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Montrose Metra Community Gardens – Spring Plant Exchange
Montrose Metra Community Gardens 4400 N Ravenswood, Chicago, IL, United States(rain or shine - we are gardeners, after-all) Bring a Plant – Take a Plant – and leave happy! Exchange as many plants as you like. Please note the name of the plant and whether it does best in sun or shade; trade extra seedlings,…
Garage Sale Fundraiser for Mozart’s Community Garden
The Parkway at Sacramento Blvd and Augusta St Sacramento Blvd and Augusta St, Chicago, IL, United StatesThe Mozart Gardeners are seeking donations for the 3rd Annual Garage Sale Fundraiser. Donate your old, toys, tools, clothing —anything that isn’t broken—to our garage sale and all proceeds will go directly to fund the cost of lumber, landscaping cloth, paint, soil, seeds, tools, and…
Xochiquetzal Peace Garden and Whittier School – Spring Fundraising Gala
National Museum of Mexican Arts 1852 W. 19th Street, Chicago, IL, United StatesA Celebration of Whittier School with Music, Art, Short Stories, and Vegetables Starts from Xochiquetzal Peace Garden. Visit the National Museum of Mexican Art's display, 'The House on Mango Street,' by Mexican-American author Susan Cisneros from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Hear Whittier choristers and violinists,…
Let’s Build! Hermitage St Community Garden Workday
Hermitage St Community Garden 5643 S Hermitage Ave, Chicago, IL, United StatesCome celebrate our community and veterans and help us build food gardens. PLEASE REPLY BY JUNE 1st to Cordia Pugh at cordia.pugh@att.net Hosted by Cordia Pugh, Lawrence Bass, Paula Sneed, and Courtney Bass. Event Schedule 10am: Building Begins 11am: Welcome Ceremony 1pm: Lunch 4pm: Building…
Hideout Veggie Bingo
The Hideout 1354 W Wabansia, Chicago, IL, United StatesEvery Wednesday through August join the Hideout and NeighborSpace for bingo, beer, and free hot dogs*--still courtesy of our friends at Hot Doug's--plus veggie dogs! Hideout Veggie Bingo games raise money each week for Chicago-area community gardens. We have a bounty of prizes from local…
Talleres GardenKeepers 2015
Biblioteca / Toman Library 2708 S Pulaski, Chicago, IL, United StatesSouth Lawndale/ La Villita: En Español (in Spanish) Donde: Biblioteca / Toman Library 2708 S Pulaski. Cuándo: 27 de Junio de 10:00 am a 12:00 pm/June 27- 10:00 am to 12 noon Los múltiples usos de las hierbas / Herbs Workshop. Venga a aprender sobre…
CCGA Resources Committee Mini Plant Distribution
New Horizons Community Garden 401 S Central Park Ave, Chicago, IL, United StatesThis Saturday, June 20, the CCGA Resources Committee will offer more free vegetable, herb and flower seedlings, as well as seeds, to community gardens. Here are the details: WHEN: Saturday, June 20, 2015 from 8:00 a.m. til the plants and seeds are gone WHERE: New…
Summer Solstice Potluck
Christy Webber Landscapes 2900 W Ferdinand, Chicago, IL, United StatesWe would love to have CCGA members join Chicago Honey Co-op and Slow Food Chicago for our annual Sweet Summer Solstice potluck. The most affordable fundraiser in Chicago is happening on June 20 at Rancho Verde (headquarters of Christy Webber Landscaping), just East of the Center…
Illinois Farm to School Policy Workshop
University of Illinois Chicago Jane Addams Hull House 800 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL, United StatesWith farm to school programs kids win, farmers win and communities win! Join Illinois Stewardship Alliance, in partnership with the Illinois Farm to School Network, for one of two exciting workshops highlighting successful local farm to school projects, the U.S. Farm to School Act of…
Bowmanville Garden Walk
Bowmanville Greenspace 5384 North Bowmanville Avenue, Chicago, IL, United StatesThe Bowmanville garden walk features hosted gardens, where the garden owners are there to welcome you into their garden and talk about their efforts. The hospitality overflows. This garden walk hosts an Ask the Master Gardener table at the Welcome booth, where University of IL…