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- EIN 27-1391983
- (414) 489-0425
- 5749 S Perry Ave Chicago IL 60621-4021 USA
- www.sweetwaterfoundation.com
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Agricultural Programs, Food
Mission: Urban agriculture education and implementation
Programs: Served over 30 schools from throughout the milwaukee area with tours of sweet water organics farm and hands-on lessons in urban agriculture skills, such as gardening, composting, and aquaponics.
served over 15 schools in milwaukee and chicago by consulting with administrators and teachers regarding urban agriculture practices on the school site, and integrating these practices with school curriculum.
held 7-week training course on small scale aquaponics from start to finish for teachers from milwaukee and chicago schools. Swf consulted with milwaukee teacher education center as part of a grant program from usda, called midwest aquaponics expertise development initiative (maedi).