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Southern Minnesota community garden expands to community farm, gathering place
Over the years, the Living Earth nonprofit grew from a small community garden and advocacy group to a larger network of gardeners, volunteers and community members who attend classes about gardening.
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Hannah Yang / MPR News | 3:30 pm, May 25, 2021 ×
Svetlana Amende crouches down to plant some of her produce into the ground at the community garden plots at the Living Earth Center in Mankato. Amende moved to town almost 20 years ago from Russia and heard about the community gardens through word of mouth. This is her sixth summer planting vegetables. She said she was happy to meet fellow community members from all walks of life and learning from them. Hannah Yang / MPR News
Dec 15, 2020
MANKATO â Blue Earth County commissioners voted Tuesday to lower next yearâs tax levy from the proposed 2.5% to a 1.5% increase in a nod to the economic pain felt by many property owners.
âThereâs hard times out there,â said Commissioner Mark Piepho as he made a motion to reduce the levy increase by 1%.
Commissioner Colleen Landkamer said she knows itâs tough for many people, but she had reservations about lowering the proposed levy in light of added costs for the county and uncertainty about future revenues coming in because of the pandemic.
âWeâve seen increases in detox in multiple ways, transportation increases, increases for sheriff and county attorney,â she said.