The Tour des Jardins is a social bicycle ride between community gardens and urban farms in Saint Paul. The event is something between an open house, a bike ride, a culinary adventure, and a social gathering to bring people together in a fun way and strengthen our network of local community gardens.
Participating gardens:
Participating community gardens will host visitors for about an hour, providing an appetizer or beverage using produce from their garden. A garden representative will be on hand to provide a tour of their space and answer questions about the garden’s features.
Here is the list of participating gardens:
Mounds Park Community Garden
Skidmore Community Garden
Tatum Park Community Garden
CSJ Gardens
Summit Hill Community Garden
Como Park District 10 Community Garden
Merriam Station Community Garden
Participants:
Times are approximate guesses. We want to stick to a schedule as much as possible so participants can plan their day. You are welcome to join us for the whole tour, or as many stops as you like.
The bike ride will be leisurely and fun. Riders should be comfortable with riding 15 miles. Mechanics will be on hand to help if your bike has mechanical issues but they’ll have limited capabilities. The tour is not just for cyclists. You are welcome to drive if you like.
Schedule:
Time: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Date: Saturday, August 17th
Times, locations, and features
8 a.m. at MPCG: coffee and garden-grown zucchini bread
9 - 9:15: bike to Skidmore Community Garden
9:15 - 10 at Skidmore Community Garden
10 - 10:30: bike ride to Como Park District 10 Community Garden
10:30 - 11:30 at Como: scape basil pesto crostini, tomato jam crostini, jalapeno lemonade
11:30 - 11:45: bike to Tatum Park Community Garden (TPCG)
Note: we will be taking a pedestrian path to Tatum Park Community Garden using this route
11:45 - 12:45 at Tatum Park: ice nettle tea, watermelon, and juneberry muffins
12:45 - 1: bike to Merriam Station Community Garden
1 - 2 at Merriam Station: herbal ice water and cookies
2 - 2:15: bike to CSJ Gardens
2:15 - 3:15 at CSJ Gardens for herbal ice tea featuring herbs from the garden and beet salad skewers
3:15 - 3:30: bike to Summit Hill Community Garden
3:30 - 4:30 at Summit Hill: ice tea and rhubarb cake
Stay tuned for updates. If you have questions, please text 360-510-3085 or email us here. Have fun!