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…
All About Herbs Workshop
There are many ways to define an herb. A gardener may wish to choose herb plants that have culinary value, aromatic value or medicinal value. And in addition to these traditional qualities, many herbs also offer a great deal of ornamental value to the garden…
Chicago Cares Serve-a-thon
Daley Plaza 50 W Washington St, Chicago, IL, United StatesImagine a Chicago where everyone is rooting for each other. That's what Chicago Cares' Serve-a-thon is all about. This June 25, 5,000 people will spend the day volunteering, meeting critical needs in every corner of the city. Along the way, we'll meet new people. We'll…
22nd Annual Pullman Garden Walk
Historic Pullman Visitor Center 614 East 113th Street, Chicago, IL, United StatesThe Historic Pullman Garden Club hosts the 22nd Annual Garden Walk, on Saturday, June 25th, 2016 from 10am-4pm.
Pullman: 22nd Annual Garden Walk – A Garden Tour and Tea
Pullman National Monument Visitor Center 11141 South Cottage Grove Avenue, Chicago, IL, United StatesThe Historic Pullman Garden Club, with co-sponsors the Historic Pullman Foundation and Pullman State Historic Site, invite you back to the Victorian era of the 1880's during the 22nd Annual Garden Walk - A Garden Tour and Tea, on Saturday June 25, 2016, from 10…