Alice’s Garden celebrating 50 years in Milwaukee
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There are 100 garden plots that represent 80 families or community organizations.
By Katarina Velazquez
Spectrum News
JUL. 25, 2022
Excerpt:
The 2.2 acre urban farm located on Milwaukee’s north side has been a community staple for the past 50 years. It was established to create a space for the community to learn how to grow their own healthy food.
Alice’s Garden provides models of regenerative farming, community cultural development, and economic agricultural enterprises for the global landscape.
Executive Director Venice Williams said Alice’s Garden was named in honor after Alice Meade-Taylor.
Meade-Taylor was the former Executive Director of Milwaukee County Extension. Meade-Tylor’s vision for building neighborhoods and nurturing people included gardening programs for children, youth and their families.
“It’s an honor for me to live what Alice loved so much about this project and to take it to a different level with so many community partners,” said Williams.
There are 100 garden plots that represent 80 families or community organizations. Fifty years later, Williams said they are still using gardening to help positively impact people’s quality of life.
“In the African-American community, we’ve always been generous when it comes to food,” said Williams. “Food knowledge, how to grow it and also how to prepare it.”
Vendors like Zakiya Courtney have been a part of garden efforts for a few years.
