Intro to Punch Needle with Nicki Mortland

Mission & Vision

We foster creativity and sustainability through reuse. We provide a welcoming, inclusive space to divert materials from the landfill and connect them with people who need them such as teachers, students, artists, and more.

Core Values

• We believe everyone deserves access to education and materials.
• We value teachers and artists.
• We foster, educate, and inspire the practice of reduce, reuse, then recycle.
• We recognize that everyone deserves the opportunity for a creative experience and to be inspired in a safe and welcoming community.

School Programs

Turnip Green partners with over MNPS schools through our Turnip Sprouts after school club, enrichment programs and creativity kits! In these programs, students engage in creative hands-on art programming with 100% material diverted from landfill, and are empowered in the realm of environmentalism!

Community Programs

Our community programs partner alongside other organizations in the community to provide access to education programs that support our mission of creativity and sustainability. Examples of these programs can be a booth at your event, a Teaching Artist coming to your organization, providing creativity kits, or other hands on programming!