Month: June 2016

Veggie Bingo is Back at the Hideout!

Come Support CCGA on Wed. June 15th! Wednesdays, June 15th to August 31st, 5:30-8:00 pm Once again, NeighborSpace, The Hideout, and Soup & Bread are partnering to present Veggie Bingo. Every Wednesday evening from 5:30 to 8pm, local celebrity callers will lead bingo at the…

KAM Isaiah Israel Farm & Food Forest School

2016 Summer Session Interested in learning about urban ag? How to grow food? How to design and install a food forest? Then please join us for any or all of eight free workshops this July and August at KAM Isaiah Israel’s award winning micro-farm and…

Micro-grants Opportunity to Help Fight Hunger in Chicago

The CHIditarod Foundation is accepting applications from organizations whose mission is related to alleviating hunger, addressing food insecurity, and/or improving the lives of the public through education, food or hunger relief in the metropolitan Chicago area. Smaller, community-led organizations are especially encouraged to apply. Hurry, Application…

CCGA Resources Committee Spring Vegetable Distributions: Grow On!

5000 vegetable and flower seedlings and 135 community gardens; those are the statistics for this year’s Resources Committee distributions on May 7 and May 14.  The Resources Committee grew the seedlings in the Center for Green Technology greenhouse, and then distributed large “sampler packs” of tomatoes,…