Victory Garden Initiative

Join us on Wednesday, June 17th and Saturday, June 20th from 10am-1pm for a workday on our Urban Farm! Help with getting transplants in the ground, weeding and watering, and finishing up some much needed projects. Find the link to sign up for June volunteering here: https://linktr.ee/VictoryGardenInitiative

Our annual Block Party is coming up soon! We are so excited to be hosting it with Sauce Milwaukee on Sunday, June 28th. Join us for some delicious food, dancing, music, and giveaways! Let's get this summer started with some joy and good eats⛱️🍓

BLITZ EXTENDED - VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0449A8A62AA5FCC70-64040589-blitz
We've been working hard alongside volunteers to install raised garden beds for members of our community, and we could really use your help to finish out strong. Sign up to join in on the largest garden building event in the country! Make a difference and have fun while doing it.

JOIN US! We need folks to help us build raised garden beds across Milwaukee. Share your passion and commitment with your community and help get more food growing🫛

Many thanks to CASE Construction Equipment for their continued support of our Milwaukee Victory Garden Blitz! They keep the good work going, just like all of you 🧡

https://victorygardeninitiative.org/blitzvolunteerregistration

Let's get this Blitz started👏🎉 Ordering has BEEN EXTENDED until 4/19 - get your raised bed NOW! None of this would be possible without the incredible volunteers who show up each year 💞 We need YOU to make this happen! Sign up now and help build garden beds, shovel soil and change lives through the power of home-grown food!🥦🍓🥒

Organizational Volunteers: https://victorygardeninitiative.org/blitz-orgcorporate-volunteers

Individual Volunteers: https://victorygardeninitiative.org/blitzvolunteerregistration

Purchasing a Raised Bed:
https://victorygardeninitiative.org/blitz-garden-registration

Have you ordered your Victory Garden Blitz bed? If not, ACT FAST! We are closing ordering for the 2026 Great Milwaukee Victory Garden Blitz this Wednesday, April 15th at 5PM, while supplies lasts. Order yours now: https://victorygardeninitiative.org/blitz-garden-registration

Sign up to volunteer! We need YOU to make this event a success. It takes nearly 300 volunteers to deliver and assemble raised garden beds at resident homes, schools, places of worship, and community gathering spaces. It is an event filled with fun and new connections, we promise😉 Gather your favorite group of friends, family, or coworkers and choose a date to volunteer: https://victorygardeninitiative.org/blitzvolunteerregistration

Curious about the 2026 growing season? 🌿

Join us for our Community Town Hall to learn about the upcoming Blitz, farm programming, and how you can get involved. Ask questions, meet the team, and be part of what we’re building together!

Check out the link on our story to register!

As 2025 comes to a close, we’re feeling thankful for the connections made, the partnerships built, and the community that continues to support this work (you!).

We’re heading into 2026 with excitement as we grow as an organization and expand the ways we serve our community. It’s a new year, but our commitment remains the same: showing up to meet the needs of our community.

Thank you for watching us grow, helping us grow, and supporting us through donations and volunteer hours. We’re so grateful to be doing this work alongside such an incredible community ✨

This year, at our annual Gather & Gobble turkey and meal giveaway, reporter Maayan Silver came to listen and learn directly from our neighbors about their experiences with food access and economic uncertainty. Those conversations were included in a story for All Things Considered, as part of a broader discussion about the current administration.

We’re sharing this to center the people we serve and to highlight why this work matters in our community

🎧📖 Read or listen here: https://www.npr.org/2025/11/27/nx-s1-5619700/some-wisconsin-residents-split-on-whether-trump-helping-or-hurting-economy

Support our work here: https://connect.clickandpledge.com/Organization/victorygardeninitiative/