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Welcome to Waabigwanii Gitigaanin Greenhouse & Garden

"Let food by thy medicine, and medicine be thy food." ~Hippocrates

Our Food Sovereignty Program

Community Garden

Become a member of our Community Garden and reserve a FREE raised garden bed for the 2025 growing season. Tools, equipment, seeds, hands-on technical assistance and accessibility for those who may have mobility issues are all provided.

Education

Learn gardening skills to grow your own food, food sovereignty skills such as foraging and food preservation, and more at FREE monthly workshops! Check out our education/events schedule for more information.

Food Boxes

The GLITC Food Sovereignty Program is offering FREE food boxes at our on-site Farm Stand open 11am-5pm on Saturdays from August to October. These boxes will include fresh foods, recipes, and information on how the given foods play a part in keeping you healthy. Pop-up giveaway produce events can be found on our Facebook page.

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All About Us

The Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council’s Waabigwanii Gitigaanin Greenhouse and Garden works to build a thriving food sovereignty program that increases and strengthens relationship to the land, as well as access to traditional health and wellness, by promoting cultural ways and knowledge. Through providing our Community Garden, Educational Events, and Healthy Food Boxes, our goal is to create learning opportunities on important cultural topics that the Lac Du Flambeau community needs, including the idea that food is medicine.

Greenhouse Hours

Monday: 9:00am - 4:30pm

Tuesday: 10:00am - 6:30pm

Wednesday: 10:00am - 6:30pm

Thursday: 10:00am - 6:30pm

Friday: 10:00am - 6:30pm

Saturday: 10:00am - 6:30pm

Sunday: CLOSED

Please contact us if you would like greenhouse access outside of typical hours. Contact information can be found at the bottom of this page.

Events Schedule

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Meet Your Growers

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Emmy Mitchell

Greenhouse Program Coordinator

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Amy Poupart

Great Lakes NARCH Program Director

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Joshua Bohn

Head Volunteer

Featured Crop of the Month

It wouldn't be October without this staple fall classic... Stuff them, cook them in a soup, even carve them and bake the seeds!

Can you guess what crop we're talking about? Our crop of the month for October is the...

 

Pumpkin

Botanical Name: Cucurbita pepo

More Pumpkin Facts

Growing Guide

Instructions for Growing Pumpkins - Everything You Need to Know

Nutritional Value

Eating pumpkin regularly may offer a range of health benefits, thanks to its high antioxidant, vitamin, and fiber content.

This kind of squash contains a variety of antioxidants, including carotenoids (like beta-carotene, lutein, and zeaxanthin), vitamin C, and polyphenols. These compounds help  reduce oxidative stress in the body by  neutralizing free radicals—unstable molecules that can damage cells over time.

The American Cancer Society recommends eating a variety of  non-starchy vegetables, such as pumpkin, as part of a healthy dietary pattern that may help reduce the risk of some cancers. Vegetables  rich in carotenoids  have been widely studied for their potential protective effects.

Recipe Idea

Pumpkin Bread

"Kids love it, grown-ups love it…this pumpkin bread is hard to beat!"

Pumpkin Bread - Once Upon a Chef

 

Slices of Pumpkin Bread on a plate.

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Website Courtesy of Great Lakes Inter Tribal Council, Waabigwanii Gitigaanin Greenhouse & Garden

2932 State Highway 47 N, Lac Du Flambeau, WI 54538

 

And of course, a special thank you to our partners listed below who make all this work possible. We couldn't do it without you!

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