Tag: Chicago Botanic Garden

Windy City Harvest: Home-Scale Aquaponics

Windy City Harvest: Home-Scale Aquaponics

Arturo Velasquez Institute Greenhouse Andy McGhee, Windy City Harvest aquaponics coordinator

Windy City Harvest: Home-Scale Aquaponics

Windy City Harvest: Home-Scale Aquaponics

Arturo Velasquez Institute Greenhouse Andy McGhee, Windy City Harvest aquaponics coordinator

Windy City Harvest: Small Farm Season Extension

Windy City Harvest: Small Farm Season Extension

Arturo Velasquez Institute Greenhouse Britt Calendo, Windy City Harvest PCC wellness farm coordinator. $39 Learn how to extend your spring or fall growing season to 9-months or even year round production. Explore what crops and varieties perform best in Chicago. Specific techniques will be covered…

Windy City Harvest: Small Farm Season Extension

Windy City Harvest: Small Farm Season Extension

Arturo Velasquez Institute Greenhouse Britt Calendo, Windy City Harvest PCC wellness farm coordinator. $39 Learn how to extend your spring or fall growing season to 9-months or even year round production. Explore what crops and varieties perform best in Chicago. Specific techniques will be covered…

Windy City Harvest: Seed Starting for Edibles

Windy City Harvest: Seed Starting for Edibles

Arturo Velasquez Institute Greenhouse Rosario Maldonado, Apprenticeship & Corps Sales Coordinator $39 In this workshop, we’ll cover seed starting dates for edibles, container format options, organic soil mixes, how to create ideal conditions and trouble shoot. You will learn different techniques for starting your own…

Spring Gardening Tips on WTTW

Eliza Fournier of Chicago Botanic Garden just appeared on WTTW to share some tips on splitting perennials, bulb care, timing planting, and other spring gardening issues. Spring Gardening Tips on WTTW

Chicago Botanic Garden School Gardening Conference

Chicago Botanic Garden School Gardening Conference

Professional Development Opportunity for Educators On June 28, 2014, the Chicago Botanic Garden is hosting the 16th School Gardening Conference “Next Generation of School Gardening”, for all grade levels. This conference provides an inspiring showcase of presentations, from tips to starting a new garden, to…