Wednesday, May 18 at 7pm – Perennials, The Economizers of the Edible Landscape Speaker: Lisa Hilgenberg, horitculturalist for the Chicago Botanic Garden’s Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden
Tuesday, June 7 at 7pm – Fearless Food Gardening in Chicagoland Speaker: LaManda Joy, founder of Peterson Garden Project as well as author of Start a Community Garden: The Essential Handbook
Tuesday, July 26 at 7pm – From the Ground Up: Five keys to Organic Garden Success Speaker: Jean Nolan, founder of The Organic Gardener Ltd and author of From the Group Up: A Food Grower’s Education in life, Love and the Movement That’s Changing a Nation.
Monday, August 15th at 7pm – Raising Apples in Urban Environments Speaker: Dan Bussey, orchardist at Seed Savers Exchange and author of The Illustrated History of Apples in North America.
Tuesday, September 13 at 7pm – Urban Composting and Healthy Soils Speaker: Bill Shores, founder of Urban Edible and gardener for the Rick Bayless restaurants Topolobampo, Xoco, and Frontera Grill
Join us to learn how to organize all aspects of the garden from recruiting members and gaining supporters to practical ways to self organize including using apps to keep track of projects. We will also show you how to create a design map for your…
Wow! Ellen Trenn-Mack and her two neighbors wasted very little time planting the Spring Flowering plants, we distributed a few weeks ago, at their neighborhood playlot, in planters and across the front of the park. So glad to see they are happy in their new home.…
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Imagine a Chicago where everyone is rooting for each other. That’s what Chicago Cares’ Serve-a-thon is all about. This June 25, 5,000 people will spend the day volunteering, meeting critical needs in every corner of the city. Along the way, we’ll meet new people. We’ll…
Hiring Young People for a youth theater ensemble (ages 15 and up) Pay: $8.25 hour Hours of employment: Saturdays starting May 14 through August 14 ( will be working approximately 4 to 5 hours each Saturday) Young People will produce: THE BEAN/ THE BEING —…