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Farm at the Arb offers hay maze and bale bowling for grand opening

By Lee Svitak Dean

September 5, 2019 at 6:30PM
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A rendering of the new Farm at the Arb. Provided (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Farm tours, farmers markets and more events to fill your fall calendar.

Back on the farm
The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum will hold the grand opening of its new 10-acre site of the Farm at the Arb (3210 W. 82nd St., Chanhassen) from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 14. The interpretive site shows the plant-to-plate story about our local foods. Games include a hay maze and hay-bale bowling, as well as a lesson on making a wheat crown and even a skillet toss. And it doesn't stop there; find machinery to climb, a bee pollinator discovery center, a 1919 renovated barn to explore — and food trucks and a beer garden because even farmers get hungry. Pick up a map at the main gate/welcome table and return it on departure for a bandanna. For more info, go to z.umn.edu/FieldFest. Ages 15 and under admitted free. Tickets for members are $5, $20 for nonmembers, and include arboretum admission.

To market, to market
Visits are even easier starting this weekend at the St. Paul Farmers Market in Lowertown. A free shuttle service from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays will pick up shoppers from nearby parking lots and drop them at the market. The service continues through the season on weekends only. For a full list of the participating parking lots, go to ­stpaulfarmersmarket.com.

Mark your calendar
What do Southwest High School, bocce courts and a chamber orchestra have in common? All were recipients of grants from the Linden Hills Neighborhood Council, which holds its cocktail-style fundraiser — the Taste of Linden Hills — from 6:30 to 9 p.m. on Oct. 1 at Rose Street Patisserie (2811 W. 43rd St., Mpls.). Look for tastes from these restaurants: Martina, Tilia, Rose Street Patisserie, Harriet Brasserie, Naviya's, Clancey's, Zumbro, Old Southern BBQ, the Wedge and Linden Hills co-ops, Great Harvest, and Coffee & Tea Ltd. Proceeds go to support local projects in Linden Hills. The cost is $65; tickets are available at lindenhills.org/tasteofLH. For more info, contact Tippy Madden, 952-818-9066 or toddandtippy@yahoo.com.

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