It’s hard to talk about both urban agriculture and Riverwest without Jan Christensen’s name coming up. When I suggested that she be the Neighbor Spotlight, Jan looked at me quizzically, put her head on her desk, and laughed. But no one in the Currents office could deny that it did made sense to feature her […]
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Manifest Riverwest
by Janice Christensen Since January, 2012, many residents of Riverwest have been participating in a new style of community organizing. The first phase of the project was called Abundant Riverwest. It was inspired by a book, The Abundant Community: Awakening the Power of Families and Neighborhoods, by John McKnight and Peter Block. Abundant Riverwest At […]
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MUG MERGE
Milwaukee Urban Agriculture Gets Boost from Merger * by Peggy Schulz
When Groundwork Milwaukee and Milwaukee Urban Gardens became one entity on March 1, 2013, Milwaukeeans were advised, in a friendly way, to hang onto their hats.
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‘Home Gr/Own’ Project
City Plans to Make ‘Lemonade’ With ‘Home Gr/Own’ Project by Peggy Schulz
Collaborate: To work or labor with. Innovate: To make new. Lemonade: A positive product or result arising out of the manipulation of negative or “sour” circumstances.
The City of Milwaukee’s “Home Gr/Own” proposal was named one of 20 finalists in the Bloomberg Challenge early last month. In essence, the program will transform some of the more than 3,000 vacant lots and nearly 1,000 foreclosed homes which the city – unfortunately – owns, into creative, productive uses, including urban agriculture and urban homesteading.
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September Calendar 2011
thru SEP 8 RIVERWEST PUBLIC HOUSE 815 E Locust, Artists for Gardens: Art Show & Sale of urban agriculture themed art,
thru SEP 11 MONARCH MIGRATION, Monarch Trail, 9480 W Watertown Plank Rd, Wauwatosa, More info: themonarchtrail.org
thru SEP 16 UWM UNION ART GALLERY, Milwaukee: A City Intersected (people & neighborhoods of Milw)
thru SEP 25 MILW REPERTORY THEATER, Quadracci Powerhouse, Ten Chimneys (see ad Page 11)
thru OCT 1 REDLINE 1422 N 4th St, Exhibit: Cultural Spaces w/ Dara Larson & Tori Tasch Noon-3PM
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