Volunteer: Skilled Laborer - Carpenter, Plumber, Electrician etc!Put your construction skills to good use! You can help around our new Farmhouse on projects such as building/installing shelving units and assisting with renovation of our event and community kitchen space, or you can join us in constructing raised garden beds and signs for our annual garden blitz event, or even installing rain water catchment systems at the farm! Victory Garden Initiative builds communities that grow their own food to create a community-based, socially just, environmentally sustainable, and nutritious food system for all! If you are a skilled carpenter, electrician, plumber, mason, or any number of other fields we could really use your help in literally building our Urban Farm Campus! In 2018 we purchased a building across the street from our 1.5 acre farm and began renovations to turn it into our Farmhouse that would house our offices, an event and education space, a community kitchen, and root cellar. This space will be a community gathering space for the community for people to come together and learn how to grow good food, cook good food, and solve issues facing their neighborhood. We're proud to say that we are over halfway to that dream! We've moved into the office space and completed the education and event space. But we still have a long way to go...we're in the process of getting this old building completely up to code, installing the community kitchen, and getting the office space fully functional for our staff and volunteers. A skilled laborer would really be helpful in all the small tasks (hmm, we could really use shelving units for our historical files!) as well as the opportunity to get involved in the bigger visioning and construction of the kitchen! Check out some awesome before and after images below! Much of this was done with the help of skilled volunteers -- from a muralist who donated her talents, to a carpenter who helped make the floor structurally sound, to everyday volunteers who helped paint some base coats! What will YOU do?!
Contact christine.kuhn@victorygardeninitiative.org for more information!
Agency: Victory Garden Initiative Put your construction skills to good use! You can help around our new Farmhouse on projects such as building/installing shelving units and assisting with renovation of our event and community kitchen space, or you can join us in constructing raised garden beds and signs for our annual garden blitz event, or even installing rain water catchment systems at the farm! Victory Garden Initiative builds communities that grow their own food to create a community-based, socially just, environmentally sustainable, and nutritious food system for all! If you are a skilled carpenter, electrician, plumber, mason, or any number of other fields we could really use your help in literally building our Urban Farm Campus! In 2018 we purchased a building across the street from our 1.5 acre farm and began renovations to turn it into our Farmhouse that would house our offices, an event and education space, a community kitchen, and root cellar. This space will be a community gathering space for the community for people to come together and learn how to grow good food, cook good food, and solve issues facing their neighborhood. We're proud to say that we are over halfway to that dream! We've moved into the office space and completed the education and event space. But we still have a long way to go...we're in the process of getting this old building completely up to code, installing the community kitchen, and getting the office space fully functional for our staff and volunteers. A skilled laborer would really be helpful in all the small tasks (hmm, we could really use shelving units for our historical files!) as well as the opportunity to get involved in the bigger visioning and construction of the kitchen! Check out some awesome before and after images below! Much of this was done with the help of skilled volunteers -- from a muralist who donated her talents, to a carpenter who helped make the floor structurally sound, to everyday volunteers who helped paint some base coats! What will YOU do?!
Contact christine.kuhn@victorygardeninitiative.org for more information!
Agency: Victory Garden Initiative Opportunity Type: Volunteer Date: Is Ongoing Zip Code: 53212 Allow Groups: No |
Volunteer: Farmhand - Victory Garden Urban Farm
Join us at our 1.5 acre urban farm for fun day getting your hands dirty as you help us care for our crops. You'll help with various daily activities such as composting food waste, watering crops, pulling weeds, harvesting produce, planting seeds, digging, mulching and so much more! A Farm Leader will be present at the time of your shift to provide you with objectives and tasks that are to be completed during your volunteer shift. We welcome volunteers of all ages, but ask that those under the age of 14 be accompanied by an adult. The Farm is also a great place for volunteer groups! Drop-in volunteer days are Mon-Fri from 9:30am - 4:30pm and Saturdays from 11am-3pm. We have some flexibility for hours outside of this range as well, so feel free to sign up and chat with us! Agency: Victory Garden Initiative
Join us at our 1.5 acre urban farm for fun day getting your hands dirty as you help us care for our crops. You'll help with various daily activities such as composting food waste, watering crops, pulling weeds, harvesting produce, planting seeds, digging, mulching and so much more! A Farm Leader will be present at the time of your shift to provide you with objectives and tasks that are to be completed during your volunteer shift. We welcome volunteers of all ages, but ask that those under the age of 14 be accompanied by an adult. The Farm is also a great place for volunteer groups! Drop-in volunteer days are Mon-Fri from 9:30am - 4:30pm and Saturdays from 11am-3pm. We have some flexibility for hours outside of this range as well, so feel free to sign up and chat with us! Agency: Victory Garden Initiative Opportunity Type: Volunteer Date: Is Ongoing Agency Requirement: >16 years old Zip Code: 53212 Allow Groups: No |
Volunteer: PhotographerVGI is looking for someone with photography experience to take photos of our 1.5 acre farm, Farmhouse, and community events! This volunteer can be a student, professional, or just have lots of experience with photography, and is a great opportunity to hone your skills and practice different types of photography. Photos will be used in our outreach and marketing materials, grant writing, and general use with credit going out to you! Extremely flexible, as you can come for a single event, come on your own to photograph the farm, or come more regularly!
2019 Events & Programs: Great Milwaukee Victory Garden BLITZ (May 11th-25th, 2019) Farm Volunteer Days (varies, May - October mainly during 9-5pm hours) Community Farmraiser (Saturday in September, TBD) CSA Pickup/Roadside Farmstand (Tuesdays, June 11th - September 24th, 4-6pm) After School Garden Club (Mon/Wed 3:30-5:30) Summer AgriCorps: (Mon/Wed, June - August, 2-4:30) ...and so many more!
Agency: Victory Garden Initiative VGI is looking for someone with photography experience to take photos of our 1.5 acre farm, Farmhouse, and community events! This volunteer can be a student, professional, or just have lots of experience with photography, and is a great opportunity to hone your skills and practice different types of photography. Photos will be used in our outreach and marketing materials, grant writing, and general use with credit going out to you! Extremely flexible, as you can come for a single event, come on your own to photograph the farm, or come more regularly!
2019 Events & Programs: Great Milwaukee Victory Garden BLITZ (May 11th-25th, 2019) Farm Volunteer Days (varies, May - October mainly during 9-5pm hours) Community Farmraiser (Saturday in September, TBD) CSA Pickup/Roadside Farmstand (Tuesdays, June 11th - September 24th, 4-6pm) After School Garden Club (Mon/Wed 3:30-5:30) Summer AgriCorps: (Mon/Wed, June - August, 2-4:30) ...and so many more!
Agency: Victory Garden Initiative Opportunity Type: Volunteer Date: Is Ongoing Agency Requirement: >18 years old Zip Code: 53212 Allow Groups: No |
Volunteer: Arborist / Tree ExpertPosition Description: Are you a tree expert? Are you passionate about keeping trees at their healthiest? Then we could use your help. We are looking for help at our 1.5 acre urban farm in Milwaukee, as well as other orchards throughout Milwaukee. We need help identifying currently planted fruit and nut trees, assessing the health of these trees, and working with our farmer to ensure the trees are productive and healthy. We could also use help checking in on the other orchards we have planted throughout Milwaukee.
Agency: Victory Garden Initiative Position Description: Are you a tree expert? Are you passionate about keeping trees at their healthiest? Then we could use your help. We are looking for help at our 1.5 acre urban farm in Milwaukee, as well as other orchards throughout Milwaukee. We need help identifying currently planted fruit and nut trees, assessing the health of these trees, and working with our farmer to ensure the trees are productive and healthy. We could also use help checking in on the other orchards we have planted throughout Milwaukee.
Agency: Victory Garden Initiative Opportunity Type: Volunteer Date: Is Ongoing Agency Requirement: >18 years old Zip Code: 53212 Allow Groups: No |