As spring arrives, I am feeling the fullness of the season upon me, upon all of us, this group of core people who have come to be the 20-30 people, in addition to the 100’s of other loose volunteers, that are working so hard for this mission. We have very high expectations… seeking to radically [...]
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Hello All,
Today, I would like to introduce to you one of our fellow co-conspirators, who has a knack for writing and researching really great, basic and complex gardening information. I met “Winestained” on craigslist just over a year ago. I put out an add, probably not unlike the gorilla from Ishmael, in search of gardeners [...]
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On the coat tails of the a post I received from a listserv of which I am part, inviting me to the panel discussion of “sustainability experts”, from corporations such as Monsanto and Dow Chemical, let me pass along this interesting letter (below) about large ag companies. People have asked me why I chose the name Victory Garden Initiative [...]
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We did it! We more than did it! We took pledges for more than 400 fruit and nut trees, vines, and bushes. Not only did we take pledges for these trees, we got the word out to hundreds, or probably thousands of people about the importance of creating a local sustainable food system. And, we [...]
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Hi Gang,
We are starting two very exciting compost collectives, one is on theNorth Side at a new Victory Garden Farm Parcel and one is in Bayviewat Sweet Water. We will be collaborating with many other entities,the Milwaukee Firemen, Two Nearby Churches, Several Corporateentities, and we will turn would-be garbage into rich soil for ourgardens next [...]
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Sign this petition. Its important. Speak up. Get involved. Spend your money wisely. Grown your own.
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Hello Greenhorns,
This month’s Eat and Meet will be held in Bayview at Swee Sims House.
802 E Lincoln, corner of Lincoln & Aldrich in Bayview.
It’s about 3 blocks east of the store.
Swee’s cell is 758-8562
Gretchen’s cell is 333-2537
We will be focusing on Bayviews involvement in the VGI. If you come,
surely we will put you to work.
Agenda:
Eat, [...]
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Present:
Mark Gill, Erik Lindberg, Liana Odreic, Kathy Papineau, Swee Sim, Joe
Hill, Sarah Moore, Maraya Robinson, Virginia Cassel, Jon Wendland,
Melissa Tashjian, Nicole Robinson,
After a very enjoyable meal and brief introductions conversation about
the creation of The VIctory Garden Initiative as a non-profit
organization began.
Mission statement was discussed. Most agreed the current mission
statement is effective, but misses a few [...]
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Some of you may have heard that there’s a guy riding across the country on a bicycle to bring awareness to urban agriculture. He stopped by my victory garden today to see what The Victory Garden Initiative is up to. Nice guy…glad to be part of his useful adventure. Glad to be part of this [...]
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