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Silent Auction

Bidding Ends: 7:45pm, Sept 29

You can bid on the silent auction whether you attend the event or not! All you have to do is:

  1. Register

  2. Use the Givi app or this website to bid

  3. If you win, pick up your item(s) at the event or schedule a time to pick up from the Urban Roots office (we can mail gift cards)

Two of our three vans are in desperate need of replacement. With a new van, we can transport staff, youth, and equipment more efficiently and safely. Read more here.

Help Fund New Van

Celebrate Our Valuable Paid Internship Programs for East Saint Paul Youth

Join us on September 29 to grow Urban Roots! Our staff and interns will share their experiences and successes in our three programs: Market Garden, Conservation, and Cook Fresh.

We’ll honor the work of honey bees and all native pollinators, as we see them as a link between our programs. Conservation helps create and support the native habitat that many pollinators call home. Market Garden benefits from the pollinators doing their work, giving us many of our favorite crops. Cook Fresh prepares wonderful meals from those crops.

Event Features

  • Shop at our Mobile Market
  • Listen to live music (details below)
  • Enjoy appetizers, dinner (main entrees: brie and carmelized apple stuffed chicken breast and butternut squash ravioli), dessert, non-alcoholic beverages, wine
  • Taste beer from Fair State Brewing Coop (details below)
  • Bid on the live and silent auctions
  • Learn more about our work
  • Meet some of our amazing interns
  • Help us raise funds for a new van

Live Auction

One item will only be available to bid on live at the event. See details here.

Market Basket filled with:

  • Fresh produce from Urban Roots
  • Trader Joe's products
  • Lakewinds Co-op and Lunds and Byerlys gift cards
  • More!

Event Location

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Science Museum of Minnesota
120 W Kellogg Blvd
Saint Paul, MN 55102

Nurture Sponsor

UnitedHealthcare

UnitedHealthcare

Plant Sponsor

Delta Dental of Minnesota

Delta Dental of Minnesota

AT&T

AT&T

Cargill

Cargill

Seed Sponsor

U.S. Bank

U.S. Bank

Hiway Credit Union

Hiway Credit Union

M Health Fairview

M Health Fairview

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota

Xcel Energy

Xcel Energy

Metropolitan State University

Metropolitan State University

Land O' Lakes

Land O' Lakes

About Urban Roots

Urban Roots provides paid internships to youth on the East Side of Saint Paul. Youth interns develop leadership, entrepreneurial, and life skills through our Market Garden, Conservation, and Cook Fresh Programs. Each year, up to 80 youth interns, ages 14-24, participate in our progressive, tiered programming, connecting to one another and to the world around them.  

Market Garden youth interns plant, maintain, and harvest small-scale crop production within our urban gardens.

Cook Fresh youth interns learn about the food we grow seasonally and how to prepare it fresh from the garden.

Conservation youth interns restore green spaces and work to connect the community with their natural resources.

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Thank You Fair State Brewing Cooperative

Donated beer selection:

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Live Music by V4loops

V4Loops combines traditional native instruments with modern beats and progressive music. Vladimir Garrido from Chile and Miguel Gonzales from Mexico use their looping devices and many acoustic/electric instruments to create a relaxing atmosphere, inviting the community to connect with the music and enjoy the present moment.

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