Monthly Archives: November 2014

Volunteer Farming III

Posted on November 27, 2014 by Victory Garden Initiative

by Mason VGI Volunteer This is Hummel. Hummel had an infection around his eyes, ears and horns, as you can see in the picture. While the first thing that comes to your mind might be something like, “poor Hummel,” that’s … Continue reading →

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Meet VGI’s New Urban Farm Community Organizer!

Posted on November 25, 2014 by Victory Garden Initiative

by Yaa Bema Tutu Urban Farm Community Organizer Hey fellow VGI friends! My name is Yaa Bema Tutu and I’m a new addition to the VGI staff! I’m originally from Ghana, living in Milwaukee for about two years now. I’m … Continue reading →

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Volunteer Farming II

Posted on November 22, 2014 by Victory Garden Initiative

by Mason VGI Volunteer This is Lucas and his father Andreas. This summer I volunteered for Lucas for about 45 days on his small organic farm in Portugal. I met Lucas through a website called WorkAway.com, where travelers can trade … Continue reading →

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Volunteer Farming

Posted on November 18, 2014 by Victory Garden Initiative

by Mason VGI Volunteer My name is Mason, and I want to be a part of Milwaukee’s Food Movement. More specifically, I want to be a farmer. This past summer I was deeply inspired while volunteering on farms in Portugal … Continue reading →

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DIY repurposed wallet from a coffee bag

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Victory Garden Initiative

by Kati Schnierer VGI Community Solutions Program Fellow I have a reputation of upcycling any garbage that I find. I get especially excited when I find something I could potentially turn into an earring. I love earrings. Actually I have … Continue reading →

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If We Build It, They Will Come

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Victory Garden Initiative

by Gretchen Mead Founder & Executive Director Dear Friends, I want to tell you a story. Once upon a time, a group of neighbors learned about a parcel of barren, unutilized, city-owned land. It was an acre and a half … Continue reading →

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Moving compost

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Victory Garden Initiative

By Kati Schnierer VGI Community Solutions Program Fellow The end of October brought the last official workday in Concordia Gardens for the season. Luckily, thanks to a very determined volunteer group’s help we managed to get all the rows ready for … Continue reading →

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