18th Annual Bowmanville Garden Walk
GreenSpace 5384 North Bowmanville, Chicago, IL, United StatesThe18th Anniversary Bowmanville Garden Walk will be held on Saturday July 9, 2016. Rain or Shine, 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM. Welcome table at Bowmanville & Bell on the BCO GreenSpace, $4.00 suggested donation. This is one of Chicago’s best Garden Walk events! Bowmanville residents…
Garden to Go
Kids (and parents) who grow their own vegetables are more likely to eat them. Join us for a cooking demonstration using freshly harvested produce from the garden that the whole family can enjoy! For more information, please contact communitygardens@chicagoparkdistrict.com.
First Annual Uptown Garden Walk – Saturday, July 16, 2016
The Institute of Cultural Affairs in the U.S.A 4750 N. Sheridan Road, Chicago, IL, United StatesThe walk features 24 gardens across 3 themes. There will be 3 formal tours during the day, and residents can also pick up a map at any start location for a self-guided tour. The Sidewalk Tour starting at 10AM at Chase Park, 4701 N. Ashland,…
First Annual Uptown Garden Walk
The beauty of Uptown’s gardens is reflective of its diverse and vibrant community members. The First Annual Uptown Garden Walk provides residents an opportunity to explore the various unique identities of the neighborhood. Garden Walk participants will explore gardens that both residents and organizations have…
preSERVE Garden Volunteer Day
preSERVE Garden 1231 S. Central Park Ave, Chicago, IL, United StatesJoin us for a weekend volunteer day this July at the preSERVE garden in North Lawndale (a partnership between Slow Food Chicago, the Chicago Honey Co-Op, the North Lawndale Greening Committee, and Neighborspace). Gather with us in the garden to get your hands a little…
Iced Tea Social Saturday July 16th Noon to 5pm at Fulton Street Flower & Vegetable Garden
Fulton Street Flower and Vegetable Garden 4427 W. Fulton, Chicago, IL, United StatesHello CCGA'ers, here is another event that's just too good to miss and is happening right in the City on Chicago's West Side. Stop by to support our fellow community gardeners and grab something to drink and eat fresh food right from our gardens on…
Slow Food Chicago/Growing Power Urban Orchard Crop Mob
Growing Power's South Chicago Farm Corner of 89th Street and Mackinaw Avenue, Chicago, IL, United StatesCome help Slow Food Chicago plant Growing Power's urban orchard on Saturday, July 16th from 1-4pm. We'll be planting apple, pear and paw paw trees, as well as raspberry and rose bushes at Growing Power's South Chicago Farm located at the corner of 89th Street and…
Container Herb Gardening Workshop
Herbs are extremely useful and attractive when used in containers. A single herb can be grown in a container as a specimen plant or several herbs can be planted together to give the balcony or patio gardener a functional culinary herb garden. Join the Illinois…
CCGA Summer 2016 Perennial Distribution – Friday, July 22, 2016
New Horizons Community Garden 401 S. Central Park, Chicago, IL, United StatesCCGA PERENNIAL PLANT DISTRIBUTION COMING UP! Our friends at Elite Growers will be providing the CCGA Resources Committee with perennials for distribution to community gardeners later this month. FRIDAY, July 22, 2016 New Horizons Community Garden 401 S. Central Park (southeast corner of Van Buren…
Green and Growing: A Speaker Series – Five Keys to Organic Success
Sulzer Regional Library 4455 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL, United StatesTuesday, July 26 at 7pm - From the Ground Up: Five keys to Organic Garden Success Speaker: Jean Nolan, founder of The Organic Gardener Ltd and author of From the Group Up: A Food Grower's Education in life, Love and the Movement That's Changing a Nation.