In our arts and outdoor living issue, we’re exploring these native landscapes and meeting dynamic individuals who share
their talents with the world. Open the doors to a century-old farm at Dodge Nature Center in bordering Cottage
Grove. The organization aims to spark lifelong relationships to the natural world—for children and adults alike. Blossoming flowers, growing vegetables and colorful fruits as we tour the plots at the Woodbury Community Garden.
May marks the 75th annual Mental Health Awareness Month as well as Asian American and Pacific Islander
Heritage Month. Writer Meredith Heneghan connects with Alyssa Kaying Vang from Woodbury’s Vanguard
Mental Health Clinic. With the recent launch of the Hmong Mental Health Podcast, Vang and her colleagues are creating a unique approach to care outside the clinic. And between all of these pages, you will also find a group of
siblings that banded together to form their own musical troop and another local who is hitting the high notes in her
opera career.
