Neighborhood examples

You can see how we help neighborhoods use biochar when planting trees and gardens.

2020 to present

hands holding soil

 

 

2022

North Minneapolis — Delivered biochar and compost for a community garden and education center 

2020

Tangletown — Used pollinator mix and biochar compost for plantings on 15 boulevards and community rain gardens.  These features improved stormwater management while creating pollinator habitat.

Windom — Used compost biochar in  44 community garden raised beds

2017 to 2019

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2019

Highway 55/Hiawatha — Collaborated with Public Works and Hennepin County to rebuild the median of Hiawatha between 42nd and 46th streets

  • Placed a biochar compost in the median
  • Planted a low maintenance pollinator mix and 40 trees

2017

Chicago Avenue — Collaborated with Pillsbury United Communities to use the compost biochar mix to create a community garden on a vacant lot in Ventura Village

 

Contact us

Minneapolis Health Department

Phone

612-673-2301

Address

Public Service Building
505 Fourth Ave. S., Room 520
Minneapolis, MN 55415