On Saturday, March 23rd, over 180 Chicago community gardeners gathered at Navy Pier to discuss the state of community gardening in Chicago. We had workshops on season extension, composting, white rock gleaning, edible perennials, and water conservation. Artist, writer, and organizer Daniel Tucker spoke to…
Have you checked out the CCCG Events Calendar? Did you know you can submit your own events to the calendar — workshops, lectures, workdays, fundraisers, and more? Here’s what’s on tap this week: The Newberry Library Colloquium — City in a Garden: Uncovering the History…
Garfield Park’s gardens are in the running for a grant from Garnier. Vote daily to bring this funding to Chicago!
Click here to register for CCCG 2014! Featured Events Seed SwapBring saved seeds from your garden or leftover seed packets from last year to share and swap. All gardeners are welcome – you don’t have to bring seeds to take any! There will be seed-cleaning…
Christy Webber Landscapes offers numerous free workshops. March offerings include vermicomposting, summer bulbs, and bee keeping. Get your season started with some free learning! Christy Webber Farm & Garden Classes
We’re having our Fall Meeting this October 23rd from 6:30 to 8:00 pm at the Chicago Center for Green Technology (CCGT), 445 N Sacramento Blvd. View Larger Map After a successful summer of gardening, it’s time to reconvene CCCG! We will spend some time looking…
We are helping to facilitate a multi-site plant giveaway on Saturday, September 28th. We need volunteers to help run the event. This is a great chance to connect with your fellow gardeners and help gardens all over the city, while also getting first dibs on…
The seeds planted at the Connecting Chicago Community Gardeners conference this past February are starting to sprout! Gardeners have created a weekend-by-weekend schedule of garden tours happening throughout the city. Learn more about your own neighborhood, or get out to see what’s going on in…
It was a typically cold and windy Chicago day on February 23rd, but that didn’t stop over 200 gardeners from gathering at the first Connecting Chicago Community Gardeners (CCCG). Green- and community-minded people from all across Chicago came for a day of panel discussions and…
As harvest draws near, it’s time to start thinking about building your garden’s intellectual capital up for next year. Enroll in the OpenLands Garden Keepers course: Do you want grow your own food in a garden you share with friends and neighbors? Are you a…