<div dir="ltr">Hello,<div><br></div><div>As of our most recent meeting of committee chairs and interested gardeners, we have had no response to your proposal to <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">explore gardening and harvesting as community practices in Chicago with CCGA. Perhaps it is too far in advance of actual gardening while we are still in very cold winter weather.</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></div><div><font color="#000000">If you would kindly take a bit more time to be more specific on how you would<span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> </span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">engage with one of our garden projects or connect with a community. We have many community gardens throughout the city, all of which rely on volunteers to maintain the garden beds. There must be a possibility for collaboration.</span></font></div><div><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></span></font></div><div><font color="#000000">The only ongoing project I can give you details about is the Legacy Gardener Project. You kind find details about this project from a promotion post of Facebook</font></div><div><a href="https://chicagocommunitygardens.org/2024/05/04/legacy-gardener-film-project-premiere-wednesday-may-22/">https://chicagocommunitygardens.org/2024/05/04/legacy-gardener-film-project-premiere-wednesday-may-22/</a><font color="#000000"></font></div><div><br></div><div>This project came out of the Education Committee, of which I am co-chair. We will be videotaping again in the spring and summer of 025. Please feel free to contact me with questions, and I will continue to look for projects that may value your participation.</div><div><br></div><div>Lorraine Kells</div><div><br></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Jan 17, 2025 at 3:10 AM Anna Lena Hahn via Education <<a href="mailto:education@chicagocommunitygardens.org" target="_blank">education@chicagocommunitygardens.org</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><div><p>Dear CCGA team,</p><p>I learned about your association and the inspiring work you do through Anna Maria Leon, a permaculture designer who has collaborated with the gardens of the CCGA, particularly on 16th Street in North Lawndale. I know Anna Maria and Roy Diblik through my own professional practice as a landscape designer, and I had the opportunity to visit Chicago last year during a research stay.</p><p>Currently, my colleague <a href="https://harakatsara.com" target="_blank">Sara Harakat</a>, based between France and Chicago, and I are in the process of applying for a residency with <a href="https://villa-albertine.org/va/professionals/call-for-applications-season-2025/" target="_blank">Villa Albertine</a>. It is a French programme that supports artists, researchers, and designers by funding their work on projects in the United States. We are deeply interested in exploring gardening and harvesting as community practices and are curious about the possibility of collaborating with your association.</p><p>We would love to discuss how we might engage with one of your garden projects or connect with a community interested in working with us around this theme. Perhaps we could accompany a project for some time or co-develop activities that align with your ongoing efforts? (Just to be clear upfront: All costs are covered by the grant.)</p><p>We would be thrilled to exchange ideas with someone from your association and learn more about your work. Please let us know if this opportunity interests you, and we would be happy to arrange a meeting at your convenience.</p><p>Best wishes,<br>Anna Lena Hahn</p></div><div>
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