CCGA Coordinating Meeting – Saturday December 10th 2016 at 10:00am at CCGT Offices

Please join us at 10:00am Saturday December 10th at the Chicago Center for Green Technology at 445 N. Sacramento Blvd. The meeting AGENDA includes: CCGA Working Team reports and preliminary work-shop planning for the 2017 CCGA Annual Conference.   We’ll meet on the 2nd floor…

CCGA Coordinating Meeting – Saturday November 12th 2016 9:00am at Bethel Terrace Senior Residence

Please join us at 9:00am Saturday, November 12th, 2016 at the Bethel Terrace Senior Residence located at 900 W. 63rd Parkway. The meeting agenda includes: CCGA committee reports and update planning for the 2017 CCGA Annual Conference.  Bring a snack or drink to share if you can.…

Community Garden Workshop Sept 27 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM

Join us to learn how to organize all aspects of the garden from recruiting members and gaining supporters to practical ways to self organize including using apps to keep track of projects. We will also work together to create a design map for your site.…

CCGA Coordinating Meeting – Monday August 29th 2016 at 6:30pm at CCGT Offices

Please join us at 6:30pm Monday August 29th at the Chicago Center for Green Technology at 445 N. Sacramento Blvd. The meeting agenda includes: CCGA committee reports and preliminary planning for the 2017 CCGA Annual Conference.  Bring a snack or drink to share if you…

Next CCGA Coordinating Meeting May 14th at 11am

Please join us at 11am Saturday May 14th at the Chicago Center for Green Technology at 445 N. Sacramento Blvd. The meeting agenda includes: CCGA Working Team reports on: Tasks for 2016 and Budget (income and expenses); Calendar for the year to include dates for…

CCGA Spring Annual Flower Distribution: Big Turnout!

Saturday April 9, 2016 started with snow and ice on the ground and temperatures in the twenties. But that did not stop community gardeners from coming to the Center for Green Technology to receive spring annuals grown by the CCGA Resources Committee! More than ninety…

Starting Off 2016 with Energy & Enthusiasm at CCGA Conference

Imagine the sight as 250 community gardeners from all over Chicago gathered at the South Shore Cultural Center on March 5th for the 4th CCGA Spring Conference. Inside the inspiring venue where we convened once again to see our friends from down the block or…

CCGA Coordinating Meeting Saturday April 9th 2016 at Green Tech Center

CCGA Coordinating Meeting – 11am Saturday April 9th 2016 at Chicago Center for Green Technology – 445 N Sacramento Blvd. If you were involved in the CCGA conference planning in any way please join us as this coordinating meeting agenda will focus on response and…

Public Transit Options to the 4th CCGA Conference

Breakfast starts at 9am and workshops start at 10am. CTA Bus – #6 Jackson Park Express This bus starts downtown in the loop around Michigan & Wacker and stops right outside the SSCC. Saturday Morning Schedule – The following #6 buses insure you can be…

Making Pullman a Sustainable Community

Sunday, February 28th 3pm-5pm in the Historic Pullman Center, 614 E, 113th St. The Historic Pullman Garden Club is sponsoring this presentation by Tom Shepherd of the South East Environmental Task Force. Gardens…and especially Community Gardens are a very important part of a safe, healthy…