WRITING GROUP'S NEWS PAGE

Members of the Writing Group write and edit stories, photo essays and videos about Transition Milwaukee and Victory Garden Initiative events and issues: urban gardening, permaculture, self-resilience, community, Peak Oil and Climate Change. About the Writing Group click here.

Back to Basics: Fermenting Food

By Dr. Theresa Anne Kenney

Riverwest, Milwaukee, WI--Growing up, I remember my mother and many of our neighbors using large crocks to make pickles, sauerkraut, and a variety of other fermented foods.

Crocks were easy to fill and their wide mouths made it easy to weigh down the food to keep it from floating above the brine. All kinds of vegetables were fermented in those crocks. My father and his friends harvested their hops and fermented another popular Milwaukee beverage, beer. These fermented delicacies were customary at the dinner table throughout the winter and into the spring months until the garden started to bear.Read more

Milwaukee Transitioners Celebrate Grand Finale of Summer Events

By Michael Pettit

Riverwest, Milwaukee, WI --Summer is winding down, but before the “unofficial” end of the season, we will have at least one more celebration. The All-City People’s Parade and Pageant will be held downtown on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 6 beginning at 10:00 a.m. at Zeidler Park on Fourth Street and Michigan Avenue. Read more

Are Gardens a Minor Detail of Milwaukee Water Works Lost Water?

The utility company lost an estimated 23 billion gallons of water over the last 4 years.

By Chris Terbrueggen

Bay View, Milwaukee, WI - Every time we turn on a faucet or fire hydrant, we are depending on a complex water treatment system and pipes to deliver tap water. This system and resource is part of our lives. We use tap water to replenish our thirst and to keep urban garden vegetables green.Read More

A Path Toward Energy Descent