Nationally, The Fargo Project, World Garden Commons in Rabanus Park, Fargo is known for it exemplifies good, ethical practice, and demonstrates the positive impact of arts and culture in environmental work. Ultimately, World Garden Commons is a transformed stormwater basin from a little-used mowed field to a community gathering place with prairie grasses, flowers, water…
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Aug. 2018 – Non-profit partners and the community near Rabanus Park, Fargo, celebrated the end of construction at World Garden Commons on August 5, 2018. The purpose to celebrate construction, bring people together and encourage people to use the greenspace for their own gatherings, reflection and play. One attendee said, “The event was fantastic! Lots of…
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World Garden Commons – Summer SceneSeekBeak Snap View World Garden Commons stormwater basin during winter, after a rain event and during a full prairie flower bloom.
You are invited to celebrate the end of construction at World Garden Commons on Sunday, August 5 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. A variety of ecological and cultural activities are planned characterizing prairie for the people. The activities show the importance of community connection, nature, natural resources and the creative expressions of cultures as World Garden…
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FARGO, N.D. Non-profit partners and the community near Rabanus Park, Fargo, invite residents to celebrate the end of construction at World Garden Commons on August 5 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. A variety of ecological and cultural activities are planned characterizing “Prairie for the People”. The activities show the importance of community connection, nature, natural resources and…
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The Natural Resource Management Club of North Dakota State University constructed birdhouses for the newly ecologically restored green space at Rabanus Park, Fargo known as World Garden Commons, the pilot site for The Fargo Project. In April 2018, the students and community members erected four birdhouses in the freshly thawed permafrost soil of the nature-scape.…
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This month, the US Water Alliance released its newest publication, Advancing One Water Through Arts and Culture: A Blueprint for Action. In partnership with ArtPlace America, this action-oriented blueprint presents a framework outlining how water sector leaders and artists alike can engage in cross-sector collaboration to advance common goals. The report features World Garden Commons at…
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This spring, the YMCA daycare and local business take full advantage of World Garden Commons, exploring the trails, and play along the listening garden. Brian Reinarts, a landscape architect at Land Elements, has been working on the design on the site for over 4 years. Today he lead a construction meeting at the site and…
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We’re excited to share that construction of the community-designed World Garden Commons at Rabanus Park is nearing completion. Gast Construction and subcontractors are working on the final details, which include raised trails, a boardwalk, the basin overlook and natural play features, including the “spiral log” concept designed by Westside Elementary fifth graders. This final stage of construction…
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Community-driven design projects in underserved neighborhoods can not only change the built world, but also provide opportunities for residents to build their own capacities. A new book by Barbara Brown Wilson, Resilience for All: Striving for Equity Through Community-Driven Design, features the World Garden Commons at Rabanus Park, the pilot site of The Fargo Project…
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