Youth & Family Extension Educator Position Open
Are you interested in directly serving the youth and families in Milwaukee County? Consider applying for our Youth and Families Extension Educator position. Read on for more details.
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November 2016 Newsletter
Click here to read the Milwaukee County UW Extension November 2016 Newsletter IN THIS ISSUE: Meet FoodWIse Wisconsin Master Gardeners Receive First Place FoodWIse Teams Up With The Veterans Healing Garden Help Youth Excel As A 4H Volunteer -A Goodbye From UWEX Intern, Favian Gonzalez Check Out The Sherman Park Community Garden In Action
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Native Wellness Garden of the Gerald L. Ignace Indian Health Center
A unique garden is evolving on Milwaukee’s south side. The Gerald L. Ignace Indian Health Center’s Native Wellness Garden boasts a variety of heritage plants, both food and medicinal. It also includes a heritage orchard with an Oneida apple tree, a Milwaukee apple tree, chokeberry and hazelnut trees plus fruits such as blueberries and strawberries. […]
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Can Urban Gardening Pay Off? MicroFarming Program Explores Income Realities
Can Urban Gardening Pay Off? MicroFarming Explores Income Realities Urban agriculture is thriving in Milwaukee County as vacant lots are transformed into gardens and the University of Wisconsin Extension (UWEX) provides 72 acres of rental plots to eager urban farmers and community gardeners, providing fresh food for themselves, farmers’ markets, grocers and local restaurants. UWEX […]
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Urban Agriculture – What Exactly Does It Mean?
Urban Agriculture – what exactly does that mean? by Peg Fleury ~ Some people might even consider it an oxymoron. Urban horticulture, yes, but urban farming?
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