Chicago Community Gardeners Association

CCGA Coordinating Meeting – Saturday March 18, 10am at CCGT
2017-03-18 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | Chicago Center for Green Technology (CCGT), 445 N Sacramento, Chicago, IL, 60612, United States
The next CCGA Coordinating Meeting is Saturday March 18th at 10am at the Chicago Center for Green Technology CCGT at 445 N. Sacramento Blvd. and will be our final planning meeting before the 2017 Annual Conference.
We’ll meet on the 2nd floor and there is parking behind the building. Bring a snack or drink to share if you can.
All CCGA coordinating meeting minutes are available for you to review on the website. Look under the menu tree at ‘Who We Are’ and then ‘CCGA Organization’ and you will see links here for the coordinating committee documents.
Hope to see you there!

Forest Park Community Garden Seed Swap
2017-03-11 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Curacao) | St. John’s Church, 305 Circle Ave, Forest Park, IL, 60130, United States
Join us for the 7th Annual Forest Park Community Garden Seed Swap!

Saturday March 11th 2-4PM
St. John’s Church
305 Circle Ave. – Forest Park

RSVP and more info at: www.forestparkgrows.eventbrite.com

The swap is free, as long as you RSVP in advance, or $2 at the door. Mike Nowak’s presentation will start at 2:15pm and the swap will begin at 3pm.

Special Guest: Mike Nowak!
We are so pleased to announce that garden writer and radio host, Mike Nowak, will be joining us again this year. Mike will present his seminar “Everything You Know About Gardening is Wrong: Myths, Misinformation and Well-meant, But Inaccurate Advice From Mom, the Intertubes and Beyond.”

CCGA Seed Starting Workshop
2017-03-04 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | Chicago Center for Green Technology (CCGT), 445 N Sacramento, Chicago, IL, 60612, United States
CCGA Resources Committee
Presents
A New Event for 2017!
“Begin the Garden Season with a Seed Starting Workshop”
Including: a Starter Kit and Vegetable Seeds for Your Community Garden.
We are putting together “starter kits” of twenty different kinds of 2017 vegetable seeds* carefully chosen and purchased by the Resources Committee from reputable companies like Johnny’s Seeds. The Starter Kit also includes a booklet of directions, seed starting tray, and seed starting mix.
Nick Michaud of Westover Farms, an experienced horticulturalist, will talk about seed starting and give recommendations on growing each of the different vegetables included in the kit followed by a Q & A session. Additionally, participants will receive an array of donated seeds suitably qualifiedfor Chicago Community Gardens.
This workshop is open to Chicago Community Gardeners
(Your garden must be open and accessible to the public)
Saturday, March 4, 2017- 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
The Center for Green Technology
445 N. Sacramento
Registration: FREE
Thanks to the great participation of Chicago Community Gardeners in last year’s events!
We thank you, and as always the Resources Committee is committed to spending the money we
receive from you on helpful materials for your gardens.
Please email Mamie Gray at mamie@uic.edu (your name, name and address of your garden)ASAP as space is limited. (For quick questions, call 708-990-7939.)
*the Starter Kits include seeds for: spinach, sugar snap peas, zucchini, eggplant (2 types), beets, tomatoes (4 types),
peppers (2 types), cucumbers, kale (2 types), lettuce (3 types), snap beans, bush beans, pole beans, Swiss chard,
radishes, fennel, and a “Bee and Butterfly flower mix.” One kit per garden.
Thank you to NeighborSpace for your help and support.

African Heritage Gaden - North Lawndale Pruning Workday
2017-02-28 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | African Heritage Garden, 1245 S. Central Park, Chicago, IL, United States
Join us as we kick off another growing season in the garden! The North Lawndale Greening Committee in partnership with Openlands and NeighborSpace, will be hosting a Pruning Workday at the African Heritage Garden.

Volunteers will have an opportunity to brush up on pruning basics with guidance led by Openlands’ Forestry Crew Leader Julie Larsen
Learn about the rich history of the garden and surrounding neighborhood
Become a member of the North Lawndale Greening Committee
Additional Pruning tools, gloves and other gardening items will be provided.
Celebrate a founding garden leader’s birthday, Blanche Suggs Killingsworth
Snacks and drinks will be available throughout the morning.

Cost: Free to all community members!
RSVP HERE or email us at stewardship@neighbor-space.org.

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Urban Livestock Expo
2017-02-18 10:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences, 3857 W. 111th St., Chicago, IL, 60655, United States
Ever considered how to keep bees, goats, chickens, ducks or quails in your backyard? Join AUA’s winter gathering for free, fun workshops on daily care, ideal breeds, how to troubleshoot common problems, and professionals’ tips for being a good neighbor with animals in the city!
All levels of expertise and interest welcome, from the experienced to the curious! Mark your calendar for Saturday, Feb. 18th at the Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences, 3857 W. 111th St. Chicago, from 10:00AM to 1:00PM. In addition to these great workshops, students will guide us on behind-the-scenes tours of their livestock barn and aquaponics center!
Area urban livestock groups and businesses will also staff resource tables with information on further learning opportunities, support networks, sources of supplies and equipment, and more.
To power all that learning, we’ll have tasty local food and beverage vendors with us as well! Don’t miss this fun opportunity to expand your knowledge, connect with other practitioners, and get close to a goat. Spread the word to your networks with our Facebook event page, send questions to info@auachicago.org, and see you then!

CCGA Coordinating Meeting – Saturday February 18, 10am at CCGT
2017-02-18 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | Chicago Center for Green Technology (CCGT), 445 N Sacramento, Chicago, IL, 60612, United States
The next CCGA Coordinating Meeting is Saturday February 18th at 10am at the Chicago Center for Green Technology CCGT at 445 N. Sacramento Blvd. and will be focused on continued planning for the 2017 Annual Conference.
We’ll meet on the 2nd floor and there is parking behind the building. Bring a snack or drink to share if you can.
All CCGA coordinating meeting minutes are available for you to review on the website. Look under the menu tree at ‘Who We Are’ and then ‘CCGA Organization’ and you will see links here for the coordinating committee documents.
Hope to see you there!

CCGA Education Committee Meeting
2017-02-17 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | Richard M. Daley Public Library, 733 N. Kedzie, Chicago, IL, 60612, United States
Join us! The Education Committee will meet on Friday, February 17th at 10am at the Richard M. Daley Branch Library in Humboldt Park at 733 N. Kedzie, Chicago, IL 60612. Parking is available, and it is accessible via the CTA Bus #52 and #66 (Chicago and Kedzie Stop).

The Naturally Beautiful Garden Conference
2017-02-11 12:00 - 17:30 (America/Chicago) | Triton College, 2000 5th Avenue, River Grove, IL, 60171, United States
The Naturally Beautiful Garden Conference
12:00-5:30 p.m. on February 11, 2017
Triton College, River Grove, IL
Get practical advice on creating stunning home gardens using layers found in native ecosystems. These layers support life: soil organisms, insects, birds and more.
Landscape architect Rick Darke, co-author with Douglas Tallamy of The Living Landscape, and Heather Holm, author of Pollinators of Native Plants, will lead a half-day conference on how to design home landscapes that not only look beautiful but also support the surrounding regional ecosystem. The conference is hosted by the West Cook chapter of Wild Ones, a national native plant organization.
First, Darke will lead the audience in an entertaining discussion of a wild landscape’s layers (ground, forbs, grasses, shrubs, small trees, large trees), and how we can use them in eye-catching, beautiful ways. Next, he will give advice on easy ways to maintain a native home landscape. Then, Holm will describe the habitat and food needs of birds, bees and pollinators, and recommend specific native trees and shrubs that support their life cycles.
Learn more: https://westcookwildonesconference.eventbrite.com. This conference is made possible by West Cook Wild Ones members, our plant sale, and PlanItGreen, Oak Park and River Forest’s Sustainability Plan. Triton College Sustainability Center will host the conference.

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Building Garden Communities with Christopher Weber
2017-01-22 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | Hotel Florence (Historic Pullman), 11111 S Forrestville Ave, Chicago, IL, 60628, United States
Please join the Historic Pullman Garden Club, the Pullman State Historic Site and the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency for the first presentation in the garden club’s 2017 Winter Lecture Series:

“Building Garden Communities”

Thoughts on how to do it and why it’s as important as the plants, with Christopher Weber, an environmental organizer and freelance journalist.

Sunday January 22, 2017, at 2 pm in the historic Hotel Florence, 11111 S Forrestville Ave, Chicago IL 60628.

This FREE event is open to everyone, refreshments will be served and there will be door prizes. The Pullman Historic District can be reached by taking the 111th Street exit west off of I-94 or via the Metra Electric Train Line, exiting on the 111th St/Pullman stop.

Hope to see you there!

For questions, email historicpullmangardens@gmail.com or call 773-568-4669.

CCGA Coordinating Meeting - Saturday January 21st 10am
2017-01-21 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | Breakthrough FamilyPlex, 3219 W Carroll Ave, Chicago, IL, 60624, United States
The next CCGA Coordinating Meeting is Saturday January 21 at 10am at the Breakthrough FamilyPlex.
Lawndale Christian Health Center – Breakthough FamilyPlex, 3219 W Carroll Ave, Chicago, IL 60624
Please join for our next coordinating meeting at the Breakthrough FamilyPlex, 3219 W Carroll Ave, Chicago, IL 60624. This is the site of the 2017 Annual Conference. The meeting agenda will include CCGA committee reports and continued planning for the 2017 Annual Conference.
Please note that due to construction, people arriving by car should take Homan to the alley just between Carroll and Fulton and follow it east to the end, then turn left on Carroll to reach the parking lot. Additional parking is available in a lot down the block by continuing left on Carroll. The FamilyPlex is accessible by public transportation via the CTA Green Line to Kedzie, then walk north to Carroll.

8th Annual KAM Isaiah Israel MLK Food Justice & Sustainability Weekend
2017-01-13 19:30 - 2017-01-15 21:00 (America/Chicago)
KAM Isaiah Israel’s Food Justice and Sustainability Committee presents the 8th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Food Justice and Sustainability Weekend. The focus this year is Climate Change and Water. The weekend long education and advocacy program includes a keynote address on climate change and a resilient food system, workshops on topics ranging from lead contamination in urban water, to soil carbon sequestration and improved food production, to irrigation management and rain fall mitigation structures. The weekend also features an extended workshop at which a three acre urban food forest will be designed for the roof of a big box store. The goal of the weekend is to provide participants with powerful tools for change and a heightened motivation to work toward a greener, more equitable and sustainable world.

Where KAM Isaiah Israel
1100 East Hyde Park Boulevard, Chicago
When Friday, January 13, 2017 at 7:30 PM
Shabbat Service with keynote address by Karen Lehman,
Director, Fresh Taste: Earth, We’ve Got You Covered:
Food System Resilience in the Context of Climate Change.
Saturday, January 14 at 4:30 PM
Community Design Workshop: An Urban Food Forest
Case Study, a Big Box Store. A complimentary reception
will follow at 6:30 PM.
Sunday, January 15, 10:00 AM – 2:45 PM
Workshops at 10:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 1:00 PM and 2:00 PM.
Complimentary lunch is served at noon.
ALL EVENTS ARE FREE OF CHARGE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
For a complete list of workshops and to register: www.kamii.org/MLK or call 773.924.1234

CCGA Education Committee Meeting
2017-01-10 16:00 - 18:00 (America/Chicago) | Logan Square Library, 3030 W. Fullerton Ave., Chicago, IL, 60647, United States
Join us! The Education Committee will meet on January 10 from 4-6 pm at the Logan Square Library at 3030 W. Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL 60647. Parking is available, and it is accessible on the CTA blue line.

CCGA Membership Committee Meeting
2017-01-10 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | Logan Square Library, 3030 W. Fullerton Ave., Chicago, IL, 60647, United States
Join us! The Membership Committee will meet Tuesday, January 10 from 2-4 pm at the Logan Square Library at 3030 W. Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL 60647. Parking is available, and it is accessible on the CTA blue line.

AUA New Years Resolutions Party 1/7/17
2017-01-07 15:00 - 18:00 (America/Chicago)
Join us aJoin AUA as we start the new year right – our resolutions are to grow sustainable urban agriculture and its community in our city! Here’s a great way to kick off a big year – a gathering of Chicago’s Advocates for Urban Agriculture at one of Chicago’s newest (and most delicious!) sustainable businesses, Whiner Beer Company, on Saturday, January 7th, 3pm-6pm.
See the full post here.

CCGA Resources Committee Meeting
2017-01-07 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | Green tomato cafe – meeting place, 3750 W. Ogden Ave., Chicago, IL, United States
Join us! The Resources Committee will meet on January 7 at 10am at the Green Tomato Cafe at 3750 W. Ogden, Chicago, IL 60623. Parking is available, and it is accessible via the CTA Pink Line.

Illiana Vegetable Growers Symposium
2017-01-05
Illiana Vegetable Growers Symposium
Thursday, January 5, 2017
Teibel’s Family Restaurant, US 30 and US 41, Schererville, Indiana
Sessions Include:
Pollinators: Where are We After 2016?
Management of Powdery Mildew & Other Important Diseases of Cucurbits
Mineral Nutrition for Vegetable Crops
Updated Worker Protection Standards
Food Safety Regulation Update & Washing Systems for Small Operations
How Can Farm Profiles Help You Plan?
Modern Transplant Production in the Greenhouse
Successful Pest Management in Organic Vegetable Production
Bio-Char: Does it Work?
Student & Mentoring Programs on VegetableFarms
Is Hydroponics Really That Easy?
Starting a Hydroponic Enterprise & Identifying Markets
Advance registration is $30 per person.
Participants may register online at (www.edustore.purdue.edu) before Dec. 22.
To register by mail, send a completed registration form (https://ag.purdue.edu/hla/Extension/Documents/2017IVGSRegBrochureFinalFillable.pdf) with payment postmarked by Dec. 16.
On-site registrations will be accepted at $35 per person, but the famous Teibel’s fried chicken luncheon cannot be guaranteed.
For more information, contact Nikky Witkowski at Purdue Extension-Lake County: (219) 755-3240 or nikky@purdue.eduor Liz Maynard at Purdue University: (219) 548-3674 or emaynard@purdue.edu.

Community Christmas Caroling / Comunidad de Vilancicos de Navidad
2016-12-17 16:30 - 18:00 (America/Chicago) | Children’s Garden of Hope, Karlov & Potomac, Chicago , IL, United States
Third Annual Community Christmas Caroling / Tercera Comunidad Anual de Vilancicos de Navidad
All are welcome at this event of caroling by the bonfire. Hot chocolate will be provided!
Todos son bienvenidos a este evento de villancios por la hoguera. ¡Chocolate calienta será proporcianado!

Holiday Houseplant Sale
2016-12-10 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | Center for Green Technology, 445 North Sacramento, Chicago, IL, 60612, United States
The Resources Committee has grown lots of houseplants that gardeners will enjoy. Come see our selection: little chartreuse Monterey cypress trees, unusual begonias, striking succulents, dracaenas, starry flower euphorbias, and good “air cleaner” plants like spathiphyllum (peace lilies) and asparagus ferns. Pick up a little coleus or scented geranium to grow for your garden next spring and summer. Give yourself or someone a nice holiday gift!
When:
Saturday, December 10, 2016
10:00 am to 12:00 pm or until the plants are gone
Where:
Center for Green Technology
445 N Sacramento Boulevard, Chicago
Who:
Open to all CCGA-ers and their friends
Priced to sell!
RSVP & Questions?
Contact mamie@uic.edu to RSVP and with any questions

CCGA Coordinating Meeting – Saturday December 10th 2016 at 10:00am at CCGT Offices
2016-12-10 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | Center for Green Technology, 445 North Sacramento, Chicago, IL, 60612, United States
Please join us at 10:00am Saturday December 10th 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. Bring a snack or drink to share if you can. See you there!

CCGA Education Committee - Saturday December 10 at 9:00am at CCGT Offices
2016-12-10 09:00 - 22:00 (America/Chicago) | Center for Green Technology, 445 North Sacramento, Chicago, IL, 60612, United States
Please join us:
CCGA Education Committee
Saturday, December 10th, 2016
9:00am to 10:00am
Chicago Center for Green Technology
445 N. Sacramento Blvd
Chicago, IL 60612
see you there!

CCGA Membership Committee - Monday December 5 at 2pm at Breakthrough FamilyPlex
2016-12-05 14:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Breakthrough Ministries Familyplex, 3219 W. Carroll Ave., Chicago, IL, 60624, United States
Please join us:
CCGA Membership Committee
Monday, December 5th, 2016
2:00pm to 3:00pm
Breakthrough FamilyPlex
3219 W. Carroll
Chicago, IL 60624
see you there!

CCGA Finance Committee - Monday December 5 at 12pm at Breakthrough FamilyPlex
2016-12-05 12:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago) | Breakthrough Ministries Familyplex, 3219 W. Carroll Ave., Chicago, IL, 60624, United States
Please join us:
CCGA Finance Committee
Monday, December 5th, 2016
12:00pm to 2:00pm
Breakthrough FamilyPlex
3219 W. Carroll
Chicago, IL 60624
Agenda:

We are again requesting budgets from each committee for 2017
Any needs you may have for the conference
Suggestions for the fiscal agent agreement or/and a template for the terms of the agreement
Also I would like to discuss letter for sponsorship for the conference

see you there!

Putting Small Acres to Work Conference
2016-12-03 09:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | NIU Rockford Conference Center, 8500 E State Street, Rockford, IL, United States
December 3, 2016 9 am – 5 pm
NIU Conference Center, 8500 E State Street, Rockford, IL.
There will be general sessions on permaculture and farm-scale energy production, as well as breakout sessions on both plant and animal topics, including tomatoes and peppers, microgreens, shiitake mushrooms, raising livestock for fiber, meat goat production, and controlling weeds in pastures. See attached Flyer for more information.
Cost $40 includes all materials and lunch
Pre-registration required by 12/1 at https://web.extension.illinois.edu/registration/?RegistrationID=15486

Sustainable Solutions Workshop Showcase - Wednesday, November 30th at the Institue of Design
2016-11-30 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Chicago)
Sustainable Solutions Workshop Showcase
Wednesday, November 30, 2016
9 AM – 11 AM CST
Illinois Institute of Technology
Downtown Campus
565 W. Adams St
Institute of Design (7th floor)
Chciago
Breakfast will be served

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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 (America/Chicago) | 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 (America/Chicago) | 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 (America/Chicago) | 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 (America/Chicago) | 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.
