Happy New Year, community gardeners! It’s still the first few days of 2025, so we can profit from looking back at 2024 to acknowledge all that CCGA has accomplished and set out to do for 2025. We hope gardeners have been enjoying the holidays and…
U of I Extension Cook County created this map to help you locate a seed swap. To add your swap to the list please email sbatka@illinois.edu To see the interactive map: go.illinois.edu/SeedSwaps Thanks to Sarah Batka from U of I Extension for compiling and providing…
New to this year’s distributions and workshops and now posting for the CCGA Facebook page are two volunteers in Resources and Distribution. Welcome, Eve Venable, who joined CCGA as one of its most creative and active members. Also welcome to Deb Jensen who is a…
“How to Keep it Going,” sowing seeds for the gardens of tomorrow, the CCGA documentary portrayal of legacy gardeners was presented in a screening of the Legacy Gardener Project, May 22, 5-8 pm in the Jensen Room of Garfield Park Conservatory. If you didn’t already…
We mourned this summer over the loss of our dear gardening friend and mentor Julie Samuels, who passed away on July 19, 2024. A Celebration of Life was held for her in August in Oak Park. Many from CCGA attended and spoke warmly of Julie…
Join us for a tour of community gardens in Garfield Park from 9am-2pm on Saturday, August 24! Board the bus at Garfield Park Gold Dome and visit 6 community gardens and an urban farm. Then we’ll head over to The Hatchery Chicago for a tour.…
Thank you to everyone who joined us at the Garfield Park Conservatory on Wednesday, May 22 for the premier of our most recent Legacy Gardener film featuring Juline McClinton. We’re happy to share that all three Legacy Gardener films are now available to watch online…
The Comfort Station is once again hosting a native plant sale to help raise money for the organization’s upcoming year of arts programming. Pre-sale ordering runs from May 1st to May 31st, or while supplies last. All pickups will take place on June 8th 12-4pm,…
How to Keep it Going: Sowing Seeds for Gardens of Tomorrow Join us for a special screening of the CCGA Legacy Gardener Film Project and panel discussion on May 22, from 5-8 pm in the Jensen Room of the Garfield Park Conservatory. Register HERE. Through…
Windy City Harvest is excited to announce our upcoming community event, Spring Sprout, which will be held on May 11, 2024, 11am – 4pm, at the Farm on Ogden in North Lawndale (3555 W Ogden Ave Chicago IL 60623) in conjunction with our annual Plant…