Children’s Theater at Winthrop Harmony Arts Garden

A Tale of Three Sisters: Uptown teenagers perform Native American legend in an urban garden and grow the stage set! Teenagers in Uptown have a unique summer job at Winthrop Harmony Arts Garden as they work for Green Scene Chicago, adapting an Iroquois legend, growing…

AUA’s Cultural Heritage Spring Gathering in Little Village – Saturday May 20th

Cultural heritage panel! Seed swap! Community slideshow of urban farms and gardens! Potluck! Chicken care workshop! Know Your Rights Resource Table! Come together with us to enjoy all this and more at AUA’s Cultural Heritage Spring Gathering! We hope you can join us for this…

23rd Annual Pullman Garden Walk – A Garden Walk and Tea, Saturday June 24th

The Historic Pullman Garden Club, with co-sponsors the Historic Pullman Foundation, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency and Pullman State Historic Site, invite you back to the Victorian era of the 1880’s during the 23rd Annual Garden Walk – A Garden Walk and Tea, on Saturday June…

Montrose Metra Community Garden – 2017 Green & Growing Speaker Series

Presented by Montrose Metra Community Gardens, the Ravenswood Manor Garden Club and Chicago Public Library At The Sulzer Regional Library, 4455 N. Lincoln Avenue Chicago IL 60625 Monday, March 20 at 7pm In the Garden: What’s New, What’s Old and What Works Speaker: Jennifer Paravola…

Pullman Garden Club 2017 Winter Lecture Series – Sunday Jan. 22nd

Please join the Historic Pullman Garden Club, the Pullman State Historic Site and the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency for the first presentation in the garden club’s 2017 Winter Lecture Series: “Building Garden Communities.” Christopher Weber, an environmental organizer and freelance journalist, will share thoughts on how…

AUA New Years Resolutions Party 1/7/17

Join AUA as we start the new year right – our resolutions are to grow sustainable urban agriculture and its community in our city!   Here’s a great way to kick off a big year – a gathering of Chicago’s Advocates for Urban Agriculture at one…

Seed: the Untold Story – Attend Screening on Monday, January 2, 2017

  There was a good turnout at the first Chicago screening in November, with quite a few CCGA folks meeting up to say hello before and after the screening.  There was the usual chatter in the theater before the film, but during it, everyone was…

Kilbourn Park Organic Gardening Series

2017 Kilbourn Park Organic Gardening Series Permaculture Series – In this lecture series we will learn what permaculture is and how to incorporate the principles into your garden design. Annamarie Leon is the edible landscapes manager at Christy Webber Landscapes and she is a skilled…

Fourth Annual Gardens of Englewood Tour, Saturday Sept. 10th at 10am

Tour the Hermitage Street Community and Veterans Gardens in Englewood.  Meet at Miles Davis Magnet Academy, 6740 South Paulina Ave.   Contact Bea Jasper at 312-479-0110 for more details.        

Advocates for Urban Agriculture’s 2nd Annual Grown in Chicago: Summer Soiree & Showcase – Thursday August 11th

Tickets are now on sale for Advocates for Urban Agriculture’s 2nd Annual Grown in Chicago: Summer Soiree & Showcase!  This is a unique event to celebrate the urban agriculture community and continue to propel it forward.   Live Music, Local Beverages, and Beautiful Scenery!  Enjoy this…