Hi All,
Our friend and compatriot Transition Milwaukee is hosting Power Down Week, beginning the Summer Solstice, June 21st. The Victory Garden Initiative has several very interesting and engaging demonstrations and workshops happening throughout the week. Below is the list of VGI sponsored events:
Kale Gate Party!
Thursday June 24th, 6pm at Concordia Gardens (T- Intersection of Palmer and Concordia). Come join fellow Victory Gardeners for a celebration of the hardy, nutritious and delicious local food source – Kale. Bring a dish to pass that includes Kale. Bring us your favorite Kale Recipes. Join the action-oriented, local, sustainable food community.
Friday, June 25th at 6pm at Concordia Gardens. Learn to grow the miraculous, carnivorous, edible Oyster Mushroom in your very own backyard. A beloved white, leafy species of mushroom with the power to break down oil spills into simple carbons, the Oyster mushroom, high in protein, minerals and cholesterol-reducing statins can be easily grown on straw and other cellulosic materials (old phonebooks, toilet paper rolls, etc). Join us to set up a test bed and ask your burning fungi questions. Led by home-grower, Tina Samuels.
Saturday, June 26th at 10 am until 12pm at Concordia Gardens. Container gardening for kids – kids will get to prepare their own soil mix especially for container gardening. Please bring a creative container to fill. Some plants will be provided to start your container. (all ages are welcome). Led by our own Master Gardener, Vala Mohr.
Saturday June 26th from 10am until 12ish at The Roof Top Farm. Solar Convection Dehydrator Workshop led Erik Lindberg of Community Building and Restoration and Nikolai Usack of Pragmatic Construction. We will construct a dehydrator that members of the VGI will be able to utilize for home food preservation. Suggested $20 donation, but free or cheap is always available. Contact gretchenmead@gmail.com to RSVP – spots will fill quickly for this one!
Saturday June 26th at Concordia Gardens 12:00-2:00 pm Powered-down fertilizer for the garden – for adults only. Humanure and “liquid gold” methods for fertilizing vegetable gardens will be discussed. Learn how to make a simple humanure toilet from an old chair and a 5 gallon pail. Create your own safe and convenient urine collection system for in home use. Led by our own Master Gardener, Vala Mohr.
Saturday June 26th at 3pm. Meet at Gordon Park with other Victory Gardeners to forage for food right here in the urban Milwaukee setting. What foods could be less energy intensive than those pick and eaten right here in our own natural, urban settings. Led by Jackie McGraw, one of our knowledgeable, but admittedly still learning gardening/foraging mentors.
Join us for an hour or a week. Fomenting the Good Food Revolution!
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