Tag: Community Gardens

Garden Club at McKiernan Park

Join with neighbors in the upkeep of your local park’s garden area. General gardening education will be part of this outdoor learning experience. We will meet every Thursday from 11am-12pm from September 7th- October 12th at McKiernan Park. For more information, call the park at…

Chicago Tribune investigation: MWRD failed to warn gardeners free sludge contains toxic PFAs

Chicago Tribune investigation: MWRD failed to warn gardeners free sludge contains toxic PFAs

We encourage all gardeners and growers to read Michael Hawthorn’s investigation into dangerous PFAs (https://www.epa.gov/pfas) found in biosolids in MWRD’s free EQ compost. It is imperative that every gardener understand the dangers of PFAs in our soil and compost as referenced in his Tribune article:…