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Reimagining the Sears Sunken Garden Workshop Series

Reimagining the Sears Sunken Garden Workshop Series

Join the North Lawndale Community Coordinating Council GROWSS Committee in reimagining the historic Historic Sears Sunken Garden for a vibrant future! Share your ideas and sign up for free workshops Jan. 20 and 27 via Eventbrite here: linktr.ee/searssunkengarden. Follow the project on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/searssunkengarden

Announcing the CCGA 8th Annual Virtual Conference on March 20, 2021! Request for Proposals

Announcing the CCGA 8th Annual Virtual Conference on March 20, 2021! Request for Proposals

We’ve all experienced a deeply challenging year that has tested our resilience and strengthened our connections beyond measure. This year our gardens flourished despite lockdowns, and with guidelines, served as vital resources in our communities for good nutrition, physical activity, social connections, and environmental stewardship…

Growing Indoor Herbs Virtual Workshop

Growing Indoor Herbs Virtual Workshop

Note: registration is closed for the workshop, thanks to all who registered! Want to savor the flavors of your favorite herbs all year long and add some life to your home with an indoor herb garden? Join Kasey Eaves, owner of Vivant Gardening Services, for…

CAC Virtual Tour of North Lawndale Gardens – Saturday October 25th, 2pm

CAC Virtual Tour of North Lawndale Gardens – Saturday October 25th, 2pm

Chicago Architecture Center Tour Highlights 2 North Lawndale NeighborSpace Community Gardens Discover the stories behind empty North Lawndale lots that have become beautiful havens for residents to share gardening skills and gather outdoors for peace circles, storytelling, art and music events and outdoor recess. This…

CCGA Resources Perennial Distribution Friday September 25th at Noon

CCGA Resources Perennial Distribution Friday September 25th at Noon

CCGA Resources Perennial Distribution Friday September 25th starting at Noon New Horizons Community Garden, 425 S. Central Park Blvd. Chicago, IL 60624 Presented By: CCGA Resources Committee

El Paseo Community Garden is Awarded a Creative Placemaking Award

El Paseo Community Garden is Awarded a Creative Placemaking Award

El Paseo Community Garden enhances the quality of life for Pilsen residents through community building, stewardship, conservation, placemaking, partnerships, programming, and community gardening. The converted brownfield site provides opportunities to socialize with each other, plant and grow food, play, or simply be outside and enjoy…

Maxwell Street Community Garden’s public art and accessible raised beds win praise

Maxwell Street Community Garden’s public art and accessible raised beds win praise

Contributed by Marsha Wyatt, co-president of Maxwell Street Community Garden Maxwell Street Community Garden is in its second season at their new location on the NE corner of Racine and 13th Street diagonal to Fosco Park. They are at maximum capacity this year with a…

The CCGA Resources Committee has been busy this summer!

The CCGA Resources Committee has been busy this summer!

COVID-19 has made us all wonder how we’d manage many new challenges during this pandemic, and for many community gardens, the CCGA Resources distributions and plant sales have been the sole source of affordable, viable seedlings and healthy plants this year. The Resources Committee organized…

CCGA Resources Committee Announces its 2nd PERENNIAL DISTRIBUTION of 2020

CCGA Resources Committee Announces its 2nd PERENNIAL DISTRIBUTION of 2020

Another Summer distribution of plant groupings donated and coordinated by Elite Growers is in the works. Open to all Community Gardeners, a variety of ornamental perennials will be distributed Friday, August 21 at New Horizons Garden, 401 S. Central Park Avenue at Van Buren St.…

CEGA Announces The 60 Second Garden Challenge

CEGA Announces The 60 Second Garden Challenge

The Chicago Excellence in Gardening Awards (CEGA) will be honoring gardens for a fourth year—though with a twist, thanks to COVID-19. The timing of the pandemic has made it impossible to ramp up the gardening competition in time to take advantage of the summer growing…