Much Ado About Dirt Brought to you by After School Matters’ Green Scene Summer Stock Teens August 12, 2015 at 12 pm Winthrop Harmony Arts Garden 4919 North Winthrop, Chicago, 60640 In case of rain: Bezazian Library Auditorium 1226 West Ainslie, Chicago 60640 Featuring the…
South Lawndale/ La Villita: En Español (in Spanish) Donde: Biblioteca / Toman Library 2708 S Pulaski. Cuándo: 27 de Junio de 10:00 am a 12:00 pm/June 27- 10:00 am to 12 noon Los múltiples usos de las hierbas / Herbs Workshop. Venga a aprender sobre…
This Saturday, June 20, the CCGA Resources Committee will offer more free vegetable, herb and flower seedlings, as well as seeds, to community gardens. Here are the details: WHEN: Saturday, June 20, 2015 from 8:00 a.m. til the plants and seeds are gone WHERE: New…
The Bowmanville garden walk features hosted gardens, where the garden owners are there to welcome you into their garden and talk about their efforts. The hospitality overflows. This garden walk hosts an Ask the Master Gardener table at the Welcome booth, where University of IL…
We would love to have CCGA members join Chicago Honey Co-op and Slow Food Chicago for our annual Sweet Summer Solstice potluck. The most affordable fundraiser in Chicago is happening on June 20 at Rancho Verde (headquarters of Christy Webber Landscaping), just East of the Center…
Every Wednesday through August join the Hideout and NeighborSpace for bingo, beer, and free hot dogs*–still courtesy of our friends at Hot Doug’s–plus veggie dogs! Hideout Veggie Bingo games raise money each week for Chicago-area community gardens. We have a bounty of prizes from local…
With farm to school programs kids win, farmers win and communities win! Join Illinois Stewardship Alliance, in partnership with the Illinois Farm to School Network, for one of two exciting workshops highlighting successful local farm to school projects, the U.S. Farm to School Act of…
Come celebrate our community and veterans and help us build food gardens. PLEASE REPLY BY JUNE 1st to Cordia Pugh at cordia.pugh@att.net Hosted by Cordia Pugh, Lawrence Bass, Paula Sneed, and Courtney Bass. Event Schedule 10am: Building Begins 11am: Welcome Ceremony 1pm: Lunch 4pm: Building…
(rain or shine – we are gardeners, after-all) Bring a Plant – Take a Plant – and leave happy! Exchange as many plants as you like. Please note the name of the plant and whether it does best in sun or shade; trade extra seedlings,…
The CCGA Resources Committee thanks everyone who came to one of the two sites on May 9th and 16th to pick up a boxful (or basketful) of vegetable seedlings to plant in their community gardens. Thanks to generous donations from Westover Farms, Macy’s, the Winnetka…