BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Chicago Community Gardeners Association - ECPv6.15.16//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:http://chicagocommunitygardens.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Chicago Community Gardeners Association REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20180311T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20181104T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20190310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20191103T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20200308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20201101T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190108T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190108T160000 DTSTAMP:20260405T154429 CREATED:20181213T002224Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181213T002452Z UID:21746-1546934400-1546963200@chicagocommunitygardens.org SUMMARY:Illiana Vegetable Growers Symposium DESCRIPTION:This symposium\, sponsored by Purdue Extension and University of Illinois Cooperative Extension Service\, offers commercial vegetable growers and market farmers opportunities to learn more about pest management\, production practices\, farm management and marketing; to visit with vendors; and to network with other growers.  Continuiing education units are available. This years agenda brings best practices and important updates from higly qualified presenters. \nYou can go to you can go to https://tinyurl.com/Illiana2019 and register online. New this year is that you can sign-up for even more\, including Private Applicator Credits\, before the event! If you want to pay by check\, you can either fill out the brochure and mail it in or there is an option at the end that will allow you to mail in a check. Thank you and we look forward to seeing you in 2019! Keep in mind that mail-in registrations need to be postmarked by Dec 14. You can sign up online as late as Jan 2\, 2019 URL:http://chicagocommunitygardens.org/event/illiana-vegetable-growers-symposium-2/ LOCATION:Tiebel’s Family Restaurant\, 1775 US 41\, US 30 & US 41\, Schererville\, Indiana ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:http://chicagocommunitygardens.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Illiana-Veg-Symposium-p-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190109 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190112 DTSTAMP:20260405T154429 CREATED:20181213T002243Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181213T002328Z UID:21751-1546992000-1547251199@chicagocommunitygardens.org SUMMARY:2019 Illinois Specialty Crops\, Agritourism\, and Organic Conference and Trade Show DESCRIPTION:The 2019 Illinois Specialty Crops\, Agritourism\, and Organic Conference and Trade Show is scheduled for Jan. 9-11\, 2019\, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel and Convention Center\, Springfield\, Illinois.The Illinois Specialty Crops\, Agritourism\, and Organic Conference (ISCAOC) will be held January 9-11\, 2019. The conference\, which features nearly 100 speakers and 60 trade show exhibitors\, will again host four concurrent preconference workshops\, general sessions\, and breakout sessions aimed at helping Illinois specialty growers cultivate their operations. Find details in the flyer posted here. \nThe 30th annual Apple Cider Contest and 17th annual Hard Cider Contest will again be held in conjunction with the conference\, with winners being announced during Thursday evening’s banquet.\nTo receive registration materials or to obtain exhibitor information\, please contact Charlene Blary at 309-557-2107 or cblary@ilfb.org. Conference registration will be offered online. A detailed conference agenda\, registration\, and cider contest information can be viewed at specialtygrowers.org.\nA block of rooms has been reserved at the Crowne Plaza Hotel at a rate of $101 per night. Please call the hotel directly at 217-529-7777. URL:http://chicagocommunitygardens.org/event/2019-illinois-specialty-crops-agritourism-and-organic-conference-and-trade-show/ LOCATION:Crowne Plaza\, 160 E Huron\, Chicago\, IL\, 60611\, United States CATEGORIES:Meeting/Conference ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:http://chicagocommunitygardens.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/ISGOAC-9.11.2019.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="University of Illinois Extension - Cook Co":MAILTO:uie-cook@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190124T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190124T200000 DTSTAMP:20260405T154429 CREATED:20181208T234714Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181208T234714Z UID:21726-1548354600-1548360000@chicagocommunitygardens.org SUMMARY:CCGA Coordinating Meeting - Thursday January 24\, 2019 at 6:30pm DESCRIPTION:CCGA Coordinating Meeting – Thursday January 24\, 2019 \nAt 6:30pm at CCGT. URL:http://chicagocommunitygardens.org/event/ccga_1_24_2019/ LOCATION:Center for Green Technology\, 445 North Sacramento\, Chicago\, IL\, 60612\, United States CATEGORIES:Meeting/Conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190126T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190126T150000 DTSTAMP:20260405T154429 CREATED:20190111T004908Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190111T005249Z UID:21887-1548493200-1548514800@chicagocommunitygardens.org SUMMARY:Free event: Seed Swap 1/26 11am-1pm at The Morton Arboretum DESCRIPTION:The Morton Arboretum is holding its third annual seed swap on January 26th from 11am to 1pm at Thornhill Education Center. \nThe event is free with paid admission to the Arboretum. \nAdditional seed-saving and seed-starting classes will be offered before and after the event: \nSeed Saving Workshop\, 9-11am\nSeed Starting for the Edible Garden\, 1-3pm \nAnd finally\, this year’s Edible Gardening Workshop Series includes speakers William Moss and Melinda Myers among others. The series begins March 16th and admission to the Arboretum is free for registered attendees. Come for the morning class\, and enjoy the grounds for the rest of the day. URL:http://chicagocommunitygardens.org/event/morton_arboretum_seed_swap_1_26/ LOCATION:The Morton Arboretum\, 4100 Illinois Route 53\, Lisle\, IL\, 60532 CATEGORIES:Plant Distribution/Swap,Workshop/Lecture END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR