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Gretchen Mead
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Fruity Nutty Affair at Best Place in the Historic Pabst Brewery

November 11, 2011 from 6pm to 11:15pm
Help us plant Fruit and Nut Trees!Fruity Nutty Affair! Sample tapas from great local caterers (Cafe Corazon, Localiscious, Poppie Sea, Ball and Bisquit, Atomic Chocolate, Alterra) imbibe some fruity nutty drinks, bid at our silent and live auctions, then dance the night away in support of the …See More
Oct 26, 2011
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Fruity Nutty Affair at Best Place in the Historic Pabst Brewery

November 11, 2011 from 6pm to 11:15pm
Help us plant Fruit and Nut Trees!Fruity Nutty Affair! Sample tapas from great local caterers (Cafe Corazon, Localiscious, Poppie Sea, Ball and Bisquit, Atomic Chocolate, Alterra) imbibe some fruity nutty drinks, bid at our silent and live auctions, then dance the night away in support of the …See More
Oct 10, 2011
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Permaculture Design Certification Course at Urban Ecology Center

August 13, 2011 to August 21, 2011
Permaculture Design Certification CourseContact gretchen.mead@victorygardeninitiative.org to register or for questions. Permaculture Design Certification Course, August 13 thru 21st ~ 9AM to 4PMRegistration required *All 10 days includes materials$800 for Victory Garden Initiative / $1000 for Non MembersWHAT IS PERMACULTURE?Permaculture is an approach to designing…See More
Jul 27, 2011
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Permaculture Design Certification Course at Urban Ecology Center

August 13, 2011 to August 21, 2011
Permaculture Design Certification CourseContact gretchen.mead@victorygardeninitiative.org to register or for questions. Permaculture Design Certification Course, August 13 thru 21st ~ 9AM to 4PMRegistration required *All 10 days includes materials$800 for Victory Garden Initiative / $1000 for Non MembersWHAT IS PERMACULTURE?Permaculture is an approach to designing…See More
Mar 28, 2011
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Gretchen Mead commented on Terri Kinis's group Rad Homemakers
"Hi Gang - there are several more people who were part of the book discussion who would love to have a community of radical homemakers. How shall we bring them together?"
Dec 3, 2010
Gretchen Mead joined Terri Kinis's group
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Rad Homemakers

Dec 3, 2010
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Gretchen Mead joined Mark Gill's group
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Farm Cooperative Initiative

Create "Food Security" by securing land or working with farmers/others to collaborate in working toward bringing land, labor, resources and best ag practices together.
Nov 15, 2010
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Victory Garden Initiative Eat and Meet at Urban Ecology Center

July 6, 2010 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Monthly Meeting for Event Planning. We will kick off the planning for the Fruity, Nutty Event, in which we will inspire the planting of as many fruit and nut trees as possible.
Jul 6, 2010
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Victory Garden Initiative Eat and Meet at Urban Ecology Center

July 6, 2010 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Monthly Meeting for Event Planning. We will kick off the planning for the Fruity, Nutty Event, in which we will inspire the planting of as many fruit and nut trees as possible.
Jul 3, 2010
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Nikolai Usack and Gretchen Mead are now friends
May 23, 2010
Gretchen Mead commented on Sarah Moore's event Victory garden Blitz
"Hi Sisko and Jeff! THanks for your interest in the Blitz. It is going to be an amazing day. I have you both down to participate on a Blitz Team. Can you send me your email addresses so they can get on our coordinators list? My email is…"
Apr 16, 2010
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Victory Garden Initiative Monthly Eat and Meet at Urban Ecology Center - Riverside

April 13, 2010 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm
This is the Victory Garden Initiative's monthly meeting. At 6:30 we eat and socialize. At 7pm, we will break into our work groups to plot and plan the Good Food (r)Evolution. All are welcome! Bring your friends! Many hands make light work.
Apr 11, 2010
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Victory garden Blitz at all over milwaukee

May 29, 2010 all day
Memorial Weekend Victory Garden BlitzWe said ‘This is a grassroots movement. Move grass. Grow food.’, now let’s put our shovels where our mouths are. We are planning a city-wide Victory Garden Blitz, where we will combine our Grassroots Victory Gardening efforts with Memorial Weekend camping, pot-lucking and celebrating.On Memorial Weekend The Victory Garden Initiative, Transition Milwaukee, Community Growers, and many, many other partners will be installing permaculture victory gardens…See More
Apr 11, 2010
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Victory Garden Initiative Monthly Eat and Meet at Urban Ecology Center - Riverside

April 13, 2010 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm
This is the Victory Garden Initiative's monthly meeting. At 6:30 we eat and socialize. At 7pm, we will break into our work groups to plot and plan the Good Food (r)Evolution. All are welcome! Bring your friends! Many hands make light work.
Apr 10, 2010
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Gretchen Mead left a comment for Marjie Tomter
"Hi Marjie - Thanks for your interest in the Great Milwaukee Victory Garden Blitz. Please shoot me an email and we'll get you involved as you are able :) Regards~gretchen gretchen.mead@gmail.com"
Apr 4, 2010
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2nd Annual Great Milwaukee Victory Garden Blitz

Hello Transition Milwaukee,We are in the planning stages on the 2nd Annual Great Milwaukee Victory Garden Blitz, where we inspire the planting of gardens throughout the city.This year we have a contest to install one garden for the winner. 2nd runner up will receive a garden installed by VGI volunteers, with the owner providing the resources.We need all the help we can get! Please contact me at gretchen.mead@gmail.com or 414.333.2537 for info on how to be involved. Its fun! Its good! We need…See More
Mar 31, 2010
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Why are you interested in the Transition movement?
Transition to a post-oil culture is inevitable. The Transition Movement is the way to make it happen without disaster for future generations.
How are you currently involved in the Transition movement?
I am part of The VIctory Garden Initiative which encourages and helps people grow their own food to create a sustainable food system.
What skills, talents, and resources do you bring to the Transition movement?
I am a vegetable gardener, community organizer, addictionologist, group facilitator, food preserver, and am in the process of learning how to make many of the foods that my grandmother knew how to make.
Which topics within Transition most interest you, and what are you most interested in getting out of your involvement in the Transition Movement?
Food system issues and behavior change interest me most.
Organizations you belong to that might collaborate with Transition
The Victory Garden Initiative
Your website
http://thevictorygardeninitiative.com

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2nd Annual Great Milwaukee Victory Garden Blitz

Hello Transition Milwaukee,
We are in the planning stages on the 2nd Annual Great Milwaukee Victory Garden Blitz, where we inspire the planting of gardens throughout the city.


This year we have a contest to install one garden for the winner. 2nd runner up will receive a garden installed by VGI volunteers, with the owner providing the resources.


We need all the help we can get! Please contact me at gretchen.mead@gmail.com or…
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At 7:23am on June 11, 2009, Joy Letourneau said…
I'd love to read through a Transitions handbook. gotta know the rules before you can break them ;-D
At 8:57pm on June 10, 2009, Joy Letourneau said…
thanks for inviting me to join/ to follow the thread below, edible flowers, such as nasturisms are great too. and teepees for runner beans w morning glory (not edible), but beautiful! I like the crazy tall onions w the free-form stalks--great visually!
At 10:51am on June 10, 2009, Mai Phillips said…
Hi Gretchen:

Yes, marigolds are good.
At 10:50am on June 10, 2009, Mai Phillips said…
Hi Gretchen,

Sure, I will be happy to help out. I will be gone the rest of June beginning this weekend. I will be back in July.
At 9:56am on June 9, 2009, Mai Phillips said…
Hi Gretchen,

Sure, I can explore that--what exactly are they doing in that board? I have been working on "beautifying" vegetable garden by growing both food and flowering plants that might be more amendable to the reluctant people. I think that people tend to associate the food producing gardens as unsightly and not at all pretty. It can be made to look pleasing to the eye by planting annual flowers in between the vegetable patches. This way we are practising polyculture--good against disease and pests and we get to nourish our bodies with the food and our mind with the flowers.

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