CCGA Perennial Distribution Saturday July 20, 2019 at 10am
Thursday July 18th at 4pm is cutoff date for registering.
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Garden “Fresh” Pasta – A DIY Pasta Making Workshop with Chef Fresh on August 3, 2019
If you’re a fan of pasta, you’ll be an even bigger fan of pasta that you’ve made YOURSELF! In this class, we’ll make a few delicious types of pasta that are fun and easy to replicate at home. You may never want to buy …
CCGA Coordinating Meeting – Wednesday, May 29th, 6:00pm
The next CCGA Coordinating Meeting is Wednesday May 29, 2019 at 6:00pm at the Chicago Center for Green Technology CCGT at 445 N. Sacramento Blvd. We will meet on the 2nd floor and there is parking behind the building and as always try and bring …
CCGA Resources Provide Plants to Over 100 Gardens!
According to Windy City Harvest our growing season here is 204 days long and to help get things going our CCGA Resources Team grew 8000 vegetable starts, herbs, and ornamentals in its two greenhouses which were distributed to over 100 community gardens on Saturday May …
What is the Clean Fifteen? Have You Heard of the Dirty Dozen? – Pesticide Residue in Food
Pesticide Residue in Food Well, here’s news about good reasons to grow our own food. By now just about everyone has been convinced of the important health benefits of eating leafy, green vegetables and adding fiber to our diets. We know these veggies reduce the …
CCGA Resources First Distribution of 2019
It’s April already yet it’s still the first for CCGA Resources Distribution of 2019. On Saturday April 13, over 60 Chicago community gardens participated in the Resources Committee’s first distribution of 2019. CCGA Resources put together a fine display of tools for the first thirty …
7th CCGA ANNUAL CONFERENCE RECAP
The 2019 7th Annual CCGA Conference was new and different in many ways. This year our theme of “Gardening and Adapting to a Changing Climate” brought a tough issue to our workshops that took the issue head on. For many gardeners, it’s been hard to …
CCGA Resources distribution of early spring flowers, onion sets, and seed packets. April 13, 2019
Spring is surely here with daily temperatures inviting us outside and calling us to get our hands deep into that gorgeous soil. After our Chicago winter with too much gloom and bone chilling weather, gardening is just sheer pleasure. Many Chicago Community Gardens are opening …
CCGA Conference Planning/Coordinating Meeting – Tuesday March 12th, 2019 at 6:30pm
The next CCGA Coordinating Meeting is Tuesday March 12th at 6:30pm at The Hatchery which is at 135 North Kedzie at Lake Street. There is on-site parking and the CTA Green Line stops right outside the building at the Kedzie stop. The main item agenda …