LIFE IS A (CLIMATE) CARNIVAL
By Patricia Ohmans
Frogtown Inexperienced
First the dangerous information: Frogtown, Saint Paul’s most numerous and vibrant neighborhood, will likely be arduous hit by the approaching local weather disaster. Residents of our low-income neighborhood are already affected by the elevated warmth of summer time, elevated air air pollution ranges, and flooding from extreme rainstorms.
And now the excellent news: greater than 200 Frogtowners and mates gathered on Aug. 20 to be taught methods to deal with and fight the impacts of local weather change – in a full of life, fun-filled occasion referred to as the Local weather Carnival, sponsored by Frogtown Inexperienced.
The carnival came about in a collection of festive tents on the Lily Pad, a neighborhood gathering house on Dale Avenue. Every tent centered on a unique side of sustainability, with hands-on video games, make-and-take alternatives, and reveals.
Children on the carnival inaugurated a rain backyard by catapulting (toy) frogs right into a water-filled pool; sorted by way of microscopic seeds to save lots of them for future pollinator plantings; and realized about different power sources by pedaling a motorbike to make spin artwork masterpieces. Sport prizes included free treats from La Cucharada, the brand new ice cream store on Dale Avenue, in addition to take-home artwork kits donated by the Bell Museum.
Local weather change is a world downside after all, and there may be solely a lot that every of us, as people, can do to alter the large political and financial forces which are driving it. However taken collectively, even the smallest steps can get us a great distance towards a objective of extra sustainable houses, communities, and even cities.
Patricia Ohmans based Frogtown Inexperienced, a volunteer-powered initiative to construct inexperienced magnificence within the Frogtown neighborhood. We plant bushes, domesticate gardens and work towards a more healthy surroundings. Should you’d prefer to know extra, our web site is frogtowngreen.com or you may contact us straight at 651-757-5970.