• 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

WHAT TO DO IN THE GARDEN THIS WEEK: February Week #4 – Books

 A number of you have written messages of support and to ask me how I have the supposed gardening knowledge I claim to have in order to write this column.   First of all, thank you for the notes of encouragement.  Secondly, you give me way, way, way to much credit.  I just have the free time and [...]

How to start a community garden

Because so many of you have asked, Im going to write-up a quick FAQ blog on how to start a community garden.  From now on, I will have a separate topic on the subject, so you can search the categories section entitled “How to Start a Community Garden”.  Just in case I havent told you [...]

WHAT TO DO IN THE GARDEN THIS WEEK: February Week #3 – How Many Seeds/Plants Needed

     I have finally compiled my seed orders from the catalogues we discussed in a previous column.  I am excited to have the list completed so early this year; however, this excitement is tempered because I will either have to trim my list of desired seeds or find a garden plot the size of Lambeau [...]

WHAT TO DO IN THE GARDEN THIS WEEK: February Week #2 – Seed Ordering continued

     This week we will be discussing the second half of our seed ordering options.   As mentioned in last week’s column, these suggestions may have first proven themselves as an All American Selection, highly recommended by the UW-Extension offices for our hardiness zone and specific growing season or a particular favorite of mine.  Of course, picking a favorite variety [...]

FEBRUARY – WEEK ONE: Seed Ordering

     Most of the seed catalogues you have requested should have arrived by now and hopefully some of these are the ones we discussed in a previous column. Reading through all of these catalogues to place this year’s seed orders can be a bit daunting. I have a  number of tried and true varieties that are [...]