Sites & Projects
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Aging and Disability Resource Center
Raised Beds Project
Contact Kate Fix
Master Gardeners plan, maintain, and harvest raised beds of fruits, vegetables, and herbs. These adaptive beds are designed to be accessible for patrons with physical limitations. The produce is frequently used by the onsite restaurant, Grounded Cafe.
Brown County Central Library
Children’s Edible Garden
Contact Sherrill Revolinski
Located downtown, this project offers a hands-on learning environment that enhances food literacy. It serves as an outdoor classroom for library educational programs, with excess produce donated to patrons and local food pantries.
De Pere Lock at Voyageur Park
Locktender’s Native Garden
Contact Claudia Schultz
Established in 2015, the gardens around the Locktender House feature native prairie plants and are recognized as an official Monarch Waystation by monarchwatch.org. These gardens provide nectar and host plants for native pollinators, with plant guides available for over 75 species.
Heritage Hill State Park
Tank Garden
Contact Lynn Clark & Mae Enz
Tank Cottage, located in Heritage Hill State Historical Park, features a garden that replicates an 18th-century kitchen garden. It includes vegetables, fruits, herbs, and flowering plants in raised beds, providing seasonal produce.
St. Mark Lutheran Church
Square Foot Gardens
Contact Mary Spranger
The community garden began in 2010 with a Sunday school class planting cabbage and peas. With the assistance of Master Gardeners, it has expanded into an acre-sized garden. This garden now produces several hundred pounds of produce for local food banks.
Brown County STEM Greenhouse
Greenhouse
Contact Al Nass
The STEM Center’s Greenhouse serves as an educational and plant propagation hub for Master Gardeners. It supports various programs, including the Annual Plant Sale, Community Gardens Program, STEM Family Day, and 4H Youth. Most activities occur from March through May.
Brown County STEM Mongin Garden
Bob Mongin Garden
Contact Bruce LaSota
Planted in 2020, the Bob Mongin Garden consists of 10 perennial beds and honors a distinguished Master Gardener. Located outside the Brown County Extension Office, it offers vibrant blooms, foliar interest, and pollinator habitats from early spring to late fall..
YMCA West
Square Foot Garden
Contact Sara Green
Master Gardeners assist with Howard’s YMCA Children’s Garden, where children engage weekly in planting and harvesting vegetables and flowers. The fresh produce is distributed to the YMCA and local food pantries.
YMCA East
Vegetable Garden
Contact Melissa Wass & Peggy Loritz
YMCA-East hosts programs where Master Gardeners mentor young gardeners. This garden also supports the Brown County Seed Library by growing plants to complete their full life cycle, ensuring seed production for future cultivation.
Flash Projects
Short Term Support
Contact: Nancy Fictum
Flash projects are short-term initiatives lasting 1-2 seasons, involving garden design, planting, mentoring sponsors, and assisting with garden events. Members volunteer for specific Flash Projects or serve as “On Call Flashers” to harmonize with other Master Gardener projects.