MUAN Spring Networking & Seed Swap
Sat, Mar 21
|MKE Winter Farmers Market - The Table
Time & Location
Mar 21, 2026, 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM
MKE Winter Farmers Market - The Table , 5305 W. Capitol Drive, Milwaukee
About the event
Please join the Milwaukee Urban Ag Network (MUAN) as we kick off the 2026 season at our Spring Networking and Seed Swap! We’re excited to gather with partners and farmers to look ahead to the year, add events to our community calendar, share seeds, and grow community together.
We’ll have plenty of seeds available, so please come even if you don’t have any to swap. MUAN will provide cover crop and staple crop seeds, and MUAN partners including the UW-Extension Milwaukee County Urban Agriculture Program, Fondy, the Victory Garden Initiative, and MARM Farm will bring vegetable seeds.
This special, one-time event will take place during the Fondy Milwaukee Winter Farmers Market. We encourage you to come early to explore the market—eat, shop, and support the incredible vendors while you’re here! The market opens at 9 a.m. and features local and regional food, body products, and other goodies.
It’s not just about agriculture—it’s about dignity, freedom, and the right to decide what we produce, what we eat, and how we live. -Mariama Sonk
We’re thrilled to participate in the MUAN Seed Swap! It’s a fantastic opportunity to come together as a community, exchange resources, and celebrate growing. We can’t wait to share our seeds, discover new ones, and learn from everyone involved. - Victory Garden Initiative
Registration
Registration is encouraged to help us plan, but it is not required to attend.
Language Access
Hmong interpretation will be available, courtesy of Fondy Food Center.
Spanish interpretation is available upon request, please indicate your need in the registration form.
Food & Refreshments
We’ll have beverages available and we encourage folks to bring a snack to share or enjoy lunch from one of the farmers market vendors. Parking & Accessibility
Customers usually park on 54th St and vendors usually park on 53rd St. There is as ramp entrance off 53rd St for folks who are unable to use stairs.
Questions?
Contact Christine Johnson, MFAI Farmer Education Coordinator, at cjohnson@michaelfields.org.
Partners
This event is a collaboration between Michael Fields Agricultural Institute, The Fondy Food Center, UW–Madison Extension, the Victory Garden Initiative, and Marm Farm.
About Michael Fields Agricultural Institute
Michael Fields Agricultural Institute is a non-profit organization that has been cultivating resiliency through research, education, and policy work since 1984. With a broad coalition of public and private partners, MFAI supports farmers, food systems and communities in the Upper Midwest and beyond through a range of programs and initiatives. Follow along on Instagram and Facebook for the latest news and events. Learn more and join us at michaelfields.org.
About Fondy Food Center
The Fondy Food Center cultivates wellness in the Lindsay Heights Neighborhood and the Greater Milwaukee Area by focusing on issues of healthy food access and economic opportunity. They operate local farmers markets throughout the year, provide access to land, resources and support to local farmers, and work with partners to build a better food system for our community. Learn more at www.fondymke.org.
About UW-Extension Milwaukee County Urban Agriculture Program
The UW-Extension Milwaukee County Urban Agriculture Program supports a thriving local food system through hands-on education, land access, and conservation initiatives. The Urban Agriculture Program provides community garden plots to gardeners and microfarmers across Milwaukee County, advances sustainable land management practices through innovative urban agroforestry programming, and offers a Beekeeping for Certification course that teaches participants to responsibly manage beehives in the city. The Urban Agriculture Program also leads the Milwaukee Urban Demonstration (MUD) Farm Network, bringing together farmers, researchers, and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service to model and share practices that improve soil health, protect water, provide wildlife habitat, and strengthen small-scale urban farms. Learn more at https://milwaukee.extension.wisc.edu/urban-agriculture/.
About The Victory Garden Initiative
Victory Garden Initiative (VGI) was founded in 2009, sparked by a simple but powerful belief: everyone deserves access to fresh, healthy food. Their mission is to build communities that grow their own food in order to create a community-led, socially just, environmentally sustainable and nutritious food system for all. Learn more at victorygardeninitiative.org.
About MARM Farm
The MARM (Milwaukee Area Renewal Movement) Farm is a small-scale urban farm dedicated to regenerative practices and organic growing. They focus on education and conservation, providing fresh produce for our pay-as-you-can farmstand while teaching the community about the benefits of urban farming and sustainable living. Learn more at forfarmersmovement.com/team/the-marm-farm-(milwaukee-area-renewal-movement)
Photos and videos may be taken during this event and used by the Milwaukee Urban Ag Network (MUAN) and partners for promotional purposes, including on our website, social media, newsletters, and other outreach materials. If you prefer not to have your photo taken or used, please let a MUAN staff member know when you arrive, and we will be happy to accommodate your request.
