The single best resource for growing fruit trees in community gardens in the Chicago area – MidFEx is a club of fruit tree growers located here in Chicago. The MidFEx grafting workshop will be held this year at the Chicago Botanic Garden on Sunday April…
The 4th CCGA annual conference is at the South Shore Cultural Center on Saturday March 5th at 9am. Registration is now open here. The cost to attend is $10 to help cover our costs and payment can be made when registering or in-person on March…
On October 24, 2015, the Garfield Park Conservatory graciously hosted our 2015 Bulb distribution. The CCGA Resource Committee distributed 5400 bulbs to 65 community gardens! Special thanks to Mattie Wilson of the Garfield Park Conservatory, who not only gave an excellent presentation on bulb planting…
On October 16th Peterson Garden Project is holding a small, free symposium to discuss what community gardens can do to help address fresh produce access in their neighborhoods. I am reaching out for help inviting community gardens that have, or are interested in starting donation…
Happy New Season, Chicago community Gardeners! We want to bring you up to date on CCGA‘s 2014 activities as well as our plans for 2015. In early 2014, CCGA formed an Interim Steering Committee which has updated the website, written bylaws, and planned numerous gardener…
This November, Angelic Organics Learning Center is holding three workshops on urban chicken care, two of them taught by Jennifer Murtoff, the Midwest’s only urban chicken consultant. Details below. Basic Backyard Chicken Care – November 8th Chicken Butchery – November 9th Urban Chicken Health Care…
It’s time again to sign up for Openlands’s terrific GardenKeepers class. This year’s session will take place at McKinley Library Park. Register at the Openlands website. Registration deadline is October 29th. Do you want to grow your own food in a garden you share with…
Our friends at ReBuilding Exchange are offering three handy gardening-related workshops this fall. Check them out below: Intro to Canning w/Pear Tree Preserves Chicago Bee Basics DIY Rain Barrel
KAM Isaiah Israel, one of the leading food donation congregations in Chicago, is offering free urban agriculture workshops for teens this summer. Download the Summer Program Flyer and Application and get growing! The program is free and open to high school students who are entering…
Christy Webber Landscapes offers numerous free workshops. March offerings include vermicomposting, summer bulbs, and bee keeping. Get your season started with some free learning! Christy Webber Farm & Garden Classes