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…
For Chicago community gardens only. RSVP by Thursday, April 18, 4pm to mamiegray2012@gmail. $10 Donation.
Our program will offer two sessions of the following three workshops: (1) Planting for Pollinators in Vegetable Gardens; (2) Planting for Pollinators in Containers; and (3) Planting for Pollinators on Parkways. Participants may choose one option for each of the two sessions. At the conclusion…
The Soil Keepers Soil Science and Certified Training Program Classes meet 5:30-8:00pm on Monday February 12th and February 19th Limited supported tickets available for those whose current financial situation is challenging, please reach out to thesoilkeepers@gmail.com to inquire “What if we endeavor to build a…
AUA (Advocates for Urban Agriculture) has issued their annual Capacity Building Grant program which is open to community gardens. Details are below – deadline is November 10, 2023. The Capacity Building Grant is a grant fund housed by AUA and distributed by a participatory grantmaking…
Mountains of plants, 6000 of them in small and large pots and trays piled high on trucks arrived Friday morning for gardeners to choose from at CCGA Resources Perennial Distribution September 29, 2023. Scott Byron & Co assembled and delivered the plants, and other area…
