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,…
Take this workshop and find out why caring for your soil will help your garden plants be healthier without the use of synthetic fertilizer. Michael Webb will help us understand some of the basic science behind healthy soil while giving practical and easy-to-follow tips on…
The Bold Urban Renaissance Network (B.U.R.N.) is accepting submissions for the spring cycle of their Chicago Community Grant Program through April 24th. What is the Chicago Community Grant Program? This program engages grassroots programs being run in Chicago, or by Chicagoans. Microgrants will help fund…
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)
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.…
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…
This talk will cover the special role of fungi in both urban and rural Community Bioremediation efforts.
We plan to hold our annual Burling Park Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 4 at 11am (leaving Sunday for other family events). Please mark your calendars. We welcome any assistance in planning this event, including financial support (to purchase goodies), and stuffing and hiding…
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!
Join us for our first ever Spring Seed Swap, hosted by the UIC Heritage Garden, at the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum. We invite gardeners, organizations, and community members in the Chicago area to swap seeds, learn about seeds, and meet new gardening friends around the…