The Chicago Excellence in Gardening Awards (CEGA), Chicago’s only citywide gardening awards program, is now accepting entries for its 7th year of honoring city gardeners. Once again, CEGA judges will fan out across the city to visit backyards, parkways, school lots, community gardens and more,…
CCGA is stepping into spring with a new vision of how we can gather. We’re inviting you, Chicago’s community gardeners, to co-host a series of events with us – for gardeners across the city to learn about and experience community gardening, right in our gardens!…
Join CCGA for a free workshop on preparing your vegetable garden for the 2023 growing season with Steve Schultz, Farm Supervisor, and Niki Urell, Farm Site Coordinator, of Chicago Farm Works. Farm Works is a program of Heartland Human Care Services, located in East Garfield…
The issue of PFAS contamination in biosolids has become a concerning issue for community gardeners. Since last autumn, CCGA has been focused specifically on the problem community gardeners face with biosolids from MWRD (Metropolitan Water Reclamation District) and the necessity of starting a community-wide discussion…
The CCGA Resources working group is hosting a houseplant distribution on Saturday February 4th. The event is open to the public and will begin at 10am until we run out of plants. At 11:00am Eve Venable will present a workshop on houseplant identification, propagation, health…
Austin community gardener and expert plant designer Juline McClinton will demonstrate festive wreath making. Bridget Schroeder of The Contained Garden will lead a hands-on workshop on creating a beautiful holiday container. Plant sale to follow at 11am. Be sure to register by December 1st. See…
Community gardens have the power to improve the lives of every Chicagoan… … whether it’s a beautiful space to connect to nature for mental health, a pollinator garden to provide a food source for wildlife, an allotment garden where people can grow their own food,…
It looks to be beautiful tomorrow evening for our 10th Anniversary Celebration at the gorgeous Garfield Park Conservatory. There are still a few tickets left, so come out and join us! Visit the event page for all the info! The festivities begin at 5pm and…
The Monarch Community Science Project works with the public to help researchers at the Field Museum understand how successful milkweed plants in cities and towns are at providing habitat for monarch caterpillars. Full details on the Monarch Community Science Project are HERE. The project has…
Chicago gardeners! After two long pandemic years, the Chicago Excellence in Gardening Awards (CEGA) are back! In 2022, CEGA judges will be once again visiting gardens throughout Chicago—in person!—as part of the Windy City’s only citywide gardening honors. It’s free and open to the public…