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Edible Landscape Redesign Project at The Plant

Edible Landscape Redesign Project at The Plant

Join us at the volunteer kickoff meeting for creating an Edible Landscape garden at The Plant. This will be a demonstration garden including signage and more information on the web.  This project will promote converting a front lawn, any area, to an edible landscape.  REGISTER…

Honeybees and Horticulture

Honeybees and Horticulture

Free Adult Workshop: Honeybees and Horticulture Beekeeping is an ancient craft, practiced in all world cultures except the arctic. Deep respect is acquired from learning about what bees and other migrating animals eat in our neighborhoods. Foraging only nectar and pollen, honeybees produce clean, healthy…

The Fulton Street Flower and Vegetable Garden Annual Iced Tea Social

Come on out again this year and enjoy the gardens of Garfield Park.  There will be food, fun and lots of family entertainment

Learn More about the Community Roots Demonstration Garden

Learn More about the Community Roots Demonstration Garden

Please join us to learn more about plans for a combination community/demonstration garden in Skinner Park, and to meet other people interested in growing food together. The Community Roots Demonstration Garden, planned to be built this spring in Skinner Park, will be an outdoor classroom…

6th Annual Peterson Garden Project Seed Swap

6th Annual Peterson Garden Project Seed Swap

Whether you saved seeds from plants grown in your garden, have leftover new or used seed packets, or are looking for seeds, the 6th Annual Peterson Garden Project Seed Swap in the place to be! You never know what you will find – gardeners are…

Windy City Harvest: Excel for Small Farm Crop Planning

Windy City Harvest: Excel for Small Farm Crop Planning

Arturo Velasquez Institute Greenhouse Erin Matson, Windy City Harvest apprenticeship instructor $39 This workshop will cover how to utilize Excel to plan out a season of continuous annual vegetable crop production on your small farm or community garden plot. A crop plan excel template typically…

Windy City Harvest: Pest & Disease Control

Windy City Harvest: Pest & Disease Control

Arturo Velasquez Institute Greenhouse Rosario Maldonado, Sales Coordinator, WCH Apprenticeship & Corps $39 Have you had troubles with pests getting to your crops before you can? Learn how to take preventative measures to make sure you do not invite pests or disease in the first…

Windy City Harvest: Edible Container Gardening

Windy City Harvest: Edible Container Gardening

Arturo Velasquez Institute Greenhouse Darius Jones, McCormick Place Rooftop Farm Coordinator, WCH Apprenticeship & Corps $39 Grow vegetables and herbs on your patio, roof, balcony or porch! This workshop covers: picking your site, types of containers, crops and varieties that do well, troubleshooting and harvest.…

Windy City Harvest: Building Healthy Soil

Windy City Harvest: Building Healthy Soil

Arturo Velasquez Institute Greenhouse Erin Matson, Windy City Harvest apprenticeship instructor $39 Learn about composting, vermicomposting, cover cropping, and other soil-building techniques. This workshop will cover soil testing and pH for vegetable crops. Healthy soil is the key to healthy plants!

Windy City Harvest: Small Farm Crop Planning

Windy City Harvest: Small Farm Crop Planning

Arturo Velasquez Institute Greenhouse Chris Prochot, Windy City Harvest incubator farm coordinator