Two recent reports produced from surveys of Chicago community gardens conducted by a research team from DePaul University and NeighborSpace are densely filled with data, tables, charts, and maps, but they fit like hand in glove with some of the presentations at our conference. The…
There is a new pest in Illinois. Will you find it in your community garden? We look for earthworms in our gardens as a good sign. Worms help increase the amount of air and water that gets into the soil, and they leave behind castings…
Indoor Plant Distribution on February 22 The Resources Team has been propagating house plants like crazy, and has taken cuttings for community gardeners. There will be a variety of plants available, and many can filter indoor air effectively. Pothos, with its heart-shaped leaves, is one…
Our 2020 conference, will be on Saturday, March 21 at light-filled Whitney M. Young Magnet High School on the near west side. This years’ conference promises to be an inspiring day filled with workshops, networking, exhibitors, good food and friends! Update: All conference details are…
Our 2020 conference, with the theme “Connections through Gardening: Plants, People and the Environment,” aims to explore and celebrate the interconnectedness of our shared garden work and to foster relationships and conversations that shape and support best practices for sustainable living and growing in Chicago.…
Our next CCGA coordinating meeting is Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at 6pm at Chicago Center for Green Technology, 445 N Sacramento. We will meet in the second floor classroom, and there is parking behind the building. As always, try and bring a snack or drink…
Our next CCGA coordinating meeting is Thursday, December 12 at 6pm at the Chicago Center for Green Technology CCGT (445 N. Sacramento Blvd.). We will meet on the 2nd floor meeting room and there is parking behind the building and as always try and bring…
It’s the time of year again when the Goethe Solutionaries garden program stewarded by CCGA gardener Huu Nguyen holds a fundraising run, this year is its third! Two young people, Jaci and Kaila, are each running a mile to help raise funds for the program. The…
It was all over the internet. In early October, every major news organization reported it and one simple search yielded 8,000 results. The study, Decline of the North American Avifauna, reported that across the United States and Canada some “3 billion fewer birds have been…
