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2nd Story: Share Your Garden Story – NEW DATE

2nd Story: Share Your Garden Story – NEW DATE

2nd Story will share four distinct storytelling opportunities in community gardens in across Chicago. Monday, June 23rd: Fulton Garden, 4427 W. Fulton in Garfield Park Thursday, June 26th: Ruby Garden, 1557 W. Schreiber Monday, June 30th, La Huerta Roots and Rays Garden, 1513 W Cullerton…

2nd Story: Share Your Garden Story

2nd Story: Share Your Garden Story

2nd Story will share four distinct storytelling opportunities in community gardens in across Chicago. Monday, June 23rd: Fulton Garden, 4427 W. Fulton in Garfield Park Thursday, June 26th: Ruby Garden, 1557 W. Schreiber Monday, June 30th TBD Wednesday, July 2 TBD All events will run…

2nd Story: Share Your Garden Story

2nd Story: Share Your Garden Story

2nd Story will share four distinct storytelling opportunities in community gardens in across Chicago. Monday, June 23rd: Fulton Garden, 4427 W. Fulton in Garfield Park Thursday, June 26th: Ruby Garden, 1557 W. Schreiber Monday, June 30th TBD Wednesday, July 2 TBD All events will run…

CCCG: Citywide Community Gardener Meeting

CCCG: Citywide Community Gardener Meeting

Join us for the next CCCG meeting as we work together to create a strong network of community gardens, leaders and members.

Pullman Garden Tea and Tour

Pullman Garden Tea and Tour

20th Annual Garden Walk for Historic Pullman Garden Club The Historic Pullman Garden Club, with co-sponsors the Historic Pullman Foundation and Pullman State Historic Site, invite you back to the Victorian era of the 1880s during the Garden Tea and Tour on Saturday June 28,…

Urban Ag Summer Camp

Urban Ag Summer Camp

Four-day summer camp: July 14-July 17, 9-3 pm Visit Chicago’s best urban farms Meet leaders in the local food movement Learn about jobs in the emerging green economy Sponsored by Triton College’s new Sustainable Agriculture Technology program, this experiential 4-day summer camp is designed to…

Free Tomato Plants from Kilbourn Park Organic Greenhouse — UPDATE: Garfield Park Conservatory also offering tomatoes

Kilbourn Park Organic Greenhouse is offering free tomato plants for Community Gardeners until they’re gone. Get ’em while the getting is good! 3501 N Kilbourn Tuesday – Saturday 10a-3pm Update Garfield Park Conservatory is also offering free tomato plants. Email quoted below: We have some…

Slow Food Chicago’s Sweet Summer Solstice Potluck

Slow Food Chicago’s Sweet Summer Solstice Potluck

June 21st is the longest day of the year! Enjoy those extra hours of sunshine by joining Slow Food Chicago, the Chicago Honey Co-op, and Christy Webber Landscapes for our annual Sweet Summer Solstice Potluck Supper! We’ll provide a main course and beverages, you can…

KAMII: Teen Urban Ag Experience, for free!

KAMII: Teen Urban Ag Experience, for free!

KAM Isaiah Israel, one of the leading food donation congregations in Chicago, is offering free urban agriculture workshops for teens this summer. Download the Summer Program Flyer and Application and get growing! The program is free and open to high school students who are entering…

Composting Inside & Out

GTU Certificate Tracks: CS, LIL SPEAKER: Amber Gribben, Urban Worm Girl, L3C Audience: General In this workshop, we will discuss the benefits of composting, review the differences between typical outdoor composting and worm composting; the pros and cons of various worm bin designs; instruction and…