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Camp registrations open on Jan. 21, 2025 at 9 a.m. for members. Registration will open for the general public on Jan.23, 2025 at 9 a.m.
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Celebrate the harvest season and Minnesota farmers at this annual family-friendly festival held at the Farm at the Arb. The event features hands-on harvesting of sugar beets, corn and potatoes; a beer garden and food trucks; and live entertainment and activities for all ages. This event is included with Arboretum general daily admission; advance registration is required.
Learn directly from Minnesota food growers and producers while exploring interactive exhibits, games and hands-on activities in the KWS Family Tent
Tour the crop plots and orchards
Help harvest Minnesota crops and enter the beet-weighing contest then take home a bag of Crystal Sugar!
Make bouquets with flowers you can grow at home and learn about the cut-flower industry
Stop by a tasting in the Myers Education Center Kitchen Classroom
New this year, the event will feature a special celebrity baking showcase and book signing with pastry chef and cookbook author Zoë François
40th Annual Auxiliary Private Garden Tour
Tour three local private gardens as guests of the Arboretum Auxiliary. Guests will travel on luxury, air-conditioned motor coaches to three local gardens - each with its own history and charm including a "twenty acre garden extraordinaire" - followed by Sunday evening hors d'oeuvres and wine/beer.
Guests will receive a discount voucher to present at the Arboretum Gift and Garden
Location:
Tour guests will meet in front of the Snyder Building at the Arboretum to board buses. Meals will be served at the Arboretum.
Reservations and Seating:
Weather and Departure
NO REFUNDS FOR CANCELLATIONS AFTER JUNE 30, 2025.
Registrations Questions?For ticketing questions, please call 612-301-1210. Monday- Friday 9 am- 4 pm.
For all other garden tour questions, please call 612-625-9865
Tour three local private gardens as guests of the Arboretum Auxiliary. Guests will travel on luxury, air-conditioned motor coaches to three local gardens - each with its own history and charm including a "twenty acre garden extraordinaire" - followed by weekday brunch.
Camp registrations open on Jan.21, 2025 at 9 a.m. for members. Registration will open for the general public on Jan.23, 2025 at 9 a.m.
**FULL-DAY camps combine morning and afternoon themed camps, separated by a fun lunch hour. These camps are offered bundled together as full-day only, and are not available individually as half-day options. Full day also offers flexible extended drop off and pick-up times: Drop off between 8:30-9:00 a.m.; Pick up between 4:00-4:30 p.m.
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The price includes one drink ticket per each admission. Event check in will take place in front of the Snyder building.
This item is for Extension Master Gardener Volunteers who are transferring from another state, who are being reinstated into the program or who have taken ProHort and are now becoming a Master Gardener. The package includes a background check, a name badge and t-shirt.
*HALF-DAY camp sessions are not available as a part of a full day option, and piecing camps together is not recommended. Staff will not be available for lunch hour care or to provide transportation between camp locations.
Join us for a special, after-hours Arboretum experience in the gardens to view fireflies in their natural habitat!
8:30pm-9:30pm - Welcome & Route Information with presentations from special guests
9:30pm-10:30pm - Firefly Viewing
Camp registrations open on Jan.21, 2025 at 9 a.m. for members. Registration will open for the general public on Jan.23, 2025 at 9 a.m.*HALF-DAY camp sessions are not available as a part of a full day option, and piecing camps together is not recommended. Staff will not be available for lunch hour care or to provide transportation between camp locations.
*HALF-DAY camp sessions are not available as a part of a full day option, and piecing camps together is not recommended. Staff will not be available for lunch hour care or to provide transportation between camp locations
The Food Preservation Consultant Training for Master Gardener Volunteers is a self-paced online Canvas course to teach you how to safely and confidently process produce using resources from the University of Minnesota Extension. The course includes teaching materials to help you share food preservation with your community. The course has nine modules and will take 15 to 20 hours to complete.
Registration is $20. If you took the previous version of the course (before 2025), you will be required to complete the updated version of the course to maintain your Food Preservation Consultant status. If you have previously registered for or completed this course, please email wagn1400@umn.edu to gain access. After registration, you will receive a confirmation email with the link to join the course.
Registration is $20. If you took the previous version of the course (before 2025), you will be required to complete the updated version of the course to maintain your Food Preservation Consultant status. If you have previously registered for or completed this course, please email wagn1400@umn.edu to gain access.
After registration, you will receive a confirmation email with the link to join the course.
** You will be automatically emailed a ticket, please disregard you do not need it for this course**
Friday, Sept. 12, 5-8 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 13, 6-9 a.m.
*HALF DAY camp sessions are not available as a part of a full day option, and piecing camps together is not recommended. Staff will not be available for lunch hour care or to provide transportation between camp locations.
Tour three local private gardens as guests of the Arboretum Auxiliary. Guests will travel on luxury, air-conditioned motor coaches to three local gardens - each with its own history and charm including a "twenty acre garden extraordinaire" - followed by a Champagne brunch.
Requirements for participation: All campers must be able to bike 8 miles to be eligible, and must be able to swim. Campers will need to bring a properly functioning bike and helmet on one or more of the days (registrants will be contacted prior to camp with the date of “bring your bike and helmet” day)
Location: Crex Meadows Wildlife Management Area Visitor’s Center, Grantsburg WI (attendees will drive themselves)
*FULL-DAY camps combine morning and afternoon themed camps, separated by a fun lunch hour. These camps are offered bundled together as full-day only, and are not available individually as half-day options. Full day also offers flexible extended drop off and pick-up times: Drop off between 8:30-9:00 a.m.; Pick up between 4:00-4:30 p.m.
Please note, July 15 is the payment deadline, not the event date.
Verdant Remedies Opening Reception
Saturday, Aug. 9 from 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m.
10:30 a.m. Opening ceremony at the Garden Gallery at the Farm at the Arb. Guests will be able to take the tram from the Oswald Visitor Center starting at 10 a.m. or drive directly to the Farm.
11-11:30 a.m. Harvesting of herbs from the Garden to take back to the Reedy Gallery for installation of a harvest circle.
11:30 a.m. 1-mile walking procession (rides will be available) to the Oswald Visitor Center’s Reedy Gallery.
12:30 p.m.-2 p.m. Refreshments, viewing of the Verdant Remedies exhibition and informal Meet & Greet with the artists.
Two session class:
Wednesdays, September 10 & Sept. 17
$20 per pizza (serves 1-2)
Price of pizza does not include admission - be sure to reserve an admission ticket at least 30 minutes prior to your pizza time to navigate to the Farm at the Arboretum.
Note your pizza order time! Your pizza will be ready and boxed at the time slot you selected.We are unable to hold pizzas warm after that time.
Pizza menu:
Two Day Event- August 25 & 26, 2025
This is the biannual national meeting for public and private sector North American GrapeBreeders.
Day 1- Talks hosted at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum (Snyder Auditorium) followed by a short tour of the Horticultural Research Center
Day 2- Tours of 7 Vines, Rustic Roots, and St. Croix Vineyards.
Cancellation Information: Full refund if we are notified one month in advance (by July 25), and a 50% refund if notified 2 weeks ahead (by August 11). After that there will be no refund.
For more information on the event contact: Kate Fessler(fessl023@umn.edu) or Soon Li Teh (teh@umn.edu)
For registration questions contact: arbedu@umn.edu or call 612-301-1210