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X-WR-CALNAME:CalDiscovery - madison-wi BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Badger Rock CommUNITY Dinner DTSTART:20260911T223000Z DTEND:20260912T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260728T154346Z UID:10000222-1789147800-1789153200@rootedwi.org CATEGORIES:community DESCRIPTION:Badger Rock Neighborhood Center \n \n A place to gather and connect \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Badger Rock provides seasonal\, summer youth\, and sp ecial activities programming\, often with local partners and at low or no cost to participants. These programs help neighbors enrich their lives thr ough pursuit of new skills and interests\, as well as form connections wit h the neighborhood. Our goal with all of our programming is to strengthen community ties and civic engagement while also nurturing resilience within each individual. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \ n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \ n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Badger Rock Neighborhood Center \n \n The Badger Rock Neighborhood Center hosts community events\, w orkshops\, a free monthly dinner and seasonal market\, and provides a spac e for the community to gather for meetings or programs. The Badger Rock Ne ighborhood Center is co-located with Badger Rock Middle School and Lori Ma nn Carey Elementary School (formerly Southside). Rooted partners with Badg er Rock Middle School to offer a weekly culinary arts and gardening class\ , an after-school cooking club\, a Saturday School program\, and a Social Entrepreneurship Class in partnership with CEOs of Tomorrow. Rooted also o ffers our Rooted in Culture Gardening and Cooking Class with Lori Mann Ca rey Elementary weekly during the school year and three times a week during the summer.  Badger Rock Neighborhood Center offers a bi-weekly food pan try for over 100 families in partnership with Badger Rock Middle School an d Second Harvest Food Bank.  Badger Rock is also home to the Badger Rock Community Gardens and Badger Rock Urban Farm green spaces\, which have be come a cornerstone for neighborhood connection and self-reliance. These ga rdens exist because Rimrock and Southside community residents advocated fo r and supported the creation of a safe\, vibrant place where they and thei r families could grow food\, share knowledge\, and build community togethe r. Today these gardens remain a living symbol of that vision\, offering a place where neighbors of all ages can learn\, work the soil\, and enjoy th e fruits of their labor side by side. Badger Rock is the primary site for our Rooted in Urban Agriculture Youth Employees\, who are involved with al l aspects of running the Urban Farm\, assist with youth programming\, staf f community events\, and undertake a variety of hands-on projects. For mor e information\, please contact us: Address: 517 E. Badger Road\, Madison W I\, 53713 Phone: (608) 960-4615 Email: hedi@rootedwi.org Or visit our reg ularly updated Facebook page. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n How it started \n \n In 200 9\, the Center for Resilient Cities (now Rooted) began work on the Resilie nce Research Center (RRC) at a site in the Moorland-Rimrock neighborhood\, applying lessons learned from our work in Milwaukee to South Madison. In 2012 we opened the RRC\, which was home to Badger Rock Neighborhood Center \, Badger Rock Middle School (a public\, instrumentality charter school pr imarily serving children from the surrounding severely economically distre ssed neighborhood)\, and the urban farm operations\, led by Growing Power Madison at the time. \nSince that time the Badger Rock Neighborhood Center has been a community hub and urban agriculture space for people of all ag es. With year-round programming focused on community leadership and voice\ , neighbors and other community members can gather\, participate\, build c onnections\, share their talents and find culturally relevant offerings.  \nThe Badger Rock Neighborhood Center has had to evolve during the Center for Resilient Cities merger with Community Groundworks to form Rooted\, t he Covid pandemic\, and the construction of Lori Mann Carey Elementary and remodeling of the neighborhood center space. Throughout that time\, Roote d staff has listened\, learned and evolved with the needs of the community and adjusted neighborhood center offerings to meet those needs. This miss ion of community-led programming continues as neighborhood needs shift\, c hange and grow. LAST-MODIFIED:20260728T154346Z LOCATION:Badger Rock Neighborhood Center\, 517 E. Badger Rd.\, Madison\, W I\, 53713\, United States URL:https://rootedwi.org/event/badger-rock-community-dinner-5/2026-09-11/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Rooted X-SOURCE-URL:https://rootedwi.org/badger-rock-neighborhood-center/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Farm to School Aid DTSTART:20260912T190000Z DTEND:20260913T003000Z DTSTAMP:20260728T154346Z UID:10000361-1789221600-1789241400@rootedwi.org CATEGORIES:community DESCRIPTION:Badger Rock Neighborhood Center \n \n A place to gather and connect \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Badger Rock provides seasonal\, summer youth\, and sp ecial activities programming\, often with local partners and at low or no cost to participants. These programs help neighbors enrich their lives thr ough pursuit of new skills and interests\, as well as form connections wit h the neighborhood. Our goal with all of our programming is to strengthen community ties and civic engagement while also nurturing resilience within each individual. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \ n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \ n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Badger Rock Neighborhood Center \n \n The Badger Rock Neighborhood Center hosts community events\, w orkshops\, a free monthly dinner and seasonal market\, and provides a spac e for the community to gather for meetings or programs. The Badger Rock Ne ighborhood Center is co-located with Badger Rock Middle School and Lori Ma nn Carey Elementary School (formerly Southside). Rooted partners with Badg er Rock Middle School to offer a weekly culinary arts and gardening class\ , an after-school cooking club\, a Saturday School program\, and a Social Entrepreneurship Class in partnership with CEOs of Tomorrow. Rooted also o ffers our Rooted in Culture Gardening and Cooking Class with Lori Mann Ca rey Elementary weekly during the school year and three times a week during the summer.  Badger Rock Neighborhood Center offers a bi-weekly food pan try for over 100 families in partnership with Badger Rock Middle School an d Second Harvest Food Bank.  Badger Rock is also home to the Badger Rock Community Gardens and Badger Rock Urban Farm green spaces\, which have be come a cornerstone for neighborhood connection and self-reliance. These ga rdens exist because Rimrock and Southside community residents advocated fo r and supported the creation of a safe\, vibrant place where they and thei r families could grow food\, share knowledge\, and build community togethe r. Today these gardens remain a living symbol of that vision\, offering a place where neighbors of all ages can learn\, work the soil\, and enjoy th e fruits of their labor side by side. Badger Rock is the primary site for our Rooted in Urban Agriculture Youth Employees\, who are involved with al l aspects of running the Urban Farm\, assist with youth programming\, staf f community events\, and undertake a variety of hands-on projects. For mor e information\, please contact us: Address: 517 E. Badger Road\, Madison W I\, 53713 Phone: (608) 960-4615 Email: hedi@rootedwi.org Or visit our reg ularly updated Facebook page. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n How it started \n \n In 200 9\, the Center for Resilient Cities (now Rooted) began work on the Resilie nce Research Center (RRC) at a site in the Moorland-Rimrock neighborhood\, applying lessons learned from our work in Milwaukee to South Madison. In 2012 we opened the RRC\, which was home to Badger Rock Neighborhood Center \, Badger Rock Middle School (a public\, instrumentality charter school pr imarily serving children from the surrounding severely economically distre ssed neighborhood)\, and the urban farm operations\, led by Growing Power Madison at the time. \nSince that time the Badger Rock Neighborhood Center has been a community hub and urban agriculture space for people of all ag es. With year-round programming focused on community leadership and voice\ , neighbors and other community members can gather\, participate\, build c onnections\, share their talents and find culturally relevant offerings.  \nThe Badger Rock Neighborhood Center has had to evolve during the Center for Resilient Cities merger with Community Groundworks to form Rooted\, t he Covid pandemic\, and the construction of Lori Mann Carey Elementary and remodeling of the neighborhood center space. Throughout that time\, Roote d staff has listened\, learned and evolved with the needs of the community and adjusted neighborhood center offerings to meet those needs. This miss ion of community-led programming continues as neighborhood needs shift\, c hange and grow. LAST-MODIFIED:20260728T154346Z LOCATION:Troy Farm Stand\, 502 Troy Drive\, Madison\, WI\, 53704\, United States URL:https://rootedwi.org/event/farm-to-school-aid-2/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Rooted X-SOURCE-URL:https://rootedwi.org/badger-rock-neighborhood-center/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Troy Garden Nights DTSTART:20260924T213000Z DTEND:20260925T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260902T183005Z UID:10000348-1790267400-1790276400@rootedwi.org CATEGORIES:community DESCRIPTION:Badger Rock Neighborhood Center \n \n A place to gather and connect \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Badger Rock provides seasonal\, summer youth\, and sp ecial activities programming\, often with local partners and at low or no cost to participants. These programs help neighbors enrich their lives thr ough pursuit of new skills and interests\, as well as form connections wit h the neighborhood. Our goal with all of our programming is to strengthen community ties and civic engagement while also nurturing resilience within each individual. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \ n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \ n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Badger Rock Neighborhood Center \n \n The Badger Rock Neighborhood Center hosts community events\, w orkshops\, a free monthly dinner and seasonal market\, and provides a spac e for the community to gather for meetings or programs. The Badger Rock Ne ighborhood Center is co-located with Badger Rock Middle School and Lori Ma nn Carey Elementary School (formerly Southside). Rooted partners with Badg er Rock Middle School to offer a weekly culinary arts and gardening class\ , an after-school cooking club\, a Saturday School program\, and a Social Entrepreneurship Class in partnership with CEOs of Tomorrow. Rooted also o ffers our Rooted in Culture Gardening and Cooking Class with Lori Mann Ca rey Elementary weekly during the school year and three times a week during the summer.  Badger Rock Neighborhood Center offers a bi-weekly food pan try for over 100 families in partnership with Badger Rock Middle School an d Second Harvest Food Bank.  Badger Rock is also home to the Badger Rock Community Gardens and Badger Rock Urban Farm green spaces\, which have be come a cornerstone for neighborhood connection and self-reliance. These ga rdens exist because Rimrock and Southside community residents advocated fo r and supported the creation of a safe\, vibrant place where they and thei r families could grow food\, share knowledge\, and build community togethe r. Today these gardens remain a living symbol of that vision\, offering a place where neighbors of all ages can learn\, work the soil\, and enjoy th e fruits of their labor side by side. Badger Rock is the primary site for our Rooted in Urban Agriculture Youth Employees\, who are involved with al l aspects of running the Urban Farm\, assist with youth programming\, staf f community events\, and undertake a variety of hands-on projects. For mor e information\, please contact us: Address: 517 E. Badger Road\, Madison W I\, 53713 Phone: (608) 960-4615 Email: hedi@rootedwi.org Or visit our reg ularly updated Facebook page. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n How it started \n \n In 200 9\, the Center for Resilient Cities (now Rooted) began work on the Resilie nce Research Center (RRC) at a site in the Moorland-Rimrock neighborhood\, applying lessons learned from our work in Milwaukee to South Madison. In 2012 we opened the RRC\, which was home to Badger Rock Neighborhood Center \, Badger Rock Middle School (a public\, instrumentality charter school pr imarily serving children from the surrounding severely economically distre ssed neighborhood)\, and the urban farm operations\, led by Growing Power Madison at the time. \nSince that time the Badger Rock Neighborhood Center has been a community hub and urban agriculture space for people of all ag es. With year-round programming focused on community leadership and voice\ , neighbors and other community members can gather\, participate\, build c onnections\, share their talents and find culturally relevant offerings.  \nThe Badger Rock Neighborhood Center has had to evolve during the Center for Resilient Cities merger with Community Groundworks to form Rooted\, t he Covid pandemic\, and the construction of Lori Mann Carey Elementary and remodeling of the neighborhood center space. Throughout that time\, Roote d staff has listened\, learned and evolved with the needs of the community and adjusted neighborhood center offerings to meet those needs. This miss ion of community-led programming continues as neighborhood needs shift\, c hange and grow. LAST-MODIFIED:20260902T183005Z LOCATION:Troy Farm Stand\, 502 Troy Drive\, Madison\, WI\, 53704\, United States URL:https://rootedwi.org/event/troy-garden-nights-4/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Rooted X-SOURCE-URL:https://rootedwi.org/badger-rock-neighborhood-center/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Harvest Fest DTSTART:20261003T170000Z DTEND:20261003T220000Z DTSTAMP:20260728T154346Z UID:10000363-1791028800-1791046800@rootedwi.org CATEGORIES:community DESCRIPTION:Badger Rock Neighborhood Center \n \n A place to gather and connect \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Badger Rock provides seasonal\, summer youth\, and sp ecial activities programming\, often with local partners and at low or no cost to participants. These programs help neighbors enrich their lives thr ough pursuit of new skills and interests\, as well as form connections wit h the neighborhood. Our goal with all of our programming is to strengthen community ties and civic engagement while also nurturing resilience within each individual. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \ n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \ n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Badger Rock Neighborhood Center \n \n The Badger Rock Neighborhood Center hosts community events\, w orkshops\, a free monthly dinner and seasonal market\, and provides a spac e for the community to gather for meetings or programs. The Badger Rock Ne ighborhood Center is co-located with Badger Rock Middle School and Lori Ma nn Carey Elementary School (formerly Southside). Rooted partners with Badg er Rock Middle School to offer a weekly culinary arts and gardening class\ , an after-school cooking club\, a Saturday School program\, and a Social Entrepreneurship Class in partnership with CEOs of Tomorrow. Rooted also o ffers our Rooted in Culture Gardening and Cooking Class with Lori Mann Ca rey Elementary weekly during the school year and three times a week during the summer.  Badger Rock Neighborhood Center offers a bi-weekly food pan try for over 100 families in partnership with Badger Rock Middle School an d Second Harvest Food Bank.  Badger Rock is also home to the Badger Rock Community Gardens and Badger Rock Urban Farm green spaces\, which have be come a cornerstone for neighborhood connection and self-reliance. These ga rdens exist because Rimrock and Southside community residents advocated fo r and supported the creation of a safe\, vibrant place where they and thei r families could grow food\, share knowledge\, and build community togethe r. Today these gardens remain a living symbol of that vision\, offering a place where neighbors of all ages can learn\, work the soil\, and enjoy th e fruits of their labor side by side. Badger Rock is the primary site for our Rooted in Urban Agriculture Youth Employees\, who are involved with al l aspects of running the Urban Farm\, assist with youth programming\, staf f community events\, and undertake a variety of hands-on projects. For mor e information\, please contact us: Address: 517 E. Badger Road\, Madison W I\, 53713 Phone: (608) 960-4615 Email: hedi@rootedwi.org Or visit our reg ularly updated Facebook page. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n How it started \n \n In 200 9\, the Center for Resilient Cities (now Rooted) began work on the Resilie nce Research Center (RRC) at a site in the Moorland-Rimrock neighborhood\, applying lessons learned from our work in Milwaukee to South Madison. In 2012 we opened the RRC\, which was home to Badger Rock Neighborhood Center \, Badger Rock Middle School (a public\, instrumentality charter school pr imarily serving children from the surrounding severely economically distre ssed neighborhood)\, and the urban farm operations\, led by Growing Power Madison at the time. \nSince that time the Badger Rock Neighborhood Center has been a community hub and urban agriculture space for people of all ag es. With year-round programming focused on community leadership and voice\ , neighbors and other community members can gather\, participate\, build c onnections\, share their talents and find culturally relevant offerings.  \nThe Badger Rock Neighborhood Center has had to evolve during the Center for Resilient Cities merger with Community Groundworks to form Rooted\, t he Covid pandemic\, and the construction of Lori Mann Carey Elementary and remodeling of the neighborhood center space. Throughout that time\, Roote d staff has listened\, learned and evolved with the needs of the community and adjusted neighborhood center offerings to meet those needs. This miss ion of community-led programming continues as neighborhood needs shift\, c hange and grow. LAST-MODIFIED:20260728T154346Z LOCATION:Troy Farm Stand\, 502 Troy Drive\, Madison\, WI\, 53704\, United States URL:https://rootedwi.org/event/harvest-fest-2/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Rooted X-SOURCE-URL:https://rootedwi.org/badger-rock-neighborhood-center/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Badger Rock CommUNITY Dinner DTSTART:20261009T223000Z DTEND:20261010T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260728T154346Z UID:10000223-1791567000-1791572400@rootedwi.org CATEGORIES:community DESCRIPTION:Badger Rock Neighborhood Center \n \n A place to gather and connect \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Badger Rock provides seasonal\, summer youth\, and sp ecial activities programming\, often with local partners and at low or no cost to participants. These programs help neighbors enrich their lives thr ough pursuit of new skills and interests\, as well as form connections wit h the neighborhood. Our goal with all of our programming is to strengthen community ties and civic engagement while also nurturing resilience within each individual. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \ n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \ n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Badger Rock Neighborhood Center \n \n The Badger Rock Neighborhood Center hosts community events\, w orkshops\, a free monthly dinner and seasonal market\, and provides a spac e for the community to gather for meetings or programs. The Badger Rock Ne ighborhood Center is co-located with Badger Rock Middle School and Lori Ma nn Carey Elementary School (formerly Southside). Rooted partners with Badg er Rock Middle School to offer a weekly culinary arts and gardening class\ , an after-school cooking club\, a Saturday School program\, and a Social Entrepreneurship Class in partnership with CEOs of Tomorrow. Rooted also o ffers our Rooted in Culture Gardening and Cooking Class with Lori Mann Ca rey Elementary weekly during the school year and three times a week during the summer.  Badger Rock Neighborhood Center offers a bi-weekly food pan try for over 100 families in partnership with Badger Rock Middle School an d Second Harvest Food Bank.  Badger Rock is also home to the Badger Rock Community Gardens and Badger Rock Urban Farm green spaces\, which have be come a cornerstone for neighborhood connection and self-reliance. These ga rdens exist because Rimrock and Southside community residents advocated fo r and supported the creation of a safe\, vibrant place where they and thei r families could grow food\, share knowledge\, and build community togethe r. Today these gardens remain a living symbol of that vision\, offering a place where neighbors of all ages can learn\, work the soil\, and enjoy th e fruits of their labor side by side. Badger Rock is the primary site for our Rooted in Urban Agriculture Youth Employees\, who are involved with al l aspects of running the Urban Farm\, assist with youth programming\, staf f community events\, and undertake a variety of hands-on projects. For mor e information\, please contact us: Address: 517 E. Badger Road\, Madison W I\, 53713 Phone: (608) 960-4615 Email: hedi@rootedwi.org Or visit our reg ularly updated Facebook page. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n How it started \n \n In 200 9\, the Center for Resilient Cities (now Rooted) began work on the Resilie nce Research Center (RRC) at a site in the Moorland-Rimrock neighborhood\, applying lessons learned from our work in Milwaukee to South Madison. In 2012 we opened the RRC\, which was home to Badger Rock Neighborhood Center \, Badger Rock Middle School (a public\, instrumentality charter school pr imarily serving children from the surrounding severely economically distre ssed neighborhood)\, and the urban farm operations\, led by Growing Power Madison at the time. \nSince that time the Badger Rock Neighborhood Center has been a community hub and urban agriculture space for people of all ag es. With year-round programming focused on community leadership and voice\ , neighbors and other community members can gather\, participate\, build c onnections\, share their talents and find culturally relevant offerings.  \nThe Badger Rock Neighborhood Center has had to evolve during the Center for Resilient Cities merger with Community Groundworks to form Rooted\, t he Covid pandemic\, and the construction of Lori Mann Carey Elementary and remodeling of the neighborhood center space. Throughout that time\, Roote d staff has listened\, learned and evolved with the needs of the community and adjusted neighborhood center offerings to meet those needs. This miss ion of community-led programming continues as neighborhood needs shift\, c hange and grow. LAST-MODIFIED:20260728T154346Z LOCATION:Badger Rock Neighborhood Center\, 517 E. Badger Rd.\, Madison\, W I\, 53713\, United States URL:https://rootedwi.org/event/badger-rock-community-dinner-5/2026-10-09/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Rooted X-SOURCE-URL:https://rootedwi.org/badger-rock-neighborhood-center/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Badger Rock CommUNITY Dinner DTSTART:20261113T233000Z DTEND:20261114T010000Z DTSTAMP:20260728T154346Z UID:10000224-1794591000-1794596400@rootedwi.org CATEGORIES:community DESCRIPTION:Badger Rock Neighborhood Center \n \n A place to gather and connect \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Badger Rock provides seasonal\, summer youth\, and sp ecial activities programming\, often with local partners and at low or no cost to participants. These programs help neighbors enrich their lives thr ough pursuit of new skills and interests\, as well as form connections wit h the neighborhood. Our goal with all of our programming is to strengthen community ties and civic engagement while also nurturing resilience within each individual. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \ n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \ n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Badger Rock Neighborhood Center \n \n The Badger Rock Neighborhood Center hosts community events\, w orkshops\, a free monthly dinner and seasonal market\, and provides a spac e for the community to gather for meetings or programs. The Badger Rock Ne ighborhood Center is co-located with Badger Rock Middle School and Lori Ma nn Carey Elementary School (formerly Southside). Rooted partners with Badg er Rock Middle School to offer a weekly culinary arts and gardening class\ , an after-school cooking club\, a Saturday School program\, and a Social Entrepreneurship Class in partnership with CEOs of Tomorrow. Rooted also o ffers our Rooted in Culture Gardening and Cooking Class with Lori Mann Ca rey Elementary weekly during the school year and three times a week during the summer.  Badger Rock Neighborhood Center offers a bi-weekly food pan try for over 100 families in partnership with Badger Rock Middle School an d Second Harvest Food Bank.  Badger Rock is also home to the Badger Rock Community Gardens and Badger Rock Urban Farm green spaces\, which have be come a cornerstone for neighborhood connection and self-reliance. These ga rdens exist because Rimrock and Southside community residents advocated fo r and supported the creation of a safe\, vibrant place where they and thei r families could grow food\, share knowledge\, and build community togethe r. Today these gardens remain a living symbol of that vision\, offering a place where neighbors of all ages can learn\, work the soil\, and enjoy th e fruits of their labor side by side. Badger Rock is the primary site for our Rooted in Urban Agriculture Youth Employees\, who are involved with al l aspects of running the Urban Farm\, assist with youth programming\, staf f community events\, and undertake a variety of hands-on projects. For mor e information\, please contact us: Address: 517 E. Badger Road\, Madison W I\, 53713 Phone: (608) 960-4615 Email: hedi@rootedwi.org Or visit our reg ularly updated Facebook page. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n How it started \n \n In 200 9\, the Center for Resilient Cities (now Rooted) began work on the Resilie nce Research Center (RRC) at a site in the Moorland-Rimrock neighborhood\, applying lessons learned from our work in Milwaukee to South Madison. In 2012 we opened the RRC\, which was home to Badger Rock Neighborhood Center \, Badger Rock Middle School (a public\, instrumentality charter school pr imarily serving children from the surrounding severely economically distre ssed neighborhood)\, and the urban farm operations\, led by Growing Power Madison at the time. \nSince that time the Badger Rock Neighborhood Center has been a community hub and urban agriculture space for people of all ag es. With year-round programming focused on community leadership and voice\ , neighbors and other community members can gather\, participate\, build c onnections\, share their talents and find culturally relevant offerings.  \nThe Badger Rock Neighborhood Center has had to evolve during the Center for Resilient Cities merger with Community Groundworks to form Rooted\, t he Covid pandemic\, and the construction of Lori Mann Carey Elementary and remodeling of the neighborhood center space. Throughout that time\, Roote d staff has listened\, learned and evolved with the needs of the community and adjusted neighborhood center offerings to meet those needs. This miss ion of community-led programming continues as neighborhood needs shift\, c hange and grow. LAST-MODIFIED:20260728T154346Z LOCATION:Badger Rock Neighborhood Center\, 517 E. Badger Rd.\, Madison\, W I\, 53713\, United States URL:https://rootedwi.org/event/badger-rock-community-dinner-5/2026-11-13/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Rooted X-SOURCE-URL:https://rootedwi.org/badger-rock-neighborhood-center/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Badger Rock CommUNITY Dinner DTSTART:20261211T233000Z DTEND:20261212T010000Z DTSTAMP:20260728T154346Z UID:10000225-1797010200-1797015600@rootedwi.org CATEGORIES:community DESCRIPTION:Badger Rock Neighborhood Center \n \n A place to gather and connect \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Badger Rock provides seasonal\, summer youth\, and sp ecial activities programming\, often with local partners and at low or no cost to participants. These programs help neighbors enrich their lives thr ough pursuit of new skills and interests\, as well as form connections wit h the neighborhood. Our goal with all of our programming is to strengthen community ties and civic engagement while also nurturing resilience within each individual. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \ n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \ n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Badger Rock Neighborhood Center \n \n The Badger Rock Neighborhood Center hosts community events\, w orkshops\, a free monthly dinner and seasonal market\, and provides a spac e for the community to gather for meetings or programs. The Badger Rock Ne ighborhood Center is co-located with Badger Rock Middle School and Lori Ma nn Carey Elementary School (formerly Southside). Rooted partners with Badg er Rock Middle School to offer a weekly culinary arts and gardening class\ , an after-school cooking club\, a Saturday School program\, and a Social Entrepreneurship Class in partnership with CEOs of Tomorrow. Rooted also o ffers our Rooted in Culture Gardening and Cooking Class with Lori Mann Ca rey Elementary weekly during the school year and three times a week during the summer.  Badger Rock Neighborhood Center offers a bi-weekly food pan try for over 100 families in partnership with Badger Rock Middle School an d Second Harvest Food Bank.  Badger Rock is also home to the Badger Rock Community Gardens and Badger Rock Urban Farm green spaces\, which have be come a cornerstone for neighborhood connection and self-reliance. These ga rdens exist because Rimrock and Southside community residents advocated fo r and supported the creation of a safe\, vibrant place where they and thei r families could grow food\, share knowledge\, and build community togethe r. Today these gardens remain a living symbol of that vision\, offering a place where neighbors of all ages can learn\, work the soil\, and enjoy th e fruits of their labor side by side. Badger Rock is the primary site for our Rooted in Urban Agriculture Youth Employees\, who are involved with al l aspects of running the Urban Farm\, assist with youth programming\, staf f community events\, and undertake a variety of hands-on projects. For mor e information\, please contact us: Address: 517 E. Badger Road\, Madison W I\, 53713 Phone: (608) 960-4615 Email: hedi@rootedwi.org Or visit our reg ularly updated Facebook page. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n How it started \n \n In 200 9\, the Center for Resilient Cities (now Rooted) began work on the Resilie nce Research Center (RRC) at a site in the Moorland-Rimrock neighborhood\, applying lessons learned from our work in Milwaukee to South Madison. In 2012 we opened the RRC\, which was home to Badger Rock Neighborhood Center \, Badger Rock Middle School (a public\, instrumentality charter school pr imarily serving children from the surrounding severely economically distre ssed neighborhood)\, and the urban farm operations\, led by Growing Power Madison at the time. \nSince that time the Badger Rock Neighborhood Center has been a community hub and urban agriculture space for people of all ag es. With year-round programming focused on community leadership and voice\ , neighbors and other community members can gather\, participate\, build c onnections\, share their talents and find culturally relevant offerings.  \nThe Badger Rock Neighborhood Center has had to evolve during the Center for Resilient Cities merger with Community Groundworks to form Rooted\, t he Covid pandemic\, and the construction of Lori Mann Carey Elementary and remodeling of the neighborhood center space. Throughout that time\, Roote d staff has listened\, learned and evolved with the needs of the community and adjusted neighborhood center offerings to meet those needs. This miss ion of community-led programming continues as neighborhood needs shift\, c hange and grow. LAST-MODIFIED:20260728T154346Z LOCATION:Badger Rock Neighborhood Center\, 517 E. Badger Rd.\, Madison\, W I\, 53713\, United States URL:https://rootedwi.org/event/badger-rock-community-dinner-5/2026-12-11/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Rooted X-SOURCE-URL:https://rootedwi.org/badger-rock-neighborhood-center/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR