Chicago gardeners! After two long pandemic years, the Chicago Excellence in Gardening Awards (CEGA) are back! In 2022, CEGA judges will be once again visiting gardens throughout Chicago—in person!—as part of the Windy City’s only citywide gardening honors. It’s free and open to the public…
University of Illinois Extension in Cook County is bringing two composting events to the south suburbs. Residents can drop off kitchen waste to be composted and pick up a bucket of finished compost. Please BYOB (bring your own bucket). Finished compost is first come, first…
The CCGA Resources and Distributions Team is always busy but especially at this time of the year. Volunteers are helping in the greenhouse nurturing flowers and vegetable seedlings and the Houseplant and Coleus Sale on March 19 was well attended.
Fellow gardeners – make the time to have your voice heard. Participate by taking the survey for the Chicago 2022 Climate Action Plan. The survey has sections for: community health environmental justice renewable energy Advocate for more gardens, more pollinators, more rain gardens, more biodiversity……
The CCGA Resources & Distributions Team is hosting two events on Saturday December 4th, 2021. Registration is required for the Winter Container Workshop which starts at 10am. The Holiday Decor & Plant Sale begins at 11am. Location: The Hatchery Chicago 135 N. Kedzie Ave. Chicago,…
Friends of Kilbourn Park Organic Greenhouse Invites you to an herbal talk by Nina Lowrin of Loveren Collections This event is at the Kilbourn Park Grenhouse, 3501 N. Kilbourn Ave. In addition to an overview of what foods and herbs are helpful for supporting our…
Fall Distribution Recap Under a cloudless autumn Chicago sky, thousands of plants were laid out in a grid at New Horizons Community Garden. The CCGA Resources and Distributions Team oversaw the team of volunteers that worked diligently to unload and organize and then load the…
