Grassroots in the Garden: Growing Community
The goal of Grassroots in the Garden is to bring our community together to learn skills related to caring for the food forest and how to use the produce it provides. In a series of community work sessions, a mentor will guide you through activities in the garden! The Seymour Park Food Forest may be a collaborative project of ours, but it belongs to our community. The skills learned in this amazing community growing space can be applied to your individual gardening and growing interests making it a great opportunity to grow community and self-sufficiency! Looking forward, we are aiming to expand our Grassroots sessions to take place at other project sites including Orchards, the Brown County Seed Library, and more!
Build Your Community
Learn Gardening Skills
Frank B. Seymour Park Directions
Grow & Harvest Food
Grassroots in the Garden 2026
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In this session you’ll learn how to wake seeds out of dormancy with a winter sowing workshop led by Dillon Weist at NWTC
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In this session, you'll learn about the many benefits of pruning, as well as when to do it and on what plants.
Upcoming Sessions
NWTC Greenhouse, located near parking lot 5 of the Green Bay Botanical Gardens
2600 Larsen Road, Green Bay
Seed Sowing Ground Cover Workshop
February 5th, 4pm-5pm
In this free session, Grassroots mentor Dillon Weist will walk you through how to sow ground cover seeds. Many gardeners use mulch to protect their soil, but you can also protect your soil by growing other plants with low growing leaves. Get hands-on experience by starting some ground cover seeds for the Seymour Park Food Forest.
Pruning & Fencing Workshop
In this free session, Grassroots mentor Dillon Weist will walk you through the how, what, and when of pruning plants for optimal growth. He’ll also be presenting on how to protect plants from pests with fences. You'll also get some hands-on experience installing fences at Seymour Park Food Forest with other local community members.
February 21st, 11am-1pm
Seymour Park Food Forest
330 S Oakland Ave, Green Bay
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Past Sessions
May 2025
Planting Strawberries
June 2025
How to care for bee balm & raspberries
July 2025
Harvesting Herbs and creating Hügelkultur raised beds
August 2025
Learning About medicinal herbs
September 2025
Preparing your garden for winter
October 2025
Seed harvesting
Meet your Mentors
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Crystal Brown
Mentor
Crystal is an ethnobotanist, bio-regional herbalist, and writer/creative, focusing on wild edible food and medicinal plants and fungi. She has a background working as a psychiatric mental health nurse with children, adolescents, and adults.
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Josh Kufahl
Mentor
Josh is the team manager for the Seymour Park Food Forest project and neighborhood garden. He has been managing the garden as a volunteer in the neighborhood for over 10 years, and helped install the edible walkway several years ago.
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Dillon Weist
Mentor
Dillon is the Lab Assistant & Garden Manager for the Sustainable Agriculture Program at NWTC. He’s also the team lead for the Brown County Food Forest Coalition. For years, he has been a key volunteer for our Bountiful Branches Project!
