Howard Area Community Garden’s 1st Spring Plant Sale May 14th and 15th
Howard Area Community Garden 1715-25 W. Juneway Terrace, Chicago, IL, United StatesThe Howard Area Community Garden's first Spring Plant Sale will be in full swing from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 14 and Sunday, May 15, in our garden at the corner of Hermitage and Juneway in the North of Howard neighborhood (Rogers…
DÍA DE SIEMBRA /PLANTING DAY at El Paseo
El Paseo Community Garden 966 W. 21st St, Chicago, IL, United StatesSi llueve sera el próximo día Domingo 15 de Mayo If it rains we will reschedule for the next day, Sunday May 15th • Limpiar/ Clean-up • Sembrar cajas compartidas/Plant shared beds • Formar equipos para / Make teams for shared • Convivo /Pot-Luck Traigan…
Kilbourn Park Organic Greenhouse Plant Sale May 14th and 15th
Kilbourn Park Organic Greenhouse 3501 N. Kilbourn, Chicago, IL, United StatesHelp us celebrate our 20th year! Kilbourn Park Organic Greenhouse will offer more than 150 varieties of organically-grown vegetable, herb, and flower seedlings. Customers can expect a wide variety of open-pollinated and heirloom tomatoes, peppers, and eggplants. Other highlights include an assortment of herbs, greens…
CCGA Coordinating Meeting Saturday May 14th at 11am
Chicago Center for Green Technology (CCGT) 445 N Sacramento, Chicago, IL, United StatesPlease join us at 11am Saturday May 14th at the Chicago Center for Green Technology at 445 N. Sacramento Blvd. The meeting agenda includes: CCGA Working Team reports on: Tasks for 2016 and Budget (income and expenses); Calendar for the year to include dates for…
Green and Growing: A Speaker Series – Perennials, The Economizers of the Edible Landscape
Wednesday, May 18 at 7pm - Perennials, The Economizers of the Edible Landscape Speaker: Lisa Hilgenberg, horitculturalist for the Chicago Botanic Garden's Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden
Green and Growing: A Speaker Series – Fearless Food Gardening in Chicagoland
Sulzer Regional Library 4455 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL, United StatesTuesday, June 7 at 7pm - Fearless Food Gardening in Chicagoland Speaker: LaManda Joy, founder of Peterson Garden Project as well as author of Start a Community Garden: The Essential Handbook
Community Roots Demonstration & Community Garden Formal Opening – June 11th
Skinner Park 1331 W Adams St., Chicago, IL, United StatesThe Community Roots Demonstration & Community Garden will formally open to the public on June 11 of this year with a full day of festivities to kick off the beginning of the programming season. Located in Skinner Park on the Near West Side of Chicago,…
Learning Garden Leadership Awards Dinner
The Kitchen 316 North Clark, Chicago, IL, United StatesThe Kitchen Community is a nonprofit organization that builds edible Learning Gardens in Chicago public schools. Learning Gardens serve as outdoor, experiential classrooms that expose kids to real, healthy food. To date, we have gardens in 115 schools across the city. On June 14th, we…
Hideout Veggie Bingo
The Hideout 1354 W Wabansia, Chicago, IL, United StatesNeighborSpace and The Hideout present Veggie Bingo! Every Wednesday evening from June 15th - August 31st. All proceeds benefit Chicago community gardens and gardening organizations: Wednesday, June 15: Chicago Community Gardeners Association Wednesday, June 22: El Paseo Community Garden Wednesday, June 29: Winthrop Harmony Arts…
Worm Bin Building Workshop
Worm composting is an easy, efficient way to recycle food wastes into a fine, high-quality compost for your houseplants or garden. Join the Illinois Extension Master Gardener program and make your own take-home worm bin! This event is free, but registration is required. Please contact…