Tag: CCGA

CANCELLED – Garden Tool Workshop For Community Gardeners

Due to weather conditions, the CCGA Resources Committee Tool Distribution, Saturday, 02/10/18, has been cancelled.  Please watch your emails for the rescheduling of the Tool Distribution.   The CCGA Resources and Education Committees are jointly present a new workshop for Chicago community gardeners. Edde Jones,…

CCGA Coordinating Meeting – Tuesday February 6, 6:30pm

The next CCGA Coordinating Meeting is Tuesday February 6th at 6:30pm at the Chicago Center for Green Technology CCGT at 445 N. Sacramento Blvd. The main item agenda is final planning for the 2018 conference. We will meet on the 2nd floor and there is…

CANCELLED – Garden Tool Workshop – Saturday February 10th at 10am

Due to weather conditions, the CCGA Resources Committee Tool Distribution, Saturday, 02/10/18, has been cancelled.  Please watch your emails for the rescheduling of the Tool Distribution.   The CCGA Resources & Education Committees jointly present a new workshop for Chicago community gardeners. Eddie Jones, Program…

Garden Tool Workshop For Community Gardeners – Saturday February 10, 2018

The CCGA Resources and Education Committees are jointly present a new workshop for Chicago community gardeners. Edde Jones, Program Director of Greencorps, will teach us tool safety; we will also have a demonstration on the maintenance of basic gardening tools. Thanks to the success of…

Next CCGA Coordinating Meeting – Tuesday February 6, 6:30pm

The next CCGA Coordinating Meeting is Tuesday February 6th at 6:30pm at the Chicago Center for Green Technology CCGT at 445 N. Sacramento Blvd. The main item agenda is final planning for the 2018 conference. We will meet on the 2nd floor and there is…

6th Annual CCGA Gardeners Conference – Saturday March 3rd 2018

Save the Date for the 6th Annual CCGA Gardeners Conference: Saturday, March 3, 2018 We’re excited to announce that our 6th Annual Conference, Garden to Garden: Bringing People Together Through Growing Together, will be on Saturday, March 3 at Kennedy-King College in Englewood. Registration is…

Request for Workshop Proposals for CCGA 6th Annual Conference

Share your knowledge and enthusiasm! CCGA is seeking proposals for educational workshops for our 6th Annual Conference to be held on on Saturday March 3, 2018. The theme is: Garden to Garden: Bringing People Together Through Growing Together Workshops will be presented in two sessions…

2017 CEGA Awards

Congratulations to all the 2017 Chicago Excellence in Gardening Award (CEGA) winners! Here is the Hermitage Street Garden displaying their 2017 CEGA award sign! You can view photos of other gardens displaying their new CEGA signs HERE. Special thanks go out to the CEGA sponsors:…

Next CCGA Coordinating Meeting – Monday Nov. 27, 6:00pm

The next CCGA Coordinating Meeting is Monday November 27th at 6:00pm at the Chicago Center for Green Technology CCGT at 445 N. Sacramento Blvd. The main item agenda is planning for the 2018 conference. We will meet on the 2nd floor and there is parking…

Free Fall Compost Workshops – Saturday Nov. 4th & Nov. 11th

COMPOSTING IN PUBLIC SPACES – Sharing What We’ve Learned NeighborSpace garden leaders and stakeholders, in partnership with sponsor Hills Brothers Coffee, are hosting two free hands-on community composting education days. Community gardeners and community composters are invited to join us by registering for this free…