LCC Insider March 2009
In this issue…

Save the Date! Longfellow Community Council¹s annual meeting “No Pie Charts!
Only Pies!” will be on Wednesday, April 22nd, beginning at 6:30 pm. The
annual meeting has a pie potluck followed by elections of Longfellow Board
Members. If you are interested in volunteering for this event or learning
about becoming a board member please contact Joanna@longfellow.org

LCC News, Meetings and Events
Check the calendar on the LCC website www.longfellow.org > for updated meeting information.
LCC meetings are free and open to the public, and are accessible.

• South Minneapolis Housing Fair Saturday, March 28
• Volunteers Needed for Housing Fair
• City Council Candidate Forum Recap
• Legacy Letter Video Features Mississippi River Gorge
• Calendar of regular committee meetings

Community News, Meetings and Events

• Heritage Preservation Commission re-scheduled Thurs, March 5
• Historic Preservation Meeting in Longfellow
• Backyard Harvest Program Coming to Longfellow
• Longfellow Garden Club meets Wednesday, March 11
• 5th Annual Community Garden Resource Fair March 28
• Does Your House Need Painting?
• Seward Concert Band Spring Concert Thurs, April 2
• Living Green Expo Compost Bin & Rain Barrel Sale Saturday, May 2 and
  Sunday May 3

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LCC News, Meetings and Events

South Minneapolis Housing Fair
Saturday, March 28th from 10 am ­ 3pm
South High School (3131 19th Ave. S.)
http://www.housingfair.org

Volunteers Needed for Housing Fair
The annual South Minneapolis Housing and Home Improvement Fair takes place
on March 28th. This is a family friendly event designed to connect residents
with local contractors, real estate agents and neighborhood organizations.
Star Tribune Dollars & Sense Columnist will give the keynote seminar: ³25
Ways to Save More and Spend Less in 2009.²

LCC is looking for volunteers to help with sign in, door prizes and
representing LCC at our neighborhood booth. If you are interested in
signing up for a one-hour shift, please contact Kim at kim@longfellow.org or 612-722-4529.

City Council Candidate Forum Recap
The City Council Candidate Forum was a success with over 100 attendees from
Longfellow and surrounding neighborhoods. All of the known candidates in
Wards 2, 9 and 12 were present and gave residents the opportunity to learn
about the platforms and values of the candidates in their wards. DVDs of
the event will be made available to check out from the LCC office and posted
on our website www.longfellow.org.

Legacy Letter Video Features Mississippi River Gorge
Carolyn Carr, a longtime member of LCC’s River Gorge Committee, submitted
her idea for a short video spot about the River Gorge and our restoration
work and it’s airing now on TPT Cable. You can see it here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJ_K_jqnVL4&feature=channel_page

The piece about the Gorge is part of the Legacy Letters campaign
organized by 1000 Friends of Minnesota, which partnered with TPT to produce
short video clips of individuals briefly sharing what they appreciate about
Minnesota. Our thanks for Carolyn for putting the spotlight on the River
Gorge here in Longfellow!

Calendar of LCC meetings and Events
Meetings are free and open to the public, and are accessible.

River Gorge Committee
Monday, March 2
7:00 ­ 9:00 pm
Hiawatha School Park, 4305 E 42nd St
FFI Hillary at hillary@longfellow.org or 722-4529.

Community Connections
Tuesday, MARCH 10 ­ date change!
6:30 pm ­ 8:30 pm
Longfellow Community Council Office
2727 26th Avenue South
Inside the Western Roofing Building
Come and share your thoughts on the Candidates forum!

Neighborhood Development Caucus
Monday, March 9
6:30 – 8:30 pm
Hiawatha School Park, 4305 E. 42nd St.
Influence the process of housing and development in greater Longfellow. FFI
Kim at kim@longfellow.org or 722-4529.

Board of Directors
Thursday, March 19
7:00 ­ 9:00 pm
Brackett Park, 2728 39th Avenue S.
FFI Melanie at 722-4529 or melanie@longfellow.org

Environment and Transportation Committee
Tuesday, March 24
7:00 ­ 9:00 pm
Hiawatha School Park, 4305 E. 42nd St.
FFI Joanna at 722-4529 or joanna@longfellow.org

Community News, Meetings and Events

Community meeting on the proposed amendments to the heritage preservation
ordinance Thursday, March 5, 2009
7 pm at Matthews Recreation Center
2318 29th Ave. S
Minneapolis, MN 55406

CPED will hold the second meeting as originally planned. This meeting is
scheduled for:
Monday, March 2, 2009 at 5:30 pm at
Linden Hills Recreation Center
3100 43rd Street W
Minneapolis, MN 55410

If you would like to learn more about the proposed changes you can find
additional information at the link below. The link will direct you to a
staff report on the proposed ordinance amendments to the Zoning & Planning
Committee of the City Council from February 12, 2009.
http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/council/2009-meetings/20090220/Docs/HPC_Chap
ter599Revisions.pdf

If you have additional questions or comments please contact Brian Schaffer
at 612-673-2670 or brian.schaffer@ci.minnneapolis.mn.us

Backyard Harvest Program Coming to Longfellow
The Backyard Harvest program is a community-building program in urban
permaculture providing both garden fresh food and garden education for
homeowners and neighborhoods, as well as entrepreneurial and small-scale
food production training for the farmers. BH farmers contract with
homeowners and communities to create gardens in their backyards, maintain
the gardens and harvest a fresh basket of produce weekly for each family.
Backyard Harvest is a program of the non-profit Permaculture Research
Institute, Cold Climate.

The basic garden option (a 100 sq ft food garden plot) is expected to cost
approximately $1,100, which includes soil and compost inputs, labor for
installation and maintenance, plants and seeds, and other needed materials.
Some of these costs are one time set up costs and participation in the
second year of the program (2010) would be less.

For more information see: www.pricoldclimate.org/about_backyard_harvest
Questions about the program or to set up a consultation (the first step to
becoming a customer), please contact Krista Leraas, Program
Coordinator, at harvest@pricoldclimate.org

Longfellow Garden Club meets Wednesday, March 11, 7:00-9:00 pm at Epworth
United Methodist Church (3207 37th Ave So, Mpls).
Eleanor Wagner (owner of Eleanor’s Herbs, member of the
Herb Society and author of two herb cookbooks), will speak on
growing, harvesting, preserving, and using herbs.

Historic Preservation Meeting in Longfellow
The City of Minneapolis is conducting a historic resource survey in the
Seward, Longfellow, Cooper, Howe, and Hiawatha neighborhoods to assess the
potential for historic properties. The City was first surveyed for historic
resources in the 1970s and many of today¹s designated landmarks and historic
districts are a result of this original survey. The City has undertaken a
re-survey because of aging properties and changing attitudes about which
types of historic resources need to be identified, for example increasing
the importance of historic landscapes and cultural and ethnic group
resources. This upcoming meeting will be an opportunity to gather
information about historic resources from community members. Please feel
free to bring your knowledge of historic places in the neighborhoods!

Tuesday, March 24th, 6:00 ­ 7:30 p.m.
Becketwood Chapel (4300 West River Pkwy)

5th Annual Community Garden Resource Fair
March 28, 2009 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Unity Church-Unitarian, 732 Holly Ave, St Paul

Keynote: Paula Westmoreland, Permaculture Research Institute-Cold Climate Workshops:

• Aquaponics 101
• The Urban Barnyard
• Doing More with Less: Superabundant Small Gardens
• Preserving Food Safely
• Breaching Barriers to Just Food
• Farm Dreams: Assessing Risks and Resources to Start a Farm Business
• Organic Soil Building
• Creative Consensus Building for Community Gardens
  Kids Activities, Music & closing the day with a Town Hall Meeting! See
  www.gardeningmatters.org for more Resource Fair details!

Does Your House Need Painting?
Paint-A-Thon is a program of the Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches.
Volunteer teams have been painting homes for low-income senior or disabled
homeowners ­ free of charge ­ since 1984. Painting usually takes place the
first weekend in August. Eligibility requirements include:

• Your house is need of paint, but not major repair
• You must be the owner-occupant of a single-family home
• You must be over the age of 60 OR permanently physically disabled
• Your monthly income must not exceed $1735 per month (for one person) or
  $2,335 (for two people in the home)

If you would like more information or to apply for the program, call
612-721-8687 ×321. The deadline to apply is May 8, 2009.

Seward Concert Band Spring Concert Thurs, April 2
The Seward Concert Band will perform its Spring Concert on Thursday, April
2, 2009 at 7:30 PM in the Auditorium of the South High School, 3131-19th
Avenue South, Minneapolis, south entrance. Suggested donations are $6
adults, $5 seniors and $4 students/children, MPR members receive two tickets
for a single donation. Bring the entire family. As always, audience
members are invited to join the band for refreshments following the
performance.

The Seward Concert Band is a non-profit organization comprised of amateur
brass, wind and percussion players from the Twin Cities and surrounding
areas. The group works to promote music education and appreciation, and is
under the direction of Dennis Malmberg. For in depth interviews with Mr.
Malmberg about the band or concert, please contact him at 952-432-7452.

For directions or more information, please visit our web site:
http://www.sewardconcertband.org > .

Living Green Expo Compost Bin & Rain Barrel Sale
Saturday, May 02, 2009 – Sunday, May 03, 2009
Minnesota State Fair Grounds Grandstand
1755 Dan Patch Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55108

Rain Barrel and Compost Bin SALE!

Order now to pick up at the Living Green Expo State Fair Grounds Grandstand May 2-3!
Accepting orders until March 27, 2009. Hurry while supplies last!
Additional information:
Compost Bin Reg. Price: $79.99 Sale Price: $ 47.00
Rain Barrel Reg Price $115.00 Sale Price: $ 65.00

Rain Barrel Specs/Info:
Dimensions: 32” x 54’ Capacity: 55 gallons
Collects rain from your rain gutter (eaves trough) for use in your garden.
Save money and cut down on water usage by collecting rain water. The
aluminum mesh screen filters out leaves, sticks or any other debris while
protecting the contents from any animals or pets. The overflow spigot hooks
to tubing to divert excess water. Chlorine-free water is healthier for
plants and healthier for the environment.

Compost Bin Specs/Info:
Dimensions: 42” x 42” x 30’ Capacity: 30 cubic feet
This popular bin style composter is an easy to use, extremely durable
way to compost. The compost bin capacity is generous for most families.
Additional bins can be easily joined, no additional hardware needed.
Manufactured of 12 gauge, corrosion resistant PVC coated welded wire. This
composter is virtually indestructible and has a 22 year limited manufacturer
warranty.

Map to Grandstand: http://www.mnstatefair.org/pages/fairgrounds_map.html

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The Longfellow Community Council (LCC) is the citizen participation
organization representing the Longfellow, Cooper, Howe and Hiawatha
neighborhoods in South Minneapolis. LCC¹s mission is to improve the quality
of life and develop a sense of community among the people of these four
neighborhoods and promote their wellbeing. The Longfellow Community Council
will involve and empower the members of the community in all its diversity
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last revised: March 2, 2009

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