piece of the Lawns to Legume Grant, we would like to install a pocket prairie on this site and will be providing opportunities for community input over the next month. We would love to hear from you at our Community Meeting on December 15th at 1pm (Front Hi-Rise Community Room).

December 7th, 2022 Environment Committee Meeting

The Environment Committee typically meets on the first Wednesday of every month at 6pm. All D10 Como Park meetings are open to the public and have space for community members to bring topics for discussion. This month’s meeting will be held hybrid in person at the Como Streetcar Station (1224 Lexington) and via Zoom.

Lawns to Legumes: South Como Garden Tour

The Saint Paullinators were busy this past month.  Our contractor, Sacred Spaces, installed 5 boulevard gardens and 3 bee lawns in the South Como Demonstration Neighborhood.  These installations included plants grown by our Seedling Stewards to fill out each of the gardens and also help with costs associated with the installation.  Our site hosts have been …

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Lawns to Legume: Installations Begin

The neighborhood installations have begun!   You should see 5 new boulevard gardens popping up over the next three weeks.  These baby gardens will mostly grow roots this year, but next year will come back stronger next spring and will really shine on year three!  We’re still looking for experienced gardeners that could come alongside these …

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Lawns to Legumes: Orchard Rec Installation & Applications

Projects have been moving very quickly for the Saint Paullinators.  August is going to be a big month for the South Como neighborhood. Applications were accepted this month and we now have 9 new site hosts (four bee lawns & five boulevard gardens).  Installations will be happening throughout August – look for “Future Home of …

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