• The Victory Garden Initiative promotes the use of our own backyards (and front yards and rooftops and patios) for the production of food. We are gardeners supporting other gardeners in their own paths towards a self-sufficient, sustainable, and healthy food supply. Through mentoring, modeling and outreach we aim to make Victory Gardening a way of life for everyone. Gardening is the new protest, the passive resistance of our time. Lay down, next to me, in front of this bulldozer. gretchenmead@hotmail.com

In the News

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Hundreds Of Volunteers Plant Victory Gardens – Health News Story – WISN Milwaukee

How to turn computer skills into vegetables

Want to learn how to Grow your own?  Let’s trade.  The Victory Garden Initiative needs help with our website and you want to grow your own food…email thevictorygardeninitiative@gmail.com to participate in this barter.  If you don’t want to know how to grow your own, then lets talk fresh organic produce in exchange for computer help. [...]

Wow!

The First Annual Great Milwaukee Victory Garden Blitz was a success! From bottom of my compost pile, I’d like to thank everyone who participated.  I can’t say that I have ever been involved in any project or social movement that has been so rewarding and successful.  And the Planning Team…wow! The Dream Team of all [...]

How to Volunteer for the Blitz

Hello Soil Shovelers, Garden-Go-Getters, and Raised-Bed ‘RRrrr’onsters (that’s my daughters word for monster),
Well, FINALLY, we have a plan.  
In Milwaukee – If you want to volunteer for this historic event, please go to Outpost Foods on Capital Drive from 8am to 2pm on Saturday, May 23rd .  Here you will find a couple of kindred [...]

Blitz Stories

Hello All,
As we are planning this Fantastic Event for Memorial weekend, we have come across some really great stories.  My favorite story is about All People’s Church located around 2nd and Clark in Milwaukee.  Two years ago All People’s had a thriving community garden kitty corner from the church.  Here they rented a lot from [...]