School and Community Garden Training
Zoom , United StatesRegistration is now open for Cook County Extension’s popular School and Community Garden Training: Saturday March 13, 9 am – 1 pm via Zoom. Please feel free to share our Facebook Event with your networks https://fb.me/e/doeB30MGK Delivered virtually this year, this training will offer an…
Ask a Master Gardener on Zoom
Ask a Master Gardener on Zoom March 15 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm REGISTER Have your gardening questions answered by a University of Illinois Extension Master Gardener, live on Zoom! These Monday evening sessions are a time to chat live with a trained…
Loyola’s Virtual Climate Change Conference March 15-18, 2021
Across the country, youth climate activists are mobilizing people to protect the planet. In 2021, Loyola's Virtual Climate Change Conference will focus on how we can amplify the voices of these young activists. Free Registration and conference agenda: https://www.luc.edu/sustainability/initiatives/climatechangeconference/ This year, we will be delivering…
March CCGA Coordinating Meeting
NOTE: Until further notice CCGA Coordinating meetings are being held via Zoom. If you want to attend the coordinating meeting and are not already a member of one of the CCGA working groups send an email to: communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org and request to join the meeting. Please…
Virtual Beginning Beekeeping Class
Spend 2 days virtually connecting with our Head Beekeeper, Marcin Matelski, to learn the basics of beekeeping: equipment, hive design and construction, bee biology and behavior, bee management, and bee products. This lecture based class has been adapted for a virtual experience and is limited…
Chicken Health Workshop
What are the common health issues chickens face, and how can you treat them? Better yet, how can you keep your flock healthy? This class addresses chicken physiology, disease prevention and transmission, as well as chicken first aid. $30 tickets. Presented by: Home To Roost
April CCGA Coordinating Meeting
NOTE: Until further notice CCGA Coordinating meetings are being held via Zoom. If you want to attend the coordinating meeting and are not already a member of one of the CCGA working groups send an email to: communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org and request to join the meeting. Please…
Community Compost Collection
Plant Chicago 'Firehouse" 4459 S Marshfield Ave, Chicago, IL, United StatesDrop N Swap! U of I Extension Cook County and Plant Chicago have teamed up for EARTH WEEK to keep compostables out of the landfill. Households are invited to drop off your yard/garden/kitchen waste to be composted and pick up a bucket of finished compost for your garden! Help us…
Community Compost Collection
Community Compost Collection Series Join us for our third event on Saturday, June 26, 2021, 7 am - 12 noon. Location: Park Forest Farmers Market, 152 Main Street, Park Forest, IL 60466 University of Illinois Extension in Cook County and the Village of Park Forest have teamed up to keep…