Project teams
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Community Awareness & Education - educating the community about hunger and poverty.
Legislative Advocacy - helping individuals obtain a greater income and prevent food insecurity.currently looking for new members
Resource Development - focusing on improving and coordinating resources.
Giving Gardens - NEEDS new leadership, join today for this growing season!
- MOBILE PANTRY - delivering food to those in rural areas.
- EMPTY BOWLS -
annual fundraiser - GRANTS - for those fighting to prevent hunger & poverty.
- MAILING LIST - semi-annual
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Giving Gardens...formerly known as community gardens
Community businesses and organizations help fight hunger by developing and tending a community garden. The harvest goes to needy families. This team works to establish community gardens throughout Portage County. These gardens help increase a family's food security by providing healthy and nutritious fresh produce. Currently there are nine gardens whose entire harvest is donated to food pantries.
Chairs: NEED NEW GIVING GARDENS MANAGER - SEE DESCRIPTION HERE!
The outrage of hunger amidst plenty will never be solved by experts somewhere. It will only be solved when people like you and me decide to act.
- Donate garden supplies: seeds, plants, compost, tools, gloves
- Volunteer at a garden
- Contribute land/space for a garden
- Help distribute produce to drop-off site
Volunteer or Donate Garden Tools and Supplies: If you have new or gently used garden tools & supplies (rakes, hoes, spades, trowels, etc.) we can put them to good use! Always accepting them!
Gardens Supported by: Lynn’s Greenhouse, Anthony Simkowski, Chet Biadasz, Jungs Garden Center
Garden Locations: GARDEN MAP LOCATED HERE
Community Garden |
Local Partner(s) |
Garden Steward(s) |
“Our Enchanted Garden” |
Head Start & |
Pat & Shelly |
"Green Thumb Garden" |
Plover Boys and Girls Club |
Kate |
Rabbit Ridge Memory Lane |
Tanglewood Assisted Living |
Susan & Becky |
Redeemer Lutheran Church |
Redeemer Lutheran Church |
Bill |
Rockman’s Catering |
Rockman’s Catering |
Elizabeth |
Gilfry Garden |
Ruth Gilfry Center |
Judy |
McDill Community Garden |
McDill Elementary School |
Mallory |
Wetter Garden |
The Wetter Family Farm |
Wetter Family |
Woodlands Garden |
Woodlands Church |
Collene |
Resilency Farm |
Resiliency Project |
Mallory |
Victory Garden |
Central Rivers Farmshed |
Mallory |
Campus Garden |
UWSP Sustainable Agriculture in Communities Society |
Abbie |
St. Paul's Garden |
St. Paul United Methodist Church |
Laura |
Youth Garden |
Boys and Girls Club & |
Connie |
Food Donations can be taken to: You may make donations of food and produce at one of the following food distribution centers in Portage County:
Family Crisis Center 1616 W River Dr
Lincoln Center 1519 Water St.
Operation Bootstrap 5000 Heffron
Salvation Army 1600 Briggs
Interfaith Food Pantry 2820 Post Rd, Plover 715-347-2689
St. Vincent DePaul 2700 Post Rd, Plover
Future Activites
The Giving Gardens is requesting those who want to help to just give us a call or send an email with their availability and we will give them a project - givinggardenswi@gmail.com
After final harvests the gardens should be prepped for the next growing season. This will include collection and storage of tools and compost bins, take down of temporary fences, removal of plant materials, addition of compost/soil amendments and fall tilling.