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Victory Garden Initiative

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179814_10150098622304451_2857412_nVictory Garden Initiative is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to build communities who grow their own food, creating a community-based, socially just, ecologically sustainable and nutritious food system, Launched just 9 years ago, VGI has built 3500 gardens during its annual Victory Garden BLITZ, the nations largest garden building event. VGI has a 1.5 acre community education farm where it holds its education programs and grow and sells high quality veggies, with the help of the neighborhood youth. They have created deep leadership in Milwaukee’s Food Movement through the creation of their Food Leader Program that trains 30 leaders every year to conduct intensive projects. VGI has planted more than 2 dozen orchards and organized dozens of community gardens. This is a grassroots movement. Move grass. Grow food.

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(414) 333-2537
Gretchen.mead@victorygardeninitiative.org
www.victorygardeninitiative.org
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