<div dir="ltr">Hi Lorraine,<div><br></div><div>Thank you so much! I am awaiting your response! I am currently a high school senior and want to get involved in fostering community gardens all over Chicago. I live in the Northern Suburbs and was wondering if you all have any resources for starting a community garden around here. I am looking for areas and local communities that would be open to the idea and willing to build/keep up with gardens. Let me know!</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you,</div><div>Sahana Bawa </div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, May 30, 2024 at 1:19 PM Lorraine Kells <<a href="mailto:lxkells@gmail.com">lxkells@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Hello Sahana,<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">We're trying to find a garden to meet in person, or at the Hatchery. Stay tuned.</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, May 30, 2024, 1:15 PM Sahana Bawa <<a href="mailto:sahanabawa07@gmail.com" target="_blank">sahanabawa07@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Hi I would love to attend the Tuesday meetings. When would the next one be and can I get the zoom link for it! </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Thank you,</div><div dir="auto">Sahana Bawa </div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, May 29, 2024 at 6:55 PM Lorraine Kells <<a href="mailto:lxkells@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">lxkells@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div style="border-left:none;padding:0px;display:flex;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium"><div style="margin:0px;min-width:0px;padding:0px 0px 20px;width:initial"><div><div id="m_5194887222417068742m_-2278021788173926084m_6216389039371906031m_2148984385242779814gmail-:3nu" style="direction:ltr;margin:8px 0px 0px;padding:0px;font-size:0.875rem;overflow-x:hidden"><div id="m_5194887222417068742m_-2278021788173926084m_6216389039371906031m_2148984385242779814gmail-:3nv" style="direction:initial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:small;line-height:1.5;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;overflow:auto hidden"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="background-color:transparent">Hello Sahana,</span></div><div><span style="background-color:transparent"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color:transparent">We're reaching out to new subscribers in 2024 to say we're glad you joined CCGA. We are meeting often on zoom and occasionally in person as the weather softens, and you are welcome to join in any meeting. Our meetings are scheduled for the third Tuesday of each month 6 - 7:30 pm</span>, so just email us if you would like the link to attend.</div><div><br></div><div><font color="#000000">Now that you're one of us, perhaps you'd consider </font><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">joining one of our working groups. CCGA is an all volunteer organization helping community gardeners all over the city of Chicago. You can find the five working groups listed on our website under "Who We Are".</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Please check out our website for the other events or gatherings as well. We count on your participation; it's critically important to us, even necessary as we help gardeners find connection, find seeds, find soil and other resources. We announced the launch of the CCGA Community Gardening Forum well over a year ago, so, if you haven't already joined or have questions about how to start seeds, where to find a plot in a garden or a brilliant idea to share, that is what the forum is all about<font face="arial, sans-serif"> <b><span style="line-height:13.91px;color:rgb(46,116,181)"><a href="http://chicagocommunitygardens.org/2020/04/21/new-community-gardening-" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://chicagocommunitygardens.org/2020/04/21/new-community-gardening-</a></span><span style="line-height:13.91px;color:rgb(46,116,181)">forum/</span></b></font> It's interesting to see what perplexes gardeners. What's nibbling on my plants? Does anyone want liriope? It's open to all gardeners in and around Chicago and was created by CCGA as a safe space to share questions, knowledge, ideas and have discussions. You can see our guidelines and sign up. </div><div><br></div><div>As a CCGA subscriber you will be receiving our Newsletters. We know that you'll be welcome by the entire CCGA community of gardeners and not just the Communications Team. Meanwhile let us know if you need anything else from CCGA. 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