Right now, Aldermen Lopez (15th ward) and Napolitano (41st ward) are pushing an ordinance to severely limit livestock in your backyards and neighborhood farms. This ordinance, introduced without meaningful community input, hinders the ability of Chicago residents and urban farmers to grow and raise their…
On Saturday, October 12, city-wide gardeners gathered at the historic Austin Town Hall Park and Cultural Center for the presentation of the 3rd Annual Chicago Excellence in Gardening Awards. This year, the garden entrants represented 43 wards in 76 neighborhoods! CCGA is one of the many…
Join Peterson Garden Project during the entire month of May for our annual Edible Plant Sale geared toward urban and small-space gardeners and offering items you won’t see anywhere else in Chicago. Buy organic plants, seeds, books, tools, compost, fertilizer, and more —everything you’ll need to get your edible…
Illiana Vegetable Growers Symposium Thursday, January 5, 2017 Teibel’s Family Restaurant, US 30 and US 41, Schererville, Indiana Sessions Include: Pollinators: Where are We After 2016? Management of Powdery Mildew & Other Important Diseases of Cucurbits Mineral Nutrition for Vegetable Crops Updated Worker Protection Standards…
Join us to learn how to organize all aspects of the garden from recruiting members and gaining supporters to practical ways to self organize including using apps to keep track of projects. We will also work together to create a design map for your site.…
Tuesday, September 13 at 7pm – Urban Composting and Healthy Soils Speaker: Bill Shores, founder of Urban Edible and gardener for the Rick Bayless restaurants Topolobampo, Xoco, and Frontera Grill
Monday, August 15th at 7pm – Raising Apples in Urban Environments Speaker: Dan Bussey, orchardist at Seed Savers Exchange and author of The Illustrated History of Apples in North America.
When 13-year-old Jacklyn, who has a fear of heights, climbs a giant beanstalk, she encounters Giant Baby Ju Ju, whose fear of eating anything fresh causes her to gobble only sugary Smarties and Dum Dum lollipops as a steady diet! “Fee-fi-fo-fum. Will I get a…
Tuesday, July 26 at 7pm – From the Ground Up: Five keys to Organic Garden Success Speaker: Jean Nolan, founder of The Organic Gardener Ltd and author of From the Group Up: A Food Grower’s Education in life, Love and the Movement That’s Changing a Nation.
Join us for a weekend volunteer day this July at the preSERVE garden in North Lawndale (a partnership between Slow Food Chicago, the Chicago Honey Co-Op, the North Lawndale Greening Committee, and Neighborspace). Gather with us in the garden to get your hands a little…