Tag: Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance

Community Compost Collection

Garfield Park Conservatory Sat April 16, 10 am – 2 pm 300 N Central Park Ave, South Parking Lot, Chicago https://go.illinois.edu/CompostGPCA Residents can drop off kitchen waste to be composted and pick up a bucket of finished compost. Please BYOB (bring your own bucket). Finished compost is…

Garfield Park Conservatory 2017 Calendar Photo Contest: Deadline Oct. 5

If you’re a budding photographer or just a little snap-happy, we urge you to share why you love Garfield Park Conservatory with us! Enter our 2017 Calendar Photo Contest and your photo could be featured in our inaugural 2018 print wall calendar! Calendars will be…

Winter Classes Offered at Garfield Park Conservatory

Winter is a great time to relax, repair and get ready for the next growing season. Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance is offering an array of classes this winter to help get you prepared for the next growing season. All of the classes have a GPCA Member/Volunteer…

Chicken Keeping Classes at the Garfield Park Conservatory

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance is  hosting a series of chicken care classes taught by Jennifer Murtoff of Home to Roost LLC at Garfield Park Conservatory this spring, summer and fall. The series goes through the basics of keeping chickens in the city and into the details…

Principles, Protocols, and Practices for Growing High Quality Crops

Principles, Protocols, and Practices for Growing High Quality Crops

Principles, Protocols, and Practices for Growing High Quality Crops A Two-Day Workshop For Farmers, Urban Growers, and Community Gardeners Benefits: Improved Pest and Disease Resistance Better Tolerance of Extreme Weather Conditions Ability to Improve Your Yield by helping Plants at their Critical Points of Influence…

Bag-Your-Own-Bulbs at Garfield Park Conservatory – FREE

Bag-Your-Own-Bulbs at Garfield Park Conservatory – FREE

JUST ADDED — Free bulbs for gardeners! One day only. See info below: We have more than enough tulips and are happy to give them out to the community gardeners. We didn’t get through bagging all the ones that came last night and we expect…

High Bionutrient Crop Production Workshop – Scholarships Available

Interested in Growing Nutrient Dense, Higher Yielding Crops? How About Crops with Improved Pest & Disease Resistance and Better Tolerance of Extreme Weather Conditions? Learn from a life long Farmer of his understanding and first hand experiences utilizing a Biological Approach to crop production. Dan…