If you’re a budding photographer or just a little snap-happy, we urge you to share why you love Garfield Park Conservatory with us! Enter our 2017 Calendar Photo Contest and your photo could be featured in our inaugural 2018 print wall calendar! Calendars will be…
The Chicago Botanic Garden’s urban agriculture education and jobs-training initiative Windy City Harvest is offering short courses in sustainable urban agriculture. Classes range from 4-12 weeks, on Saturdays from 9am-noon or 1pm-3pm. Tuition cost is income-based between $150-$600. Edible Landscaping September 9 – October 14,…
It’s said that one of the greatest gifts you can give is your time, and CCGA has immense gratitude for the volunteers that have given time and energy to our plant distributions and helped in our gardens this summer! We couldn’t do this without you…
Join us for the 4th Annual Ravinia Night in the Kuumba Tre-Ahm Community Garden fundraiser! Enjoy a beautiful evening in the garden including live music, a silent auction, and refreshments. This year’s annual fundraiser will showcase Kuumba Tre-Ahm’s newest plants, flowers, fruit trees, and an…
The prestigious landscape company Scott Byron & Co. will once again coordinate the collection and delivery of donated perennials and shrubs for the CCGA Resources Fall Perennial Distribution. Who: For all Chicago Community Gardens. One group of plants per garden, please. What: A variety of…
The next CCGA Coordinating Meeting will be Tuesday, September 19th 2017 at 5:30pm at the Hermitage Street Garden 5643 S. Hermitage, Chicago IL 60636. Our host in this beautiful community garden will be Cordia Pugh and our focus will be choosing a venue for the…
Have you wanted to build a season extension structure for your raised bed garden, but not sure how to do it right? Join U of I Extension Educator Zack Grant as he takes you step by step in constructing a mini tunnel season extension structure…
Join friends and neighbors for conversation, fun and gardening in Austin! All are welcome! No previous gardening experience required. Kids 13 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Be sure to wear sunscreen and bring water to stay hydrated. Tools and gloves will be…
A Tale of Three Sisters: Uptown teenagers perform Native American legend in an urban garden and grow the stage set! Teenagers in Uptown have a unique summer job at Winthrop Harmony Arts Garden as they work for Green Scene Chicago, adapting an Iroquois legend, growing…
The CCGA Education team brought an important and necessary topic to gardeners and presenter Allen Lawrance from the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum hit all the sweet spots of gardening with and for beneficial insects. Folks were clearly interested in the very focused presentation. The book…