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Field Trip Report
Last Friday, with wild smiles and a big hugs the urban farm received a huge visit from more than a hundred angels coming from the YMCA Base Camp for Culinary Science Week! During this visit the kids marked the last … Continue reading
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Start Them Young!
By Roxanne Hanna With the conclusion of the intern program mid-August, we have been hosting more field trips lately. Even though we are more limited in the amount of depth we can get into (because we only have one day … Continue reading
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Tagged education, field trips, Food, garden, gardening, grow, health, outdoor learning, urban farm, youth, Youth program
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Youth Internship Report
By Roxanne Hanna, Youth Education Coordinator After two months of solid programming with the youth interns, we now have two weeks left. We have gone deep with this program, incorporating not only principles of gardening, but also ecology, cooking, natural … Continue reading
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Tagged health, Move Grass Grow Food, urban farming, youth, Youth program
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A Heartfelt Farewell To My VGI Family
Dear VGI Community, When I first arrived back to Milwaukee after spending two and a half years in the Peace Corps in rural Panama, where I had lived without electricity and showered under the stars, I was in a bit … Continue reading
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Farewell from Alysse
by Alysse Gear Program Support Specialist A few weeks ago, our FarmStand opened for the season. In between weeding, planning, talking responsibilities, and eating salads fresh from the garden, I told two of our main youth staff (self-proclaimed managers Alex … Continue reading
Record-breaking BLITZ 2016
by Kelly Moore Brands Community Program Manager Early mornings, late evenings, sleeping like a bear in hibernation in the in-between hours. Muscling through each day to build as many gardens as we can. Getting dirty, shoes filled with soil, dealing with … Continue reading
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Tagged #VGIBLITZ, empowerment, Food, MIlwaukee, Record breaking, Urban agriculture, Victory Garden BLITZ
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Deep Impact: A Food Leader’s Story
by Natalie Kane & Hannah Kiger Events & Outreach Interns Sammi Kaufman (third from the left), is a 2015 Food Leadership Certificate Program (FLCP) graduate. She joined the FLCP after hearing about a friend’s experience in it. Little did she know … Continue reading
Holiday Gift Giving Guide: VGI Partner Edition
by Natalie Kane Events and Outreach Intern Victory Garden Initiative is so grateful for the businesses in our community that find delicious and special ways to collaborate with us. Together, we are creating a food system that feeds us all well. … Continue reading
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Tagged eat local, Food, France, gift card, Holiday, MIlwaukee, Portugal, urban farming, Victory Garden Initiative
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2015 Holiday Gift Guide
by Natalie Kane Events and Outreach Intern The holiday season is the perfect time of year to show those around us how thankful we are for them. The trouble? How to give a meaningful gift that friends and family will … Continue reading
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Tagged Food, gift, gift card, Holiday, MIlwaukee, Urban agriculture, Victory Garden BLITZ
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