Gardening for Good: Hoop House Helpers
2025-07-26 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Chicago)
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Kinship Hoop Houses provide fresh and local food to those in need. Let’s help take care of the hoop houses this summer season! KIC volunteers will help Kinship harvest healthy flowers, fruits, and veggies for their Community Food Center. The food goes directly to families who might go without in our community. This project is a fun, hands-on gardening experience.

Activities
Kids and families will help prepare Hoop Houses for the gardening season! Activities may include planting seeds, watering, painting, shoveling, moving mulch and dirt, pulling weeds, supporting growing things, and some general maintenance of the site. Please prepare for an indoor/outdoor experience. Julie usually brings a craft, or books and other fun things for all kids to enjoy.
Purpose
Teach our kids about food insecurity in our local community and how they can help. Plus a little gardening and physical activity is healthy too!

When & Where
Saturday, July 26 from 9-11 a.m..
The “hoop houses” are located at the Maglio Tomato Building
4287 N Port Washington Road, Milwaukee, WI 53212.
Please park in the lot on the North side of the building and walk through the fence to the big “hoop houses.”

Registration Information
Participants: Max 12 families/small groups
Ages: All ages are welcome, you can even wear your baby!
Cost: Free
Attire: Please wear weather-proof shoes and gloves you can work in, tie your hair back/wear a hat, and dress to get a little dirty. Perhaps bring water and whatever your family might need during the two-hour event. Note that the hoop houses are much warmer than the outside.
Questions: Please contact senta@kickmke.org with any specific questions.
Cancellations: We count on our registered volunteers to make these projects come to life. However, we understand illness and emergencies do come up so if you can no longer participate, please email senta@kickmke.org ASAP so we can fill your spot.

Our Partner
Kinship Community Food Center engages volunteers and neighborhood residents to end hunger, isolation, and poverty. Our innovative programs nourish food security and wellness, foster belonging and community engagement, and empower stability and economic prosperity in our city. For more information, visit their website.
