May 2017 Newsletter



		Upcoming Events:
		May 12th from 10:00-2:00 - Running Rebels Garden Grand Opening! The garden is located at 1300 W Reservoir Ave, Milwaukee WI 53205 Come celebrate National Garden Day and the grand opening of Running Rebels and to help kick it off by getting your hands dirty and gardening! May 13th – Grow Your Own Groceries Workshop – Atkinson Library -2:00 – 3:30 May 18th – Coffee and Tea at Milwaukee Public Museum – 2:00 – 4:00 May 20th- Grow Your Own Groceries Workshop - Hephatha Lutheran Church 4:00-5:00 June 8th - Spring WI Veggies & Fruits - season extension and plant tower workshop a the Milwaukee Public Museum June 17th - Yoga in the Garden - Bluemound Heights Garden (63rd and Stevenson) - 10:00 - 11:00 Planting Seeds - Groundwork Milwaukee's Young Farmers We're excited to have our Young Farmers featured in the Neighborhood News Service. We still are working to open slots to new youth for the program. Check out our Go Fund Me, if you know anyone who might be interested in donating please spread the word to others (post on your Facebook page or share with you family in an email) - a little bit goes a long way with this program. Funding will help us achieve our goals this year of allowing us to grow the program so more youth can participate, taking the Young Farmers on a field trip to a working organic farm in the area and to create year round engagement with cooking classes for the whole family! Want to host a screening - Contact nick@groundworkmke.org for more information. Follow @Young Farmers MKE To see trailer click here.

Interested in a Community Garden Plot? Look no further than Groundwork Milwaukee’s Kilbourn Community Garden. There are still beds available reserve one before it too late Started in Spring 2009, the Community Garden is located in Kadish Park just south of Kilbourn Resevoir Hill Park on North Ave near Booth Street. Kilbourn garden is Groundwork MKE’s flagship garden, and is looking forward towards an exciting 2017 season! The beds are 4’ x 8’ and are filled with locally provided compost. Starting March 4 th we will be accepting applications online for the 2017 growing season: Bed sizes are 4’ x 8’ and are $25 for the year! http://www.kilbourngarden.org/ Follow us on Facebook for more information or email Matt@groundworkmke.org

Searching for a summer job? Groundwork Milwaukee is seeking to hire motivated Green Team Supervisors for the summer. Supervisors are responsible for the daily management and supervision of our Green Team Summer 2017 program crews. The Green Team Summer program is a 8-week part-time job and leadership opportunity for residents in Milwaukee to be an integral part of urban agriculture, environmentalism, stewardship, and community engagement initiatives. Do you love being outdoors and have the passion to make a positive impact? If so email matt@groundworkmke.org for more information.

Volunteer Opportunities

Now that we are into Spring and the growing season is just around the corner, we are starting to have workday’s and other volunteer opportunities. Here are a few that we have planned!

May 20^th – Every 3^rd Saturday of the Month Kilbourn Work Days (10:00-2:00) – There will be General Work Days at Kilbourn Garden every 3^rd Saturday of the Month starting in May. Some of the possible tasks could range from turning compost, wood chipping path, garden maintenance. Groundwork Milwaukee will provide tools and wheelbarrows on these days. So come on out and help the community help the garden. Other 3^rd Saturdays are: May 20^th, June 17^th, July 15^th, August 19^th

June 24^th- Annual Polish Pileup at Kochanski’s Bar and M&S Auto Car Wash Opportunity- Kochanski’s Bar will be host its Annual Polish Pileup. The event has a car show, music, food, and a few vendors. M&S Auto partners with a local organization for an opportunity to host a car wash fund raiser. They will provide the space and the water. We can also set up a table and have a plant or bake sale. We also get free advertisement through their Facebook page and the event advertisement.

Turnip-Tuesday: Starting July 11^th, Turnip for community gathering, gardener’s have a chance to share your harvest, recipes, lend a hand at your neighbor garden bed, help keep the garden clean and get a chance to groove to the tunes provided by Skyline Music Festival brought to you by COA. This will be held every Tuesday starting July 11^th. Stay tuned for the music line-up.

Look forward to seeing you out there!

Fill out our volunteer form found here to join the mailing list: http://www.groundworkmke.org/volunteer/

Are you a Garden Leader looking to host a volunteer workday or neighborhood clean up?
E-mail Matt@groundworkmke.org with a brief description of the planned event, date, time and location.

Become a board member.

We have had some exciting and big transitions over the past few months. As we continue our mission of building a better Milwaukee with our community volunteers and partners through dedicated programming in the areas of food, jobs and water, we seek dedicated individuals to help make this possible. If you - or someone you know - is interested please contact our Executive Director, Deneine Powell at deneine@groundworkmke.org.

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