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McKinley Park is home to a 69-acre public park and countless enthusiastic home gardeners! Come see what we have growing! During the walk, garden hosts will have activities which include seed saving as well as share items from their gardens. The McKinley Park Farmer's Market will be … |
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Feeding the birds is a fun activity for the whole family. Join Illinois Extension Master Gardeners to make and take home your own pine cone bird feeders. For more information, please contact communitygardens@chicagoparkdistrict.com.
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When 13-year-old Jacklyn, who has a fear of heights, climbs a giant beanstalk, she encounters Giant Baby Ju Ju, whose fear of eating anything fresh causes her to gobble only sugary Smarties and Dum Dum lollipops as a steady diet! “Fee-fi-fo-fum. Will I get a … |
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CCGA SECOND PERENNIAL PLANT DISTRIBUTION Elite Growers does it again! Elite is donating another group of perennials to CCGA! FRIDAY, August 12, 2016 New Horizons Community Garden 401 S. Central Park (southeast corner of Van Buren and Central Park) Note: Parking is available on both Central Park and Van … |
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Monday, August 15th at 7pm - Raising Apples in Urban Environments Speaker: Dan Bussey, orchardist at Seed Savers Exchange and author of The Illustrated History of Apples in North America.
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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 …
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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.
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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.
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Please 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 … |
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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 …
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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 * … |
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