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JD Rivers' Children's Garden

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Glenwood Ave Washburn Ave. N.
Minneapolis, MN
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TheMinneapolis Park and Recreation Board owns, operates and programs the one-acre JD Rivers’ Children’s Garden located in Theodore Wirth Park. Since 1982 the garden has provided programs focused on food production with children and teens, horticulture therapy, and intergenerational programming with recent immigrants. Garden plots are assigned to youth participating in on-site summer programs. Youth participants also engage in hands-on environmental education programs such as insect safaris, birding, water quality education, fishing, and much more. Visit www.minneapolisparks.org for more information on summer programs and garden plots.

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