Growing Food and Sustainability

05/13/2016

This is really cool! You can now propose to plant edibles on city-owned land in Madison!

04/28/2016

We are partnering with the Middleton Youth Center to offer gardening and cooking projects for 5th-8th graders this summer. Check it out and join us!

To Sign-up: Complete and turn-in the Middleton Youth Center enrollment form available on the Youth Center's website. Enrollment is FREE. If you would like to make a donation, please send cash or checks written out to the Middleton Youth Center.Location: Clark Street Community School 2429 Clark Stree…

04/13/2016

Community Ground Works is offering their garden-based learning for educators course again!

July 25-29, 8:00am-12:00pm at the Troy Kids' Garden, Madison, WI

04/05/2016

Join the Middleton Youth Center at their annual Spring Showcase!

04/05/2016

LETS GO Chicago - Summer of Solutions (a sister program!) has a chance of winning a $10,000-$20,000 grant from Seeds of Change! Do you mind voting once a day until April 18th? You can sign up for daily reminders at:

We are in the running to receive a $10,000-20,000 grant for Anthony Garden at Gale Math and Science Academy and need YOU and your friends to vote every day between now and April 18th to help us win! The 50 projects with the most votes will advance to the final round where the top 24 will be chosen b…

04/02/2016

Please sign and share this...how ridiculous to make it illegal to grow healthy food for your family in your own yard!

03/29/2016

REAP Food Group is excited to offer a paid summer internship with the Farm to School Program! The Farm to School Summer Education Intern will be responsible for developing and facilitating educational activities at three Madison Metropolitan School District Summer Food Program community sites. The internship requires 10-20 hours per week from May through August 2016. This internship is an excellent opportunity for students interested in educating youth about healthy eating, local foods, and sustainability, and increasing food access for underserved youth.

Job Opportunities Farm to School Summer Education Intern Position posting: March 28, 2016 The Farm to School Summer Education Intern will work directly with REAP’s Farm to School staff and AmeriCorps members to develop and facilitate educational activities at three Madison Metropolitan School Distri…

03/01/2016

The Middleton Public Library's Seed Library is back!

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02/20/2016

Cool! "The planning grant will facilitate a focus on increasing equitable access to nature and engaging youth leaders, emphasizing work with organizations serving youth and families of color.

Check it out! a JOINT NEWS RELEASE from Madison Parks & Public Health - Madison and Dane County Madison WI – February 10, 2016 - The City of Madison, along with six other U.S. cities, was sel...

02/16/2016

Community GroundWorks is hiring a Kids' Garden Assistant Manager

The Assistant Program Manager will be responsible for assisting in the management of a regional garden-based education program for a diverse population of children. Duties include: managing day-to-day aspects of educational program and garden, developing educational activities for youth and garden staff, preparing program supplies, facilitating large groups of children, and assisting in program documentation and evaluation.

Deadline to apply is March 6, 2016.

Community GroundWorks connects people to nature and local food. Through hands-on education, children and adults learn gardening, urban farming, healthful eating and to care for natural areas. Organized in Madison, Wisconsin in 2001 as The Friends of Troy Gardens, Community GroundWorks serves diverse…

01/13/2016

Check out the internship positions Community GroundWorks is offereing, including farming, beekeeping, natural areas, and several spots for high school interns.

Applications are due February 15!