Much Ado About Dirt
Winthrop Harmony Arts Garden 4919 North Winthrop, Chicago, IL, United StatesMuch Ado About Dirt Brought to you by After School Matters’ Green Scene Summer Stock Teens August 12, 2015 at 12 pm Winthrop Harmony Arts Garden 4919 North Winthrop, Chicago, 60640 In case of rain: Bezazian Library Auditorium 1226 West Ainslie, Chicago 60640 Featuring the…
LVEJO Sustainability Dinner
Chicago Cafe Banquet Hall 2600 W 35th St, 3rd Floor, Chicago, IL, United StatesWe are celebrating our Environmental Justice victories! Please join LVEJO on August 14, 2015 to celebrate the opening of La Villita Park, the 3rd anniversary of Chicago Coal Power Plants closure, access to the 31st street bus and many more! We look forward to sharing…
Third Annual Gardens of Englewood Tour – Saturday August 22nd, 2015
Sherwood Peace Association 6101 South Princeton Avenue, Chicago, IL, United StatesRavinia in the Garden – Saturday August 22nd, 2015
Kuumba Tre-Ahm Community Garden. 2908 W. Warren Blvd., Chicago, IL 60612, Chicago, IL, United States“RAVINIA IN THE GARDEN” Join us as we celebrate a productive 4th Season. Network with friends and learn about new additions to the garden landscape. Enjoy live entertainment and delicious food. Support our first Fundraiser at Kuumba Tre-Ahm Community Garden. Date: Saturday, August 22, 2015…
Windy City Harvest: Excel for Small Farm Crop Planning
Chicago Botanic Garden 1000 Lake Cook Rd, Glencoe, IL, United StatesArturo Velasquez Institute Greenhouse Erin Matson, Windy City Harvest apprenticeship instructor $39 This workshop will cover how to utilize Excel to plan out a season of continuous annual vegetable crop production on your small farm or community garden plot. A crop plan excel template typically…
September Bike Ride: We Ride Juntos
Green tomato cafe - meeting place 3750 W. Ogden Ave., Chicago, IL, United StatesCommunity partners from North and South Lawndale will be hosting a neighborhood bike ride as part of the Sustainable September Ride Series organized by Slow Roll Chicago and Chicago Sustainable Leaders Network! Everyone will be able to ride along a route that will highlight assets and sustainable initiatives…
What’s Happening in the Garden? – Peterson Garden Project
Global Garden 2974 W. Lawrence Ave., Chicago, IL, United StatesJoin us for our free class, What’s Happening in the Garden?, taught in a different Peterson Garden Project community garden every month. For the month of September, we’ll talk about: -adjusting the garden to cooler temperatures -fall pests and diseases and what to do about…
Tomato Fest
Kilbourn Park Organic Greenhouse 3501 N. Kilbourn, Chicago, IL, United StatesJoin local food and gardening advocates as we highlight the many ways you can enjoy your bountiful tomato harvest all year long. The Chicago Park District, Slow Food Midwest Ark of Taste Committee, Illinois Extension Master Gardeners and the Greater Midwest Foodways Alliance will be…
Yoga in the Garden at Vedgewater
Vedgewater 6300 N. Broadway, Chicago, IL, United StatesWhat’s more peaceful than sun salutations in the garden? Come join us for a free yoga class at Vedgewater, taught by an experienced professional instructor, Mary Beth Johnson. The class will be geared toward gardeners and the ailments that can come with gardening (knees, wrists, low…
Windy City Harvest: Home-Scale Aquaponics
Chicago Botanic Garden 1000 Lake Cook Rd, Glencoe, IL, United StatesArturo Velasquez Institute Greenhouse Andy McGhee, Windy City Harvest aquaponics coordinator