Neighborhood House

2024 Summer/Fall Fresh Produce Distributions - NH on Montreal
2024-09-18 13:30 - 15:00, 2024-08-21 13:30 - 15:00, 2024-07-17 13:30 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | Neighborhood House on Montreal, 1080 Montreal Ave, Saint Paul, MN, 55116, United States
Come get free fruits and veggies for you and your household!
From July to October, you are welcome to come pick up a variety of free fruits and vegetables for you and your household. The distributions are farmer’s market style and typically held outdoors. Events are open to all and first come first served. We encourage you to bring your own large, reusable bags.

Neighborhood House on Montreal
1080 Montreal Ave., St Paul, MN 55116
Every 3rd Wednesday from July to October
7/17, 8/21, 9/18, 10/16
Hours: 1:30 – 3 p.m.

Neighborhood House on Montreal Food Market CLOSED
2024-09-18 13:00 - 16:00, 2024-08-21 13:00 - 16:00 | Neighborhood House on Montreal, 1080 Montreal Ave, Saint Paul, MN, 55116, United States
Our Neighborhood House on Montreal Food Market will be closed from 1-4PM. Please consider joining us at our Fresh Produce Distribution from 1:30-3PM instead.

2024 Summer/Fall Fresh Produce Events - Dayton's Bluff Elementary
2024-09-12 14:00 - 15:30, 2024-08-08 14:00 - 15:30, 2024-07-11 14:00 - 15:30 | Family Center – Dayton’s Bluff, 262 Bates Avenue, Saint Paul, MN, 55421, United States
Come get free fruits and veggies for you and your household!
From July to October, you are welcome to come pick up a variety of free fruits and vegetables for you and your household. The distributions are farmer’s market style and typically held outdoors. Events are open to all and first come first served. We encourage you to bring your own large, reusable bags.
Dayton’s Bluff Elementary
262 Bates Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55106
Every 2nd Thursday from July to October
7/11, 8/8, 9/12, 10/10
Hours: 2 – 3:30 p.m.

2024 Summer/Fall Fresh Produce Events - Wellstone Center
2024-09-11 13:30 - 15:00, 2024-08-28 13:30 - 15:00, 2024-08-14 13:30 - 15:00, 2024-07-24 13:30 - 15:00, 2024-07-10 13:30 - 15:00 | Wellstone Center, 179 Robie Street E, Saint Paul, MN, 55107, United States
Come get free fruits and veggies for you and your household!
From July to October, you are welcome to come pick up a variety of free fruits and vegetables for you and your household. The distributions are farmer’s market style and typically held outdoors. Events are open to all and first come first served. We encourage you to bring your own large, reusable bags.
Wellstone Center
179 Robie St. E., St Paul, MN, 55107
Every 2nd and 4th Wednesday from July to October
7/10, 7/24, 8/14, 8/28, 9/11, 9/25, 10/9, 10/23
Hours: 1:30 – 3 p.m.

Wellstone Center Food Market Closed (1 PM to 3:30 PM)
2024-09-11 13:00 - 15:30, 2024-08-28 13:00 - 15:30, 2024-08-14 13:00 - 15:30 | Wellstone Center, 179 Robie Street E, Saint Paul, MN, 55107, United States
The Wellstone Center Food Market will be closed from 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM on the following dates:
8/14
8/28
9/11
9/25
10/9
10/23

NeighbReads Book Club
2024-09-10 19:00 - 20:30, 2024-07-09 19:00 - 20:30, 2024-05-14 19:00 - 20:30 | Other
Join Neighborhood House for a public book club every other month! Please reach out to Cara Berger with any questions (cberger@neighborhoodhousemn.org)

January 23 | 7 – 8:30 p.m. | Register here

Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H
A queerhijabi Muslim immigrant survives her coming-of-age by drawing strength and hope from stories in the Quran in this “raw and relatable memoir that challenges societal norms and expectations” (Linah Mohammad, NPR)

March 12 | 7 – 8:30 p.m. | Register here

Rivermouth: A Chronicle of Language, Faith, and Migration by Alejandra Oliva

A chronicle of translation, storytelling, and borders as understood through the United States’ “immigration crisis”
In this powerful and deeply felt memoir of translation, storytelling, and borders, Alejandra Oliva, a Mexican-American translator and immigrant justice activist, offers a powerful chronical of her experience interpreting at the US-Mexico border.

May 14 | 7 – 8:30 p.m. | Register here

Poverty by America by Desmond Matthew
The Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Evicted reimagines the debate on poverty, making a “provocative and compelling” (NPR) argument about why it persists in America: because the rest of us benefit from it.

July 9 | 7 – 8:30 p.m. | Register here

Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World by Henry Grabar
An entertaining, enlightening, and utterly original investigation into one of the most quietly influential forces in modern American life—the humble parking spot

September 10 | 7 – 8:30 p.m. | Register here
Under the Skin: The Hidden Toll of Racism on American Lives and on the Health of our Nation by Linda Villarosa

In Prison by Any Other Name, activist journalists Maya Schenwar and Victoria Law reveal the way the kinder, gentler narrative of reform can obscure agendas of social control and challenge us to question the ways we replicate the status quo when pursuing change. A foreword by Michelle Alexander situates the book in the context of criminal justice reform conversations. Finally, the book offers a bolder vision for truly alternative justice practices.

November 12 | 7 – 8:30 p.m. | Register here
The Southerinization of America: A Story of Democracy in the Balance
by Frye Gaillard and Cynthia Tucker

Pulitzer Prize-winner Cynthia Tucker and award-winning author Frye Gaillard reflect on the role of the South in America’s long descent into Trumpism. In 1974, Southern author John Egerton published his seminal work, The Americanization of Dixie, reflecting on the double-edged reality of the South becoming more like the rest of the country and vice versa.

2024 Fresh Produce Distributions - Bruce Vento
2024-08-22 14:00 - 15:30, 2024-07-25 14:00 - 15:30 | Bruce Vento Elementary, 409 Case Avenue East, St. Paul, MN, 55130, United States
Come get free fruits and veggies for you and your household!
From July to October, you are welcome to come pick up a variety of free fruits and vegetables for you and your household. The distributions are farmer’s market style and typically held outdoors. Events are open to all and first come first served. We encourage you to bring your own large, reusable bags.
Bruce Vento Elementary
409 Case Avenue East, St. Paul, MN 55130
Every 4th Thursday from July to October
7/25, 8/22, 9/26, 10/24
Hours: 2 – 3:30 p.m.

2024 Summer Fresh Produce Distributions - St. Paul Music Academy
2024-08-15 14:00 - 15:30, 2024-07-18 14:00 - 15:30 | St. Paul Music Academy, 27 Geranium Ave W, St. Paul, 55117, United States
Come get free fruits and veggies for you and your household!
From July to October, you are welcome to come pick up a variety of free fruits and vegetables for you and your household. The distributions are farmer’s market style and typically held outdoors. Events are open to all and first come first served. We encourage you to bring your own large, reusable bags.
St. Paul Music Academy
27 Geranium Ave, East, St. Paul, MN 55117
3rd Thurs./5th Weds from July – October
7/18, 8/15, 9/19, 10/30
Hours: 2 – 3:30 p.m.

Neighborhood House Closed
2024-07-12 08:00 - 22:00 | MN
There will be no programming on Friday, July 12 due to an off-site ALL STAFF meeting.

Winter/Spring Fresh Produce Events
2024-05-08 14:30 - 16:00 | Metropolitan State University, 101 690 E 7th St, St Paul, MN, 55106, United States
Winter / Spring Fresh Produce Distributions Events*

(November – May) take place at Metro State University in St. Paul. During each event, we distribute approximately 3,000 pounds of food to approximately 75-100 families on average.
For additional questions about the Food Markets, please visit our Frequently Asked Questions page.

Event guideline and details: Our fresh produce events are open to everyone!

Requirements: Not a thing, just yourself. An identification is not required to attend.
Recommendations: You will want to bring your own bags and a cart if you have one.
COVID-19: This event is held indoors, masks are encouraged.
Please note that your fist visit will require an onsite registration process that will take 5-10 minutes to complete.
Parking: You can park in the Metro State ramp parking for $5. Otherwise, street parking is available along 7th St. and Bates Avenue.
If available, please consider brining your own reusable bags. On average our visitors take home around 40 pounds of food.

Location

METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY

(STUDENT CENTER ROOM)
101 690 E 7TH ST
ST. PAUL, MN 55106

TIME – 2:30–4 P.M.
DATES – NOVEMBER 15, 2023 | DECEMBER 13, 2023
JANUARY 10, 2024 | FEBRUARY 14, 2024 | MARCH 13, 2024 | APRIL 10, 2024 | MAY 8, 2024

* Weather permitting – If there are thunderstorms or excessive heat warnings, we may cancel the event and / or events. For more information and event cancellation updates, please call (651) 789-3630.
Still have questions? Kindly email Kaitlin Lee, Fresh Produce Coordinator

Wellstone Food Market - CLOSED (Afternoon)
2024-04-19 13:00 - 16:00, 2024-04-17 13:00 - 14:00 | Wellstone Center, 179 Robie Street E, Saint Paul, MN, 55107, United States
Our Wellstone Center Food Market will be closed on April 17 from 1-2 PM & Friday, April 19th from 1-4 PM.

Summit Celebration with Neighborhood House
2024-04-05 15:00 - 21:00 | Summit Brewing Company, 910 Montreal Cir, St. Paul, MN, 55102
We would love to invite you to join us for a night of fun at Summit Brewing Company as we celebrate a successful March Food Drive! Along with great brews, this event will feature games, prizes, live music and so much more! We will also be hosting a food drive and fundraiser, so please remember to bring non-perishable food items to donate to our two cost-free food markets.
Event Details:
Where: Summit Brewing Company
When: April 5 from 3 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Learn more about March Food Drive

Wellstone Center Food Market Closed 1-4PM
2024-04-04 13:00 - 16:00 | Wellstone Center, 179 Robie Street E, Saint Paul, MN, 55107, United States
Wellstone Center Food Market will be closed from 1-4PM for an All Programs Staff Meeting.

Brewery Events & Brewland - March Food Drive
2024-03-23 17:30 - 21:30 | Various
Brewery Food Drive Events
Stop by and support your favorite nonprofit – Neighborhood House – while drinking your favorite brew!
NH Staff will be collecting non-perishable food items and sharing about our Food Support Program.
3/1 – Wabasha Brewing (3 PM – 8 PM)
3/3 – Gambit Brewing (12 PM – 4 PM)
3/4 – MetroNOME Brewing (12 PM – 4 PM)
3/5 – Bad Weather Brewing (3 PM – 7 PM)
3/6 – Urban Growler Brewing (3 PM – 7 PM)
3/7 – Summit Brewing (3 PM – 7 PM)
3/14 – Dual Citizen Brewing (3 PM – 7 PM)
3/23 – Wabasha Brewing (5:30 PM – 9:30 PM)
3/20 – Can Can Wonderland (4 PM – 8 PM)
Learn more about March Food Drive here.

We will also be selling Brewland Cards!

Cost = $25
How it works:

Visit your favorite breweries listed
First drink at every brewery = Buy 1 get 1 free
Visit 10 breweries and get a bartender’s signature
Once the 10 spots are filled send us a photo of your signed board game card to fooddrive@neighborhoodhousemn.org
When you turn in your cards you get a chance to win free beer for a year!

OR
Drop off your filled in board game card at the Dabbler Depot
