Chicago Community Gardeners Association

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 (America/Chicago)
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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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