Community Design Center in the News
Summer 2009
- Community Design Center of Minnesota Executive Director Tamara Downs Schwei was featured in the August 22, 2009, broadcast of the Everything Green radio show.
- The Downtown Journal features the work of the Community Design Center of Minnesota: "Meet the market: Planting seeds for stronger communities" August 31, 2009
- East Side Review News covers Twin Cities community garden tour, which includes the Community Design Center's garden just outside the Swede Hollow Café at 721 East Seventh Street: "Twin Cities community garden tour to showcase East Side gardens" August 17, 2009
Spring 2009
- East Side Review News covers our 2009 Sustainable Saint Paul award: "City announces winners of Sustainable Saint Paul Awards"
Fall 2008
- The Twin Cities Daily Planet highlighted our East Side Conservation Corps youth interns: Vento Sanctuary "Listen To The Voices" event: the ordinary becomes extraordinary October 12, 2008
The Pioneer Press featured this video about our work on TwinCities.com, along with a story in their print edition, on September 14, 2008:
- Community Design Center of Minnesota's gardens and interns were featured in Garrison Keillor's St. Paul's "Prairie Companion" on ABC news: Saint Paul's "Prairie Companion"
Summer 2008
- Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal covered our participation in a Patagonia contest: "Local environmental groups vie for Patagonia grant" June 10, 2008
Fall 2007
- Edible Twin Cities featured a story on our cooking and nutrition classes (Contact the magazine for a copy of the story.): Fall 2007 table of contents
- Minnesota Public Radio covered our Saint Paul Youth Conservation Corps: "Demand for youth programs outstrips availability" August 14, 2007