Blooming Sunshine is a food forest in Columbia Heights, MN. In this beautiful place, the community works together to grow food, learns gardening skills and gathers to enjoy the produce that grows. Not only is the food forest plentiful, but the fluid patterns and angular designs showcase agriculture as art.
What is a Food Forest?
A food forest is a landscape of various edible plants that naturally work together like a forest. It is a free, public resource for anyone to harvest or plant as much food as they like.
Location
Łomianki Park
80 39th Avenue NE
Columbia Heights, MN 55421
Yes, it’s free.
All of the food that grows in the food forest can be picked by anyone in the public at any time. However, some foods are best harvested at certain times of the year, so it’s best to look at the pictures on the signs to see what a ripe fruit or vegetable looks like.
Learn more about the history of Blooming Sunshine Garden.
Blooming Sunshine is proud to be Garden 345, part of First Lady Rosalynn Carter’s Butterfly Trail, connecting pollinator gardens across the United States.
Gardening
Everyone is welcome to garden in the food forest! Be sure to bring your own:
- Gloves
- Hat
- Sunscreen
- Water
When
Every Tuesday at 5:30pm, June through September.
Join Us!
If you have any questions, feel free to contact the garden organizer, Connie Buesgens.
