Allen & Freda Pedersen Community Garden
The Allen and Freda Pedersen Community Garden celebrates the legacy of the Pedersens in growing flowers, fruits, and vegetables to share with others. This garden is a first for the Crookston campus and the result of the generosity of (the late) Allen & Freda Pedersen. This project has had many collaborators: City of Crookston (land owner), Sodexo Dining Services, Valley Technology Park, and the UMN Crookston Center for Sustainability, Student Affairs, Academic Affairs, and Agriculture and Natural Resources Department have helped make the garden a reality over the years. Produce from the garden is used in the campus dining hall and students are hired to assist with the garden's maintenance.
Points of Interest
- The Pedersen Garden was dedicated to the campus garden on May 21, 2014
- Pedersen Hall (Garden Shed)
Sponsors: UMN Crookston Student Association (CSA), Polk County Public Health/Wellness Coalition, and Crookston Students for Sustainable Development (CSSD). - Pedersen Garden is Growing - news article written during the first growing season in August 2014
- Growing Good Food for Golden Eagles (PDF) - August 2017 presentation
- Freda L. Pedersen Memorial Horticulture Scholarship
Awarded to students studying horticulture and/or environmental landscaping and have an interest in sustainable gardening.