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Living Earth Center brings people of all traditions together to cultivate common ground and seek justice through education, encounter, and community agriculture.


Sharing Common Ground

Like a healthy ecosystem, we believe that everyone has something important and valuable to offer to our local and greater Earth community. We believe in bringing people with different backgrounds and strengths together to share common ground over food, learning and storytelling. We invite you to join us in celebrating nature's abundance and honoring our shared resilience and responsibility in the interconnection of everything. 


News and Updates


Members of LEC's staff/volunteers met with Old Town Day of the Dead Committee Member Justin Ek on Sunday, Oct. 13th to harvest the marigolds we were growing for the Day of the Dead Celebration before the first frost of the season. Marigolds are native to warmer climates and will not survive freezing temperatures.

These marigolds were planted in June in partnership with the Old Town Day of the Dead Committee. Mankato's celebration is scheduled for Saturday, October 26th, but with the temperatures going below freezing earlier this week it was necessary to harvest the marigolds last Sunday...

LEC's Taste of the Garden Fundraising Dinner was held September 13th, and the majority of the produce used in the dinner was grown in a plot at the Community Garden. That garden plot has continued to produce, growing various heirloom tomatoes, squash, greens, and more. It has continued to be tended by Garden Manager Mal and Garden Volunteer/Board Member Jim Ackil.

Jim and Mal have been making sure that the produce coming out of this plot is not going to waste...

Upcoming Events and Programs


Saturday, November 2, 2024
9:00 am3:30 pm
MNSU Centennial Union Room 245
620 West S Rd
Mankato, MN 56001
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