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 Thanks to Sarah Batka from U of I Extension for compiling and providing access to the seed swap map!
At the CCGA Resources February 3 event Carolina Ara will demonstrate how to grow a delicious mix of sprouts. Her latest batch includes broccoli, radish, alfalfa, and clover. Don’t miss it.
If you are concerned about rats in your community garden, consider joining this 2-Part workshop, “Thinking like a rat: develop a strategy to send rats packing from your garden.” Created by Lincoln Park Zoo’s Chicago Rat Project in partnership with Chicago Park District and NeighborSpace, …
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 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, …
