Garden Blitz

“Lettuce” Wrap Up the 10th Annual New Leaf Garden Blitz

The mission of the Garden Blitz is to empower Green Bay residents to grow food and be part of a sustainable urban agricultural system.

After 10 years of installing garden boxes, we continue to ensure access to nutritious whole foods that create a healthier, more beautiful community, one garden at a time!

2023 Accomplishments!!

65 garden boxes built, installed and soil filled
12 garden boxes donated to the Center for Veterans Issues
19 garden boxes donated to families at Howe and Nicolet Schools
31 garden boxes installed at private homes
3 garden boxes installed at De Pere schools
11 experienced garden mentors paired with mentees who will work together this summer to ensure long term gardening success

All of us from New Leaf Foods, Inc. would like to thank our amazing volunteers for their time and dedication to making this year's Blitz a success!!!

Our program also benefits from community support including:

McDonald Companies
Nature’s Way
Stein’s Garden & Home
Willems Landscape Services Inc.
Lamar Advertising Company
WPS
Cellcom
Schreiber Foods, Inc.
Green Bay Packers Foundation
Greener Green Bay Compost
Green Bay Botanical Garden

2023 GARDEN MENTOR PROGRAM SUCCESS

This year we paired 11 experienced garden mentors with mentees who will work together this summer to ensure long term gardening success.

Volunteer mentors are trained and given a resource guide with helpful handouts, tips, and topics to cover with their mentee.

Anyone who purchases a garden box is eligible to sign up for the program. The garden mentor will provide guidance and assistance as the mentee builds gardening confidence in their first growing season.

Look for updates as we follow the garden mentor- mentee relationship between our very own Andy DiMezza and Brittany Arnold this summer!!!

Urban Food Forest Perennial Fruit Tree and Bush Sale Recap

During our 2023 New Leaf Garden Blitz, we sold 300 perennial Nanking Cherry, American Hazelnut, American Plum, Elderberry, Juneberry, Raspberry, Blackberry and Currant trees/bushes.

We met our goal of helping you become a food producer. Our community supports growing locally, building community through cooperation, direct action and sharing the love of delicious, freshly grown food.

We can’t wait to see the growth and the bounty for years to come!!!

Where can you find our garden boxes?

SCHOOLS

Green Bay: Chappell, Elmore, Keller, East High School, Jefferson, King, Langlade, St. Thomas Moore, Howe, Nicolet, Minoka- Hill, McAuliffe, Fort Howard, Howe, Eisenhower, Danz, Sullivan, Lincoln, Montessori Academy. Encompass Daycare, UWGB Natural Science Area, UWGB Viking House, UW Extension

De Pere: Dickinson, Heritage, Bay View Middle School

Ashwaubenon: Cormier School

Howard: Howard, Lineville Intermediate, Bay Port High School

Oneida: 4-H

PARKS

Bay Shore Hazelwood House Community Gardens

Farmory - Barter Garden Nami/Gathering Place - Victory Garden 5th Street Community Garden

SHELTERS AND FOOD PANTRIES

House of Hope Homeless Shelter

Manna for Life Food Pantry

& Soup Kitchen

Kroc Center – Salvation Army

Freedom House Homeless Shelter

3 Transitional Living Houses

ShelterCare

CASA

LIBRARIES

Brown County Central Library Children's Garden

Weyers-Hilliard Library- Howard

SUBSIDIZED HOUSING

Lime Tree Terrace

Parkview Terrace

Admiral Court Apartments

Veterans Manor

Clarity Care CBRF

Mission

2023 GARDEN MENTOR PROGRAM SUCCESS

Urban Food Forest Perennial Fruit Tree and Bush Sale Recap

New Leaf Garden Blitz

GROWing HEALTHY LOCAL FOOD FOR HEALTHY LOCAL PEOPLE

2019 BLITZ GARDENS AT GREEN BAY SCHOOLS

Where can you find our garden boxes?

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