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…

Iced Tea Social Saturday July 16th Noon to 5pm at Fulton Street Flower & Vegetable Garden

Hello CCGA’ers, here is another event that’s just too good to miss and is happening right in the City on Chicago’s West Side. Stop by to support our fellow community gardeners and grab something to drink and eat fresh food right from our gardens on…

First Annual Uptown Garden Walk – Saturday, July 16, 2016

The beauty of Uptown’s gardens is reflective of its diverse and vibrant community members. The First Annual Uptown Garden Walk provides residents an opportunity to explore the various unique identities of the neighborhood. Garden Walk participants will explore gardens that both residents and organizations have…

KAM Isaiah Israel Farm & Food Forest School

2016 Summer Session Interested in learning about urban ag? How to grow food? How to design and install a food forest? Then please join us for any or all of eight free workshops this July and August at KAM Isaiah Israel’s award winning micro-farm and…

Micro-grants Opportunity to Help Fight Hunger in Chicago

The CHIditarod Foundation is accepting applications from organizations whose mission is related to alleviating hunger, addressing food insecurity, and/or improving the lives of the public through education, food or hunger relief in the metropolitan Chicago area. Smaller, community-led organizations are especially encouraged to apply. Hurry, Application…

Support Seed Sharing Activities – Keep Agribusiness & Government Out of Seed Exchanges

The Illinois Stewardship Alliance has been trying to pass legislation exempting seed sharing activities from requirements of the commercial seed law. On April 29th the Illinois state Senate Bill 3130 just passed and now is off to the House and has been assigned to Agriculture…

Special Sale of Wrought Iron During Our Veggie Distribution!

Special Sale of Wrought Iron Community Gardeners! Tell your friends about this special opportunity! You’ve already saved the date for our May 14 Vegetable Seedling Distribution, and now we are offering you more than plants for your garden.  CCGA will include the sale of new…

Free Oak Sapling Giveaways Every Wednesday

On Wednesday May 4th the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) kicked-off a new initiative designed to restore the urban canopy and manage Cook County’s storm water. As of that date the MWRD will begin distributing free oak saplings to residents of Cook…

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…

Howard Area Community Garden’s 1st Spring Plant Sale May 14th and 15th

The Howard Area Community Garden‘s first Spring Plant Sale will be in full swing from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 14 and Sunday, May 15, in the garden at the corner of Hermitage and Juneway in the North of Howard neighborhood (Rogers…