NRCS Conservation Practices Field Day – Back of the Yards
Star Farm 5156 S Carpenter, Chicago, IL, United StatesJoin the U of I Extension Local Foods Small Farms team, NRCS field agents and Star Farmers to learn how you can implement conservation practices at your urban ag site. NRCS offers cost share programs for raised beds, mulching, compost facilities, high tunnels, pollinator strips…
NRCS Cost Share Program Field Day – Saulk Village
It Takes a Village Community Farm 2500 223rd Street, Saulk Village, IL, United StatesExtension educator Zack Grant and farmer Paul Krysik will explain the conservation practices implemented on It Takes a Village's diversified vegetable farm; and speak of their contract experience with the NRCS program. Joseph Bridges, Alicia Lozano, and Jacey Fears, reps from the USDA Chicago Urban…
Cook County Farm Crawl
Prairie State College Matteson Area Center, 4821 Southwick Drive, Matteson, IL 4821 Southwick Drive, Matteson, IL, United StatesThe U of I Extension Demonstration and Research Farm will be open for informal tours on Friday August 23, 10 am - 2 pm as part of the Cook County Farm Crawl See examples of different methods of growing: berm beds, structured raised beds, hoop…
Garfield Park Garden Network Community Gardens Tour
Garfield Park Gold Dome 100 N Central Park Ave,, Chicago, IL, United StatesJoin us for a tour of community gardens in Garfield Park from 9am-2pm on Saturday, August 24! Board the bus at Garfield Park Gold Dome and visit 6 community gardens and an urban farm. Then, we’ll head over to The Hatchery Chicago for a tour.…
Open Gardens – Oak Park
Congregations Fighting Hunger Open Gardens Sunday Sept 8, Noon - 3 pm A self- paced tour of Four Locations in Oak Park/River Forest
September CCGA Coordinating Meeting
Please join us for our monthly coordinating meeting. Representatives from all the working groups come together to coordinate our actions. All community gardeners and supporters are invited to attend. CCGA coordinating meetings are held on the 3rd Tuesday of the month, except for July &…
McHenry Co Farm Stroll
Once a year these diversified farms open their barn doors to the general public. Sunday September 29, 10 am - 4 pm A free self-guided tour of 11 family farms in McHenry Co. download the map at https://mchenrycfb.org/sites/default/files/Farm%20Stroll%20Brochure%202024_10.pdf
Applying Permaculture to City Ecosystems – Beverly
Beverly Art Center 2407 W 111th Street, Chicago, United StatesThe Garden Club of Morgan Park/Beverly Hills will host its annual FREE community event at the Beverly Arts Center on Wednesday, October 2 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Doors open at 9 a.m. The speaker is Annamaria Leon Diblik, who will speak on "Ecosystems…
Farm to Fork Feast – Naperville
McDonald Farm 10 S404 Knoch Knolls Rd, Naperville, IL, United StatesOur second annual farm-to-fork feast will bring together farmers, eaters and food system leaders from northern Illinois for an evening of fellowship and the finest local food sourced from nearby farms. Together, we will honor Illinois Stewardship Alliance's first 50 years as a changemaking organization…
October CCGA Coordinating Meeting
Please join us for our monthly coordinating meeting. Representatives from all the working groups come together to coordinate our actions. All community gardeners and supporters are invited to attend. CCGA coordinating meetings are held on the 3rd Tuesday of the month, except for July &…