Raspberry Moon (July) Regenerate MKE and friends updates

Plan for Mercy

As summer temperatures heat up, plan for mercy.  Give yourself time, self-care, permission to duck out of events if weather feels too much.  Give yourself permission to listen to your body and rest.

Arrivals: Come to Milwaukee for these cool events/activities; most are free.

19 July Exploring the Milwaukee River Greenway with Sierra Club Great Waters Group, Land Trust and MMSD http://sc.org/GWG

14 Aug Milwaukee River Boat Tour with Mermaid Echo/Milwaukee RiverKeeper $5 https://milwaukeeriverkeeper.org/event/boat-tour-mermaid/

Save the dates for
16 October 2025  World Food Day Food Waste Dinner at the Women's Club of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
18-19 October Regenerate MKE events

April 2026 Food Tank Summit in MKE

Departures:  Depart from MKE via bike, train, bus, carpool for field trips, day trips, easy walks and paddles, and mobile immersion excursions.

Gleaning with Tikkun Ha-Ir Food Justice team: https://thi-milwaukee.org/thi-veggie-chop-shop/

10 July Paddle with a Naturalist on MKE River with the RiverKeeper in Thiensville, WI: https://milwaukeeriverkeeper.org/event/paddle-with-a-naturalist-thiensville/

2 Aug Agroforestry Workshop, Walk and Talk with Till Pines Conservancy in Waukesha, WI https://tallpinesconservancy.org/get-involved

23 Aug Exploring Riveredge Nature Center and Lake Sturgeon Rehab program in Saukville, WI http://sc.org/GWG

I'm thinking about taking trains from MKE/CHI to South Haven, Michigan to visit Julian L's regenerative set up and music jam.

I'm thinking about taking a train to Minneapolis to visit Native American bookstore Birchbark Books and Sean Sherman's Owamni restaurant https://owamni.com/

Let me know if either of these appeal to you

Stay Put/Online:

Design School Book Club texts/author talk "Trust Children: Natural Learning for 21st Center Students" with Anna Jacopetti through August 21

27 Aug/3 Sept Elyes Mkacher's text "Decolonize Imagination for Planetary Regeneration: Unlearning Colonial Myths, Rewilding the Mind, and Seeding Radical Futures of Reciprocity" pdf available here

Design School for Regenerating Earth tuition is still just $5/month

Local Fiber Movement article about Flax:


Is there interest in a field trip to these or other places?  Let me know, and I'll make it happen! :) regenerateMKE@gmail.com

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