Welcome!

Lincoln Elementary Vegetable Patch is a new victory garden that will grow on the grounds of Lincoln Elementary in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. It exists primarily for educational purposes, in order to encourage students, their families and the folks of the surrounding neighborhoods to learn about food plants and their role in building sustainable communities.

The patch was planted on Tuesday, June 9, 2009 with vegetable seedlings (cherry, roma and beefsteak tomatoes, jalapenos, bush bean, zucchini, watermelon), seeds (carrots), flowers (velvet queen sunflowers) and herbs (basil, cilantro and dill). In an area near the patch we also transplanted sage and oregano, as well as pumpkin seedlings and seeds. All of these plants will be nearing harvest time at the start of the 2009-10 academic year.

We invite the community to view and enjoy this small garden. We ask only that you do not walk on the garden, as this compacts soil and puts our plants at risk.

If you and your family would like to donate some volunteer hours to tending our patch, please contact Heather Zydek at heatherzydek(at)gmail(dot)com.