[Info-distribution] The CCGA How Does Your Garden Grow? Fall Event Series kicks off September 23!

[Pete Leki]

Wonderful. I want to do it all.
Pete

On Fri, Sep 15, 2023 at 6:33 PM CCGA <info at chicagocommunitygardens.org>
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> Tour Garfield Park’s gardens & market - Explore the Field’s Rice Native
> Gardens - Celebrate Fall at the Oriole Park Teaching Garden!
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> Our free Fall Event Series kicks off Saturday, Sept. 23 with a bus *tour
> of Garfield Park’s vibrant gardens & market*! Spend your morning on
> Saturday, Sept. 30 immersed in native plants, pollinators, and seed
> collecting at the *Field Museum's Rice Native Gardens* and in the
> afternoon celebrate Fall (and a birthday) with the *Oriole Park Teaching
> Garden*!
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> *Saturday, September 23 • 9:30am-2pm*
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> *Garfield Park Gold Dome Field House 100 North Central Park Avenue*
>
> Explore the beauty of nature as we showcase the incredible community
> gardens of Garfield Park! You'll have the opportunity to connect with local
> gardeners, learn tips and techniques they employ in their community
> gardens, visit The Hatchery, and get inspired for your own gardening
> endeavors! Join us for a bus tour visiting four vibrant Garfield Park
> community gardens. Then we'll head to The Hatchery for a tour, enjoy some
> food demos, and then visit the Garfield Park Neighborhood Market.
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> Board the bus at the Garfield Park Gold Dome between 9:00-9:25am. The tour
> bus will at 9:30 sharp. Box lunches will be provided.
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> *Saturday, September 30 • 10am-12:30pm The Field Museum's Rice Native
> Gardens 1400 S. DuSable Lake Shore Drive*
>
> As gardeners, when we work with annual plants, much of the preparation for
> the growing season takes place in the spring. But working with native
> plants, some very important work happens in the fall, including collecting
> and spreading native plant seed.
>
> We'll join the Field's Nicole Machuca and Michelle Higgins for a hands-on
> workshop in the *Rice Native Gardens* to study the native plants and
> learn more about native pollinators. We'll learn about how native
> pollinators are preparing for the winter and what they will do until now
> until the spring - and how we can help them get cozy while putting our
> garden to bed. We will also explore some techniques for native plant seed
> collecting and will have an opportunity to collect some seeds to take back
> to our gardens!
>
> Light breakfast food including coffee, juice, donuts, and muffins will be
> available.
>
> Parking is scarce at the Field Museum, and we've arranged for a bus to
> take us to the event! Learn more and register by clicking the button below.
>
> Please note, space is limited for this workshop. Tickets are limited to 2
> gardeners per community garden and kids 10 and older. Please RSVP by
> September 25.
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> *Saturday, September 30 • 1-3pm Oriole Park Teaching Garden 5425 North
> Oketo Ave.*
>
> We’re celebrating with the *Oriole Park Teaching Garden* as their garden
> turns 10! Join in the birthday celebration for lots of fun and educational
> activities, including garden tours, mint sugar scrub making, leaf rubbing
> art, and nature cyanotypes. We'll have a special birthday raffle with
> prizes, including garden t-shirts and other gardening related gifts!
> PLUS! Kasey Eaves from Vivant Gardens will share fall garden tips and
> inspiration, and we'll plant a tree with Betsy Elsaesser, a certified
> arborist.
>
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> *Stay tuned for more events in October! If you have any questions, please
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