Native Pollinators Safari
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…
Perennial Gardening
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.
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.
CCGA Coordinating Meeting – Monday August 29th 2016 at 6:30pm at CCGT Offices
Chicago Center for Green Technology (CCGT) 445 N Sacramento, Chicago, IL, United StatesPlease 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…
Seed Saving Workshop
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…
Windy City Harvest 14 Week Certificates!
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 *…
Green and Growing: A Speaker Series – Urban Composting and Healthy Soils
Sulzer Regional Library 4455 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL, United StatesTuesday, 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
Composting 101
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,…
Community Garden Workshop
Little Village - La Villita Church 2300 S. Millard, Chicago, IL, United StatesLittle 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…
Another Perennial Distribution_Friday, September 30, 2016
New Horizons Community Garden 401 S. Central Park, Chicago, IL, United StatesANOTHER 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…