The SEED Initiative

12/04/2017

The holiday spirit swept 30+ Clarke Square residents and children from Journey House to a Christmas tree farm in the countryside of Grafton with over 10,000 trees. The lively group selected a grand tree to light up Clarke Square and 4 lucky families were chosen to receive free holiday trees to decorate their homes. Only 1 of the residents had previously visited a Christmas tree farm in their lives.

08/30/2017

07/01/2017

Free potluck and cooking demo at the Sherman Park Garden this Thursday 7/6 @ 5:30 PM!
Thanks to partners Sherman Park Community Association, Camille Mays, Groundwork Milwaukee, Nick DeMarsh, Milwaukee County UW-Extension, Ryan Schone!

06/15/2017

What a beautiful kickoff to a new season at the Native Wellness Garden. The garden is looking better than ever and introducing dozens of Milwaukeeans to sacred learning experiences.
A big thanks to the leadership of Gerald L. Ignace Indian Health Center, Inc., Lotus Bailey, Loren Rendino, Milwaukee County UW-Extension, Ryan Schone, & Dennis Lukaszewski!

06/03/2017

Garden kickoff Bbq in Sherman Park. Many outstanding neighbors gathering to grow good food and great community! Camille MaysGab TaylorDominic Inouye

Sherman Park community gardens kick-off, the Darius Simmons Garden, and the Peace Garden.

05/31/2017

Garden BBQ at Sherman Park Garden tomorrow evening! Stop by!

05/26/2017

Thanks to Camille Mays and Albert Robbins for their work in preparing the garden for a new season!

04/12/2017

We enjoyed planting seedlings with the youth, playing veggie trivia, and signing up community gardeners at the Mitchell Park Domes Milwaukee Winter Farmers Market this past Saturday for last market of the season! We'll be back in 2018!
--With Journey House and Clarke Square Neighborhood Initiative

04/05/2017

Help us win a MANDI People's Choice Award! It's the last day! Login and VOTE: http://milwaukeenns.org/mandivote2017

03/25/2017

02/08/2017

A great community garden is one that grows relationships, nurtures the mind, and heals the body.
A nice article in light of the garden becoming a finalist for a Award. Possibilities are infinite when dedicated organizations like Journey House, Milwaukee County UW-Extension, and Clarke Square Neighborhood Initiative unite to foremost engage residents in cultivating welcome and vibrancy within once-dreaded spaces.

12/21/2016

Two women, once strangers, share a poem and artwork inspired by the beauty of flowers and vegetables at Milwaukee County UW-Extension's Kohl Farm - Wisconsin's largest community garden. As the music trio plays interpretively to these works of art, the audience snacks on a meal made from garden ingredients during a cooking demonstration.

We're excited for MCW Community Engagement to embrace ways of supporting these types of healthy and creative events in the Milwaukee community.