Chicago FarmWorks fights two issues associated with poverty: unemployment and hunger. Utilizing a two acre farm in the East Garfield Park neighborhood, we distribute local produce of the highest quality to those who need it most, and help people overcoming multiple barriers to employment find…
If you are interested in growing your own organic groceries this year, interested in workshops about seed starting, composting, growing herbs and veggies, how to cook the nutritious vegetables you grow? And much, much more, come garden with us! Contact our Garden Director at hermitagestreetcommunitygarden@gmail.com.
Rain or shine! The OPENING DATE for the 2016 garden growing season will be SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 2016, 9:30am. If you are interested in growing your own organic groceries, interested in workshops about wellness, seed starting, composting, growing herbs and veggies, how to cook the…
GARDEN OPENING DAY / APERTURA DE JARDÍN EL PASEO COMMUNITY GARDEN www.elpaseogarden.org (773) 234-6168 elpaseo.communitygarden@neighbor-space.org VENGAN Y AYUDANOS! COME AND HELP US! GARDEN OPENING DAY • Pintar/ Paint • Limpiar/ Clean-up • Hablar sobre tierra/ Soil Talk • Convivo de Comida / Pot Luck Traigan un…
Join us for this weekend’s event on April 9th from 10-11:30/12. Please come out and listen to an educational talk about the History of Community Gardens by Freyja Conrad. It should be a great talk and will hopefully help gear you up by becoming apart of…
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, such as using row cover, building simple low tunnels and cold frames, and creating…
Project 2746 is a weekly Thursday evening event series building cooperative community in the Dill Pickle’s future home. Come check out the space and stay to soak up some sustainable gardening practices with a few of our favorites: ‘Soil Truthing’ with Nance Klehm of Social…
Seed Starting Educational Talk This presentation will be given by Vicki Westerhoff, who owns Genesis Growers near ST. Anne, Illinois and has a CSA. This class will be hands on and the cost will go towards materials.
The 6th Annual Forest Park Seed Swap on March 13th from 2-4pm. Come swap seeds with other gardeners. If you don’t have seeds available we will have seeds for sale that you can use as your entrance to the swap. The seed swap is free…
KILBOURN PARK ORGANIC GREEN HOUSE 2016 PLANT SALE WORK HOURS AND ORIENTATIONS THE ANNUAL KILBOURN PARK ORGANIC GREEN HOUSE PLANT SALE WILL BE HELD SATURDAY, MAY 14TH, AND SUNDAY, MAY 15TH. MARK THIS DATE ON YOUR CALENDAR!! VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION DATES WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY…