Chicago Community Gardeners Association

CCGA Adhoc Conference Planning Committee - Monday November 28 at 10am at Breakthrough FamilyPlex
2016-11-28 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | Breakthrough Ministries Familyplex, 3219 W. Carroll Ave., Chicago, IL, 60624, United States
Please join us:
CCGA Adhoc Conference Planning Committee
Monday, November 28th, 2016
10am to 12pm
Breakthrough FamilyPlex
3219 W. Carroll
Chicago, IL 60624
see you there!

Chicago, We Can Change the Food System - Food Tank Summit
2016-11-16 | Gleacher Center, 450 N Cityfront Plaza Dr, Chicago, IL, 60611, United States
40+ Top Local, National, and Global Food and Agriculture Experts Coming to Chicago for Major 1-Day Summit
The 2016 Chicago Food Tank Summit will be coming to the University of Chicago – Booth School of Business on November 16th.
Food Tank (foodtank.com), in partnership with The Chicago Council on Global Affairs and University of Chicago Booth School of Business, will be holding an upcoming food and agriculture focused one day conferenced entitled, “Chicago, We Can Change the Food System – the 2016 Food Tank Summit” on November 16th from 9:00AM-5PM CST at the Gleacher Center (450 North Cityfront Plaza Drive).
The event features more than 40 speakers including (in alphabetical order): Gene Baur, Farm Sanctuary; Rick Bayless, Frontera; Alesha Black, Chicago Council on Global Affairs; Alexander Borschow, Semillero Ventures, LLC; Ben Burkett, National Family Farm Coalition; Kevin Cleary, Clif Bar & Company; Mel Coleman, Niman Ranch; Bill Daley, Chicago Tribune; Monica Eng, WBEZ; Bruce Friedrich, The Good Food Institute; Shayna Harris, Farmer’s Fridge; Pamela Hess, Arcadia Center for Sustainable Food and Agriculture; Greg Kearns, Heifer International; Fred Kirschenmann, Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Iowa State University; Stacey Kole, University of Chicago Booth School of Business; Corby Kummer, Atlantic Monthly; Karen Lehman, Fresh Taste; Fred Lutzi, The Land Institute; Cassandra Ly, Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition (BCFN) Alumni Association; Juliette Majot, IATP; Angela Mason, Windy City Harvest; David MacLennan, Cargill; Anuradha Mittal, Oakland Institute; Lisa Moon, The Global FoodBanking Network; Danielle Nierenberg, Food Tank; Jonathan Pereira, Plant Chicago; Harry Rhodes, Growing Home; Jim Slama, FamilyFarmed; Elanor Starmer, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA); Roger Thurow, Chicago Council on Global Affairs; Sarah Vared, ReFED; William Warshauer, TechnoServe; and Emily Zack, LUREC.
The entire event will be livestream free at FoodTank.com with backstage interviews on Facebook Live. More than 15,000 people from around the world streamed the last Food Tank Summit in Sacramento a few weeks ago.
Following the event attendees are invited to a special reception held at Eataly (43 E Ohio St, Chicago) along with a four-course dinner combined with wine-pairings specially curated by the executive chef.
For more information or to purchase tickets please click here: http://bit.ly/2eDlpyL.
WHO: The Food Tank Chicago Summit features an unprecedented collection of more than 40 different speakers, journalists, and experts from the food and agriculture field. For the complete agenda, along with purchase opportunities, please click here: http://bit.ly/2eDlpyL
WHAT: Special 1-Day Conference: Chicago, We Can Change the Food System – the 2016 Food Tank Summit followed by a special reception and dinner at Eataly.
WHEN/WHERE: The Food Tank Summit is being held at the Gleacher Center (450 North Cityfront Plaza Drive) on November 16th from 9:00AM-5:00PM and reception/dinner at Eataly (43 E Ohio St, Chicago) from 6:00PM-9:00PM.
About Food Tank
Food Tank, a global non-profit founded in Chicago, is focused on building a global community for safe, healthy, nourished eaters. We spotlight environmentally, socially, and economically sustainable ways of alleviating hunger, obesity, and poverty and create networks of people, organizations, and content to push for food system change.

Advocates for Urban Agriculture Fall Gathering!
2016-11-15 18:00 - 21:00 | DePaul University, 1110 W. Belden Ave, Chicago, IL, United States
You’re invited to our Autumn Gathering! Join old and new friends and colleagues for:

6-6:45PM: Potluck and urban agriculture community networking: please bring a dish!
6:45-6:50PM: Welcome and AUA overview
6:50-7:10PM: Community slideshow — gardeners and farmers are invited to send 1-4 photos to info@auachicago.org by noon on 11/14 to showcase your work, as well as opportunities to get involved
7:10-8:05PM: Presentations on two current urban agriculture-related policy initiatives:

Good Food Purchasing Policy: Proposed city ordinance directing city departments and agencies to purchase food in accordance with environmental, nutritional, local, fair trade, and animal welfare standards.
Urban farm business licensing: Campaign to establish a clear and reasonable business licensing process for new urban farming businesses.

8:05-9PM: AUA “Ward Ambassador” Project workshop: develop the skills and knowledge to effectively promote these kinds of policy proposals by becoming an urban agriculture “ambassador” to your alderman. The project seeks to train advocates in each of Chicago’s 50 wards to become knowledgeable representatives supporting sustainable urban agriculture in their community.

Help us spread the word about this free and fun event: share this message with your network, visit our Facebook event page and invite your friends! See you there!

Advocates for Urban Agriculture Urban Farm Field Day!
2016-11-12 10:00 - 13:00 | Chicago FarmWorks – Heartland Alliance, 400 N. Albany, Chicago, IL, United States
Support one of East Garfield Park’s most exciting urban agriculture projects by getting your hands dirty and learning about composting benefits and best practices in action!
10-10:15: Intro and overview of Chicago FarmWorks’ history and program with Heartland Alliance Urban Agriculture Coordinator Jessica Surma
10:15-10:25: Compost walk and talk, delegate volunteer tasks, round up tools
10:25-11:40: Volunteer work turning and moving compost (and maybe planting some garlic!)
11:40-12:00: Break with hot cider and snacks
12:00-1:00: Volunteer work
Be sure to dress in layers (something you can get dirty in) and bring water bottle!
Children 10 and up are invited to join.
RSVP to info@auachicago.org by noon on Nov 11

CCGA Coordinating Meeting - Saturday November 12th 2016 9:00am at Bethel Terrace Senior Residence
2016-11-12 09:00 - 11:00 | Bethel Terrace Senior Residence, 900 W 63rd Parkway, Chicago, IL, 60621, United States
Please join us at 9:00am Saturday, November 12th, 2016 at the Bethel Terrace Senior Residence located at 900 W. 63rd Parkway. The meeting agenda includes: CCGA committee reports and update planning for the 2017 CCGA Annual Conference. Bring a snack or drink to share if you can. The coordinating meeting notes are available for you to review HERE. See you there!

FREE Compost Bins Distribution
2016-11-05 10:00 - 12:00 | Center for Green Technology, 445 North Sacramento, Chicago, IL, 60612, United States
Would you like a free compost bin?
The CCGA Resources Committee will be giving compost bins to community gardeners this Saturday, November 5, 2016, 10:00 a.m. to Noon, on the east side of the Center for Green Technology, 445 North Sacramento Boulevard.
There will also be a small selection of perennials for distribution. No fee or registration required. Distribution is a “first come, first served” basis.

Mulch Magic
2016-10-29 10:00 - 11:00 | Global Garden, 2974 W. Lawrence Ave, Chicago, IL, 60625, United States
We often think of gardens as needing fertilizer, compost, and water, but what about mulch?! Join us for a discussion and demonstration on how to use one of the most overlooked, but very necessary ingredients for a great garden. Mulch not only helps with weed suppression, but also helps stabilize soil temperatures, conserves moisture, and protects soil against erosion. In this class, we will show you how to choose and use different kinds of mulch for covering your soil throughout the seasons.

Glorious Garlic
2016-10-22 09:00 - 10:00 | Global Garden, 2974 W. Lawrence Ave, Chicago, IL, 60625, United States
Join us for a demonstration on how to plant garlic! We’ll discuss how to prevent frost heaving, nutrient and drainage requirements, the biology of growing great garlic, and choosing the best garlic variety for your recipe. Attendees will each take away a bulb of organic garlic to plant in their own garden. Class fee includes 1 bulb of seed garlic from local farm, Willow Garlic.

CCGA Bulb Distribution_ Saturday, October 15, 2016
2016-10-15 09:00 - 11:00 | Garfield Park Conservatory, 300 N. Central Park Ave. , Chicago, IL, United States
The 2016 CCGA BULB DISTRIBUTION!

The CCGA Resources Committee will hold its annual bulb distribution on Saturday, October 15, 2016. We hope you will come and get a nice sampling of bulbs to plant now for beautiful spring flowers.
Here are the details:
When: Saturday, October 15, 2016
Check-In begins at 9:15 a.m.
The Program will begins at 9:30 a.m.
Where: The Garfield Park Conservatory – Jensen Room
300 North Central Park Avenue
(One half block from the Central Park Green Line Stop. ) Note: Plenty of FREE Parking
WHO: The distribution is open to Chicago community gardens. One group of bulbs per garden. Supply is limited, so please register in advance. To register, please email to mamie@uic.edu: name of garden contact, name and address of your garden
HOW MUCH: The registration fee is $5.00 (CASH only, please).
THE PROGRAM: Angela O’Rourke of the Mozart Community has graciously agreed to share some of her garden group’s experiences. Then we will distribute the bulbs to registrants and Mattie Wilson of Garfield Park Conservatory will chat with us about bulbs and give a bulb planting demonstration, concluding at 11:00 a.m.
Hope to see you there!
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Stars, Stories, and S’More
2016-10-01 17:30 - 20:30 | Kilbourn Park Organic Greenhouse, 3501 N. Kilbourn, Chicago, IL, 60641, United States
Kilbourn Park’s Organic Greenhouse is hosting a great event on Oct. 1st from 5:30-8:30pm. Come on out and partake in celebrating the start of Autumn and loving the outdoors. This is the program for the evening.
5:30-7:30pm – Campfire Fun!
Join us around the campfire. There will be story telling, and plenty of S’Mores (bring your own chocolate and graham crackers) We will provide the marshmallows.
7:30-8:30pm – Scopes in the City
Adler astronomers and educators are bringing the museum and the Universe a little closer to you!
With ‘Scopes in the City, Adler astronomers and staff lead free telescope observing programs in Chicago neighborhoods. Depending on the dates, times and locations of the ‘Scopes in the City events, attendees may be able to observe the Sun, Moon, Jupiter, Saturn, and more!
For more information check out the events page on the Chicago Park District’s website.
https://apm.activecommunities.com/chicagoparkdistrict/Activity_Search/186683

Building Healthy Soil
2016-10-01 10:00 - 12:00
Every gardener knows that healthy soil is the best investment you can make, for both your garden and the natural environment. Join us for a workshop on building healthy soil in your garden, hosted by Nance Klehm. This event is free, but registration is required. Please contact communitygardens@chicagoparkdistrict.com to reserve your seat.

Another Perennial Distribution_Friday, September 30, 2016
2016-09-30 11:00 - 14:00 | New Horizons Community Garden, 401 S. Central Park, Chicago, IL, 60624, United States
ANOTHER PERENNIAL DISTRIBUTION

The CCGA Resources Committee will hold the final big perennial distribution of 2016

TO PRE-REGISTER, EMAIL THE FOLLOWING TO mamie@uic.edu :
1)Name of Contact, 2) Name of Garden, 3) Address/Location of Garden
Here are the details:
When: Friday, September 30, 2016
Sign-In begins at 11:00 a.m. – Distribution begins at 11:30 a.m.
Where: New Horizons Community Garden
401 South Central Park
(Corner of Central Park & Van Buren, just north of the Eisenhower Expressway.)
WHO: All Chicago Community Gardens are welcome to send a representative to pick up plants.
HOW MUCH: $5.00 Registration Fee
(CASH, please – no credit cards) per community garden.
One grouping of plants per community garden.
WHAT: The esteemed landscape firm Scott Byron & Company is collecting donations of plant material from Chicago area growers/businesses and will be trucking the material to the site. There will be a big assortment of perennials, and possibly shrubs and small trees as well. Also, an anonymous donor is contributing 100+ native perennials rarely provided through distributions.
QUESTIONS: Contact Mamie at mamie@uic.edu.
On the day of distribution: Call Mamie at 708-990-7939 to see if there are still plants available.
WANT TO VOLUNTEER?
We need volunteers to sort and distribute the plants.
First Shift: 9:00 to 11:30 a.m. – Second Shift: 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Please email Ellen Newcomer at ecnewcomer334@gmail.com if you would like to volunteer.
Thanks, everyone!
Follow CCGA on Facebook to see how well perennials are thriving in various gardens!
(And continue to follow CCGA Facebook for an additional slideshow featuring select perennials to be distributed on September 30.)

Community Garden Workshop
2016-09-27 06:30 - 20:30 | Little Village – La Villita Church, 2300 S. Millard, Chicago, IL, 60623, United States
Little Village:
La Villita Church
2300 S. Millard
Chicago, IL 60623
Sept. 27 6:30pm to 8:30pm, Organizing your Community Garden
Join us to learn how to organize all aspects of the garden from recruiting members and gaining supporters to practical ways to self organize including using apps to keep track of projects. We will also work together to create a design map for your site. Materials and refreshments will be provided
The fee is $15 for the workshop
For more info contact us as 312-863-6255 or gardens@openlands.org
www.openlands.org/gardenkeepers

Composting 101
2016-09-17 10:00 - 11:00
To gardeners, compost is considered “black gold” because of its many benefits in the garden. Compost is a great material for garden soil. Learn all about how to start and maintain healthy compost in your garden with the Illinois Extension Master Gardeners. For more information, please contact communitygardens@chicagoparkdistrict.com.

Green and Growing: A Speaker Series - Urban Composting and Healthy Soils
2016-09-13 19:00 - 21:00 | Sulzer Regional Library, 4455 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL, 60625, United States
Tuesday, September 13 at 7pm – Urban Composting and Healthy Soils
Speaker: Bill Shores, founder of Urban Edible and gardener for the Rick Bayless restaurants Topolobampo, Xoco, and Frontera Grill

Windy City Harvest 14 Week Certificates!
2016-09-02 08:00 - 17:00
This fall, Windy City Harvest will be offering four 14 week programs. All courses are based out of the Arturo Velasquez Institute at 2800 S Western Ave, but may include field trips to other sites.
Saturdays, 9am to 1pm, September 10 through December 17
* Aquaponic Production
* Season Extension
* Edible Landscaping and Rooftop Farming
Monday, Wednesday, 6pm to 8pm, September 12 through December 14
* Business and Entrepreneurship for Local Foods – Successful completion if the Business Course and the Apprenticeship program are pre-requisites to applying for an Incubator Plot at Legends Farm
For full course descriptions and links to register, please visit our website: http://www.chicagobotanic.org/urbanagriculture/apprenticeship/classes
Please feel free to reach out to me directly with questions.
Thank you!
Kate Gannon, LSW
Windy City Harvest Program Support
kgannon@chicagobotanic.org
847-636-7632
http://www.chicagobotanic.org/urbanagriculture

Seed Saving Workshop
2016-09-01 18:00 - 19:00
The Ark of Taste is a living catalog of delicious and distinctive foods facing extinction. By identifying and championing these foods we keep them in production and on our plates. Join Slow Food members in learning about saving these valuable heirloom seeds and stay for a tasting! For more information, please contact communitygardens@chicagoparkdistrict.com.

CCGA Coordinating Meeting – Monday August 29th 2016 at 6:30pm at CCGT Offices
2016-08-29 18:30 - 20:00 | Chicago Center for Green Technology (CCGT), 445 N Sacramento, Chicago, IL, 60612, United States
Please join us at 6:30pm Monday August 29th at the Chicago Center for Green Technology at 445 N. Sacramento Blvd. The meeting agenda includes: CCGA Working Team reports and preliminary work-shop planning for the 2017 CCGA Annual Conference. We’ll meet on the 2nd floor and there is parking behind the building.

Garden to Go
2016-08-27 10:00 - 11:00, 2016-07-28 18:00 - 19:30
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.

Perennial Gardening
2016-08-25 18:00 - 19:00
Keep your perennial garden growing and blooming successfully with a few valuable lessons from the staff at the Chicago Botanic Garden. For more information, please contact communitygardens@chicagoparkdistrict.com.

Native Pollinators Safari
2016-08-18 18:00 - 19:00
Honeybees aren’t the only pollinating insects. There are many varieties of native bees, wasps and flies that pollinate the plants we see around us every day. Armed with an identification sheet, go on the hunt with the Chicago Honey Co-op for native species and see how many you can find! For more information, please contact communitygardens@chicagoparkdistrict.com.

Green and Growing: A Speaker Series - Raising Apples in Urban Environments
2016-08-15 19:00 - 21:00 | Sulzer Regional Library, 4455 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL, 60625, United States
Monday, August 15th at 7pm – Raising Apples in Urban Environments
Speaker: Dan Bussey, orchardist at Seed Savers Exchange and author of The Illustrated History of Apples in North America.

ANOTHER CCGA Perennial Plant Distribution Friday, August 12, 2016
2016-08-12 10:00 - 13:00 | New Horizons Community Garden, 401 S. Central Park, Chicago, IL, 60624, United States
CCGA SECOND PERENNIAL PLANT DISTRIBUTION

Elite Growers does it again!
Elite is donating another group of perennials to CCGA!
FRIDAY, August 12, 2016
New Horizons Community Garden
401 S. Central Park
(southeast corner of Van Buren and Central Park)
Note: Parking is available on both Central Park and Van Buren
TO PRE-REGISTER –
Please email the following information to Mamie Gray (mamie@uic.edu):
NAME of community garden
ADDRESS of community garden
EMAIL of contact person for community garden
(Pre-registration is not complete without this information)
10:00 a.m CHECK-IN:
$5.00 Registration Fee, payable when you check on at the event.
No credit cards please. One group of perennials per community garden.
11:00 a.m DISTRIBUTION:
Until all plants are gone.
Want to volunteer to help sort and distribute the perennials?
Email Ellen Newcomer at ecnewcomer334@gmail.com. We need volunteers for two hour shifts at 8:30 a.m. Let Ellen know your availability. THANKS!
See You There!

Jacklyn and the Beanstalk
2016-08-11 08:00 - 2016-08-12 17:00 | Winthrop Harmony Arts Garden, 4919 North Winthrop, Chicago, IL, 60640, United States
When 13-year-old Jacklyn, who has a fear of heights, climbs a giant beanstalk, she encounters Giant Baby Ju Ju, whose fear of eating anything fresh causes her to gobble only sugary Smarties and Dum Dum lollipops as a steady diet! “Fee-fi-fo-fum. Will I get a Smartie or will I get a Dum Dum?” With the help of the audience, these two conquer their phobias in this interactive play for children. The show is staged in an outdoor community garden and the scenery is grown from pole beans. Audience members will get to pick and sample fresh beans as they learn about protein and good nutrition. If you think Millennium Park has the only BEAN – you need to check out this show!

Director, Martie Sanders, is a Chicago actress and teaching artist, best known for her work in performing comedic autobiographical stories with Sweat Girls (www.sweatgirls.org). Sanders now takes her love of theater and storytelling, mixes it with her green thumb, and mentors teenagers in growing food and crafting free summer theater for Uptown audiences in the garden. Sanders was awarded grants to pay six young people (ages 14-18) a minimum wage to learn gardening while devising the play. The teen writer/performer/gardeners began growing the scenery in May.
This project is partially supported by funding from Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events with an Individual Artist’s Grant, Whole Kids Foundation and The Puffin Foundation.

JACKLYN AND THE BEANSTALK
Conceived and Directed by: Martie Sanders
Adapted and performed by Green Scene Chicago’s Summer Stock Teen Ensemble:
Abubakar Ayuba, Chisom Chima, Catherine Kannah, Devene Parker, Liliane Tran and Aida Zeleke.

WHERE
Winthrop Harmony Arts Garden
4919 North Winthrop, Chicago, Illinois 60640
Audience will sit picnic style in outdoor garden.

SHOW TIMES
August 11 at 11 am, 12:30 pm, 2:30 pm
August 12 at 11 am, 12:30 pm, 2:30 pm, 6 pm

TICKETS
Free performances
Groups of 6 or more please make a reservation at martie@greenscenechicago.org

WINTHROP HARMONY ARTS GARDEN – PROJECT HISTORY
In 2012, Sanders met with 48th Ward Alderman Harry Osterman asking for public space to create a theater garden. Osterman arranged to give her an abandoned lot to transform into the community garden and performing arts venue that she envisioned. Sanders rallied the neighborhood, teenagers, and all her theater pals to create the The Winthrop Harmony Arts Garden from the ground up. Seven neighborhood families tend the garden and share food collectively. Additionally, four community-based organizations, (Uptown Ministries, Chinese Mutual Aid, Vietnamese Association and Green Scene Chicago), have their own garden beds to tend while mentoring teams of children in grades K-12. NeighborSpace, an urban land trust in Chicago that preserves and sustains gardens on behalf of dedicated community groups, protects the garden. It has summer veggies, perennial flowers, and fruits: Asian pear trees, raspberry, elderberry, strawberry and Concord grape. Going into its fourth summer, Green Scene Chicago has hosted more than 12 public free performances including theater, dance, wind ensembles, spoken word, and an Asian tradition of a “Welcoming the Moon” harvest festival.

GREEN SCENE CHICAGO
Sanders founded Green Scene Chicago in 2012 with the mission to link community members across generations and cultures by using organic gardening lessons to inspire story performances and by using garden sites as theater venues. Sanders teaches her Green Scene Chicago curriculums in Chicago Public Schools during the school year, while The Winthrop Harmony Arts Garden is Green Scene Chicago’s summertime artistic home. Other projects and past teen ensembles from 2013-2016 are documented in photos on www.greenscenechicago.org

PRESS CONTACT
Martie Sanders, martie@greenscenechicag.org. (773) 769-6488

Pine Cone Bird Feeders Workshop
2016-08-04 18:00 - 19:00 | Community Roots Demonstration Garden at Skinner Park, 1331 W Adams St, Chicago, IL, 60607, United States
Feeding the birds is a fun activity for the whole family. Join Illinois Extension Master Gardeners to make and take home your own pine cone bird feeders. For more information, please contact communitygardens@chicagoparkdistrict.com.

4th Annual McKinley Park Garden Walk
2016-08-03 13:00 - 16:00
McKinley Park is home to a 69-acre public park and countless enthusiastic home gardeners! Come see what we have growing! During the walk, garden hosts will have activities which include seed saving as well as share items from their gardens. The McKinley Park Farmer’s Market will be happening at the same time. Finally, special events such as yoga and art classes will be happening throughout the day. Pick up your map at the McKinley Park Community Garden located at 1900 W. Pershing or the McKinley Park Farmer’s Market located that intersection of Archer Ave and Western Ave.

preSERVE Garden Volunteer Day - Weeknight Edition
2016-07-28 17:00 - 19:00 | preSERVE Garden, 1231 S. Central Park Ave, Chicago, IL, United States
Our second month of weeknight volunteer days in the garden is almost here. Can’t make it on the weekend? Join us on the evening of Thursday, July 28th to get your hands dirty in the garden. After the hard work is done, join us for a quick bite with your fellow gardeners!
What to bring : gardening glove and a hat (if you have them). Email slowfoodpreserve@gmail.com with questions and to RSVP. Hope to see you in the garden!

Green and Growing: A Speaker Series - Five Keys to Organic Success
2016-07-26 19:00 - 21:00 | Sulzer Regional Library, 4455 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL, 60625, United States
Tuesday, 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.

CCGA Summer 2016 Perennial Distribution - Friday, July 22, 2016
2016-07-22 10:00 - 13:00 | New Horizons Community Garden, 401 S. Central Park, Chicago, IL, 60624, United States
CCGA 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 and Central Park)
Note: Parking is available on both Central Park and Van Buren
TO PRE-REGISTER –
Please email the following information to Mamie Gray (mamie@uic.edu):
NAME of community garden
ADDRESS of community garden
EMAIL of contact person for community garden
(Pre-registration is not complete without this information)
10:00 a.m CHECK-IN:
$5.00 Registration Fee, payable when you check on at the event.
No credit cards please. One group of perennials per community garden.
11:00 a.m DISTRIBUTION:
Until 1:00 p.m. or when all plants are gone.
Want to volunteer to help sort and distribute the perennials?
Email Ellen Newcomer at ecnewcomer334@gmail.com. We need volunteers for two hour shifts at 8:30 a.m. Let Ellen know your availability. THANKS!
See You There!
