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Occupy Plant Sale Saturday!

Occupy Madison Tiny House Villages (three of them!) for people who have experienced houselessness is hosting our 10th annual Plant Sale on Saturday May 3rd from 10am – 4pm.

The event will feature music by our friends and awesome supporters Sunshine Daydrink noon – 3 . . . or so . . .

Along with tiny house village tours, food and drinks as well as plants, plants, plants and more plants!

You can pre-order your plants for pick up or come and choose the plants you desire.  Plant are available on our website.

Plants will be for sale through June.  If you miss the plant sale, you can order on line for pick or stop by the store weekly during store hours.

    • Tuesday 6pm – 8pm
    • Thursday 6pm – 8pm
    • Saturday 10am – 2pm
    • Sunday 10am – 2pm.

This is a fundraiser!  Funds raised from this sale help keep the villages paying their bills throughout the year.  The plant sale raises enough money each year to keep the 304 N Third St funded for 1/3 of the year . . . and more with your purchases!

If you aren’t into plants, check out the other things on our website for sale in our store or you can donate!

 

Fundraising, fundraising, fundraising!

Our best guesses at what we still need to raise to finish the village at 201 S Stoughton Rd is about $100,000.  Increasing construction costs and the costs of materials is, at this point quite expectedly, throwing us off our budget!

So, we need you, more than ever, to help with whatever you can spare.  This community has been so generous to us during the construction of our first and 2nd villages, they are both paid off and mortgage free!  Village three is our biggest project yet, and we got assistance from the County with purchasing the land, financing and pre-development work, as well as $500,000 for construction.  Unfortunately, the budget for construction is likely about $750,000 – until it goes up again!

Please consider donating if you can.  You can donate here or by clicking on the donate button on the right of the screen at the top (if on computer) or by scrolling down on your phone and clicking on the button.

Or, if you’d like, checks can be sent to 304 N Third Street, Madison WI 53704.

Or, stop by our plant sale Saturday, May 3rd at 304 N Third Street to enjoy music, food, tiny house village tours, good company and of course, plants!  If you can’t make the plant sale, order on-line or stop by Tuesday or Thursday evenings 6pm – 8pm or Saturday or Sunday 10am – 2pm.

Occupy Madison celebrates 10 year anniversary of 1st Village

Can you believe it has been 10 years?

Join us to celebrate and raise funds for our third village!

Sunday, November 3rd

    • 10am – noon – Join us at 304 N Third Street to see the very first village!
    • noon – 2pm – Join us at 1901 Aberg Ave. to see the 2nd village!
    • 2pm – 5pm – Join us at 201 S. Stoughton Rd. to see the home of the 3rd village and our new place to build houses!

At each of the villages you can take a tour, meet the residents, purchase items made by our residents and enjoy a scavenger hunt of sorts!

To donate:

Send a check to
Occupy Madison Inc.
304 N Third St.
Madison WI 53704
Or donate on line through PayPal (smaller monthly donations are particularly appreciated!)

 

To volunteer:

Leave your information here!

 

Spring Plant Sale Today! (and the next few weeks)

SATURDAY’S HAPPENINGS
Occupy Madison’s Annual Plant Sale is today! Saturday May 4th from 10 – 4. We will have food, music and lots of plants! You can purchase handmade products in our store, get a tour of a tiny house and the village and of course, by all your favorite heirloom tomatoes and peppers as well as other plants.
Sunshine Daydrink will be playing from noon – 3.
Rain or shine, stop on by!
ONLINE SALES
Order ahead to pick up this weekend or during regular store hours. If you miss the event, after the sale we will have regular store hours Tuesday and Thursday evening 6 – 8 and Saturday and Sunday 10 – 2. You will also be able to purchase on-line in May and June.
DONATE ONLINE OR SEND A CHECK
If you can’t make it or your garden plans are already full, you can always donate at https://www.paypal.com/donate… or send a check to Occupy Madison, 304 N Third St., Madison WI 53704

Occupy Madison Holiday Sale and Fundraiser

Official Holiday sale Saturday, December 9th 10am – 4pm. Stop by for light snacks, village tours and holiday cheer!
You might find some stocking stuffers and other items perfect for holiday gifts.  Can’t make it, check us out during our additional hours.
Additional store hours:
    • Tuesday (Dec 12 & 19) 6 – 8pm
    • Thursday (Dec 14 & 21) 6 – 8pm
    • Saturday (Dec 16 & 23) 10am – 2pm

If you can’t make it you can donate as follows
This year our store has a whole bunch of new items perfect for stocking stuffers. Soaps, bath bombs and more.
We also have wood products, succulent plants, scarves, bags, jewelry and much more.
All products made by residents and volunteers to support the village. With this fundraiser and store sales throughout the year, the village pays for all of its expenses so the residents live at the village for free.
Finally, we are a collection place for Santa’s Without Chimneys.  Please check out their wishlist and donate a gift for a houseless (chimneyless) child.

Village 2 Grand Re-opening and more!

Join us for our event noon – 4 on Sunday 11/5 at 1901 Aberg Ave.
Occupy Madison has so much to celebrate this time of year and so much going on!
    • 3 year anniversary of 2nd village (1901 Aberg Ave)
    • 9 year anniversary of 1st Village (304 N Third St)
    • We have new solar at 1901 Aberg Ave. and at 304 N Third St. it will be coming soon
    • We are near completing all the landscaping and infrastructure at our 2nd village
    • We are starting to build the garage to build tiny houses in at our 3rd Village
    • In the next few months we will be seeking zoning approval at our 3rd village

And more . . . come check us out and see our progress at our fundraiser on November 5th at 1901 Aberg Ave noon – 4. . If you can’t make it you can donate here!  Or PayPal at paypal.me/occupymadison or Venmo @Occupy-Madison, You can also send a check to:

Occupy Madison
304 N Third St.
Madison, WI 53704

More importantly, please come check out all our progress and plans!  We’d love to see you!

Occupy Madison Tiny Houses Spring Plant Sale – Save the Date!

Save the date!  We’re having our first live plant sale since the pandemic.  Stop by on Saturday May 6th from 10am – 2pm, peruse the plants, enjoy music by Sunshine Daydrink (noon – 2) and partake in some light refreshments.

 

If you can’t make the plant sale, you can order pre-sale online starting Monday April 17th or you can stop by the store Tuesday and Thursday 6pm – 8pm or on the Saturday 10 – 4.  We hope to announce additional hours soon.