AUA’s 8th Annual Urban Livestock Expo
Prosser Career Academy 2148 N. Long Ave., Chicago, ILThe *Urban Livestock Expo* returns with FREE, family-friendly workshops on raising bees, goats, chickens, ducks, quail and more in your yard! Workshops will cover daily care, ideal breeds, how to troubleshoot common problems, and professional tips for being a good neighbor with animals in the…
CCGA Vegetable Workshop & Tool Distribution
Center for Green Technology 445 North Sacramento, Chicago, IL, United StatesWe are delighted that vegetable growing expert Dan Gibbs will give a workshop on early season vegetables you can get started soon in your community garden (or on your window sill). Each attending community garden will receive packets of the appropriate seeds. Also, the Resources…
Fruit Tree Pruning Workshop
Washington Park Youth Farm 555 East 51st Street, Chicago, United StatesThis hands-on class is for beginning to intermediate growers. The session will include an introduction to the different fruit tree pruning forms, when to prune, strategic pruning, and general fruit tree maintenance. We will also cover how to care for fruiting crops that thrive in…
Little Village Gardeners Coalition Seed Swap / Coalicion de jardineros de la Villita Intercambio de Semillas
Iglesia Amor de Dios 2356 N. Sawyer, Chicago, IL, United States
Extend Your Season With Alternative Income 2020
Prairie State College Matteson Area Center, 4821 Southwick Drive, Matteson, IL 4821 Southwick Drive, Matteson, IL, United StatesCurious about how you can extend your farming season and make your farm business more profitable? Join us at this panel discussion field day! University of Illinois Extension Educator Zack Grant and Lovefood Farmer David Bachhuber will discuss ways in which you can extend…
Workshop – Cold Season Growing- March, April, May
Arturo Velasquez Institute Greenhouse 2800 S Western Ave , Chicago, IL, United StatesGet growing all year round! This is a technical training course intended for aspiring growers interested in learning best-practice season-extension techniques. It will combine classroom and hands-on work to prepare students to keep growing as the months get colder. It will involve farm work activities…
Chicago Flower & Garden Show® – CANCELLED
Navy Pier 600 E Grand Ave, Chicago, IL, United StatesWhether you are an accomplished gardener, just looking to learn how not to kill your houseplants or looking for a great family outing the 2020 Chicago Flower & Garden Show has it all. The 2020 theme “20/20 FOCUS ON FLOWERS" is in collaboration with The…
CCGA 8th Annual Conference – POSTPONED
Whitney Young Magnet High School 211 South Laflin Street, Chicago, IL, United StatesThis year’s theme, “Connections through Gardening: Plants, People and the Environment,” aims to explore and celebrate the interconnectedness of our shared garden work and to foster relationships and conversations that shape and support best practices for sustainable living and growing in Chicago. Community gardens are…
Windy City Harvest Aquaponics Class
Farm on Ogden 3555 Ogden Ave, Chicago, IL, United StatesParticipants will learn the fundamental principles of aquaponics productions as well as tips and tricks for building an at-home or small-scale aquaponics system. This course will include hands-on work with the nursery system and the 52,000 gallon aquaponics production system.
UIC Heritage Garden Spring Seed Swap
Jane Adams Hull House Museum Residents's Dining Hall 800 South Halsted St., Chicago, United StatesWhat role do seeds play in advancing food sovereignty? How does community gardening cultivate cultural diversity? How does gardening heal a community? Join the UIC Heritage Garden for our Sixth Annual Spring Seed Swap! We invite gardeners, organizations, and community members interested in learning more…