Tag: Chicago

GardenKeepers Workshop – “Insect Identification and Pest Control”

Tired of having pests enjoy your garden more than you do? Join us as Carol Lerner teaches us how to identify different insects as friend or foe and what we can do to help our plants survive without pesticides

Chicken Keeping Classes at the Garfield Park Conservatory

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance is  hosting a series of chicken care classes taught by Jennifer Murtoff of Home to Roost LLC at Garfield Park Conservatory this spring, summer and fall. The series goes through the basics of keeping chickens in the city and into the details…

preSERVE Garden Kickoff

Spring is here and it’s time to kick off the 2015 growing season at preSERVE! Join us for our first garden fun day of the year. We’ll prep the garden, plant potatoes, and talk about our plans and goals for the year at the garden.…

Growing Pride (Humboldt Park Garden Club) – April Meeting

Calling all Community Gardeners in Humboldt Park. The next Growing Pride meeting will take place at the Read/Write library TUESDAY April 14, at 6:30 914 N. California(enter on Walton)

Jardincito – Children’s Tree Planting / SIEMBRA DE ÁRBOLES PARA LOS NIÑOS

Jardincito – Children’s Tree Planting / SIEMBRA DE ÁRBOLES PARA LOS NIÑOS

Jardincito Advisory Council invites you and your young children to a CHILDREN’S TREE PLANTING Please join us for a very special ceremonial tree planting to celebrate the launch of Jardincito Community Play Garden! Bring your shovel! Bring a spoon! Bring your hands! Light snacks and…

Annual CDOT Placemaking and Landscape Maintenance Seminar

Annual CDOT Placemaking and Landscape Maintenance Seminar

On behalf of the City of Chicago, the Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) will be hosting the Annual Placemaking and Landscape Maintenance Seminar on Saturday, April 18th at the Chicago Center for Green Technology. Throughout Chicago, the City’s greening and placemaking initiatives including streetscapes, medians,…

CCGA – Spring into 2015

CCGA – Spring into 2015

The March 7th CCGA Annual Conference was a great success, with over 220 community gardeners and friends attending to enjoy a multitude of workshops and exhibitor’s information booths. Now, on into our gardening season!  Our April 11th meeting will start with breakout sessions for the…

GardenKeepers Workshop – “Planting for Success”

GardenKeepers Workshop – “Planting for Success”

Ever feel confused as to what veggies you should plant when you have limited space? Want to grow more than just tomatoes? Adrienne Detanico, staff member from The Organic Gardener will provide us with information on choosing what to plant and taking care of our plants…

IL Mycological Association – Community Bioremediation lecture

IL Mycological Association – Community Bioremediation lecture

This talk will cover the special role of fungi in both urban and rural Community Bioremediation efforts.

“Meet the Remediators” Lecture

(sharing the stage with Emmanual Pratt of Sweetwater Foundation)