Chicago Community Gardeners Association

AGA Avondale Almanac Premiere Event
2025-12-19 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Revolution Brewing – Brewery & Taproom, 3340 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago, IL, 60618, United States
Come celebrate our 3rd annual AGA Avondale Almanac + Wall Calendar release! Yule is the perfect time to pick up your 2026 Almanac and start dreaming of 2026 garden plans. Friday 12/19 @ 6-8p at Revolution Brewing.
Our fully local made by neighbors Alma is 80 color pages including comprehensive planting calendar, weekly suggestions to keep up with your garden chores, local photos + nature facts, and so much more! This is our 4th edition and every year gets better thru hard work of of neighbors! Last year the theme was SOIL, this year ROOTS, next… STEMS!

January CCGA Coordinating Meeting
2026-01-20 18:00 - 19:00 | IL
Please join us for our monthly coordinating meeting. Representatives from all the working groups come together to coordinate our actions. All community gardeners and supporters are invited to attend.
CCGA coordinating meetings are held on the 3rd Tuesday of the month, except for July & August. Click on the link next to the bullet to download the document(s) listed below.
NOTE: Most CCGA Coordinating meetings are being held via Zoom. In-person meeting locations may switch between The Hatchery Chicago & the Chicago Center for Green Technology.
If you want to attend the coordinating meeting and are not already a member of one of the CCGA working groups, please send an email to: communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org and request to join the monthly meetings.
NOTE: 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 by year.

Fruit Tree Pruning Workshop - Winnetka
2026-01-21 10:00 - 12:00 | IL
Jan 21, 10 am – 12 noon at Backyard Flower Lab, Winnetka
Jan 21, 1 – 3 pm at the Talking Farm, Skokie
Feb 7, 10 am – 12 noon at Farmworks in Chicago (westside) (in partnership with Neighborspace)
Feb 20, at Passion of Pullman, Chicago (southside) (in partnership with Neighborspace)
Feb 22 TENTATIVE at Triangle Park Chicago (northside)
date TBD at It Takes a Village Farm, Saulk Village
https://registration.extension.illinois.edu/start/winter-fruit-tree-pruning-workshops

Sarah Batka
Local Foods Small Farms Program Coordinator
U of I Extension, Serving Cook County
direct phone 217-300-8636
sbatka@illinois.edu

Fruit Tree Pruning - Skokie
2026-01-21 13:00 - 15:00 | The Talking Farm, 3669 Howard St, Skokie, IL, 60076, United States
Cook Co Extension is hosting a series of fruit tree pruning workshops this Jan/Feb. Programs are free to attend and open to the public, We just ask that you pre-register. Bring your tools if you have them and dress for the weather. Feel free to call me if you have any questions. I will be on site for most (if not all) of these programs.
Jan 21, 2026, 10 am – 12 noon at Backyard Flower Lab, Winnetka
Jan 21, 2026, 1 – 3 pm at the Talking Farm, Skokie
Feb 7, 2026, 10 am – 12 noon at Farmworks in Chicago (westside) (in partnership with Neighborspace)
Feb 20, at Passion of Pullman, Chicago (southside) (in partnership with Neighborspace)
date TBD in Chicago (northside)
Feb date TBD at It Takes a Village Farm, Saulk Village.

Sarah Batka
Local Foods Small Farms Program Coordinator
U of I Extension, Serving Cook County
direct phone 217-300-8636
sbatka@illinois.edu

Everything Local Conference - Springfield
2026-01-28, 2026-01-29, 2026-01-30 | IL
Registration Now Open for Everything Local Conference
Jan 28 – 30, 2026
Springfield, IL $100 members / $225 non-members
Registration link

Fruit Tree Pruning Workshop - East Garfield Park
2026-02-07 10:00 - 12:00 | Chicago FarmWorks, 407 N Kedzie, Chicago, IL, United States
Jan 21, 10 am – 12 noon at Backyard Flower Lab, Winnetka
Jan 21, 1 – 3 pm at the Talking Farm, Skokie
Feb 7, 10 am – 12 noon at Farmworks in Chicago (East Garfield Park ) in partnership with Neighborspace
Feb 20, at Passion of Pullman, Chicago (southside) (in partnership with Neighborspace)
Feb 22 TENTATIVE at Triangle Park Chicago (northside)
date TBD at It Takes a Village Farm, Saulk Village

Sarah Batka
Local Foods Small Farms Program Coordinator
U of I Extension, Serving Cook County
direct phone 217-300-8636
sbatka@illinois.edu

February CCGA Coordinating Meeting
2026-02-17 18:00 - 19:00 | IL

Fruit Tree Pruning Workshop - SouthShore
2026-02-20 | IL
Cook Co Extension is hosting a series of fruit tree pruning workshops this Jan/Feb. Programs are free to attend and open to the public, We just ask that you pre-register. Bring your tools if you have them and dress for the weather. Feel free to call me if you have any questions. I will be on site for most (if not all) of these programs.
Jan 21, 10 am – 12 noon at Backyard Flower Lab, Winnetka
Jan 21, 1 – 3 pm at the Talking Farm, Skokie
Feb 7, 10 am – 12 noon at Farmworks in Chicago (westside) in partnership with Neighborspace
Feb 20, 10 am – 12 noon at the 71st & Crandon Organic Garden, at 2301 E 71st St, Chicago, IL 60649 in partnership with Neighborspace
Feb 22 TENTATIVE in Chicago (northside)
date TBD at It Takes a Village Farm, Saulk Village.

Sarah Batka
Local Foods Small Farms Program Coordinator
U of I Extension, Serving Cook County
direct phone 217-300-8636
sbatka@illinois.edu

March CCGA Coordinating Meeting
2026-03-17 18:00 - 19:00 | IL

April CCGA Coordinating Meeting
2026-04-21 18:00 - 19:00 | IL

May CCGA Coordinating Meeting
2026-05-19 08:00 - 17:00 | IL

June CCGA Coordinating Meeting
2026-06-16 08:00 - 17:00 | IL

September CCGA Coordinating Meeting
2026-09-15 18:00 - 19:00 | IL

October CCGA Coordinating Meeting
2026-10-20 18:00 - 19:00 | IL

November CCGA Coordinating Meeting
2026-11-17 18:00 - 19:00 | IL

December CCGA Coordinating Meeting
2026-12-15 18:00 - 19:00 | IL
