Chicago Community Gardeners Association

September CCGA Coordinating Meeting
2022-09-20 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago)
NOTE: Until further notice CCGA Coordinating meetings are being held via Zoom. If you want to attend the coordinating meeting and are not already a member of one of the CCGA working groups send an email to: communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org and request to join the meeting.
Please join us for our monthly coordinating meeting. Representatives from all the working groups come together to coordinate our actions. Meeting locations All community gardeners and supporters are invited to attend.
Check the CCGA website for location details and as agendas become available. In person meetings switch between The Hatchery & the Chicago Center for Green Technology:
Chicago Center for Green Technology (CCGT)
445 N. Sacramento Blvd.
The Hatchery
135 N. Kedzie
NOTE: All CCGA coordinating meeting minutes are available for you to review on the website. Look under the menu tree at ‘Who We Are’ and then ‘CCGA Organization’ and you will see links here for the coordinating committee documents by year.

October CCGA Coordinating Meeting
2022-10-18 18:00 - 20:00

November CCGA Coordinating Meeting
2022-11-15 18:00 - 20:00

December CCGA Coordinating Meeting
2022-12-20 18:00 - 20:00

Compost 'Appy Hour
2023-05-12 16:00 - 17:30 | UIC Forum, 1213 S Halsted, Chicago, IL, 60607
Join composting professionals for networking, appetizers and the opportunity to win compost related prizes. Learn what was discussed at the Building a Culture of Composting in Greater Chicagoland Summit held earlier in the day. Celebrate International Compost Awareness week with compost enthusiasts from around the region on Friday May 12 at the UIC Forum 1213 S. Halstead St, Chicago. FREE but RSVP required at go.illinois.edu/CompostMay12

February CCGA Coordinating Meeting
2024-02-20 18:00 - 19:30, 2025-02-18 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-02-17 18:00 - 19:00
Please join us for our monthly coordinating meeting. Representatives from all the working groups come together to coordinate our actions. All community gardeners and supporters are invited to attend.
CCGA coordinating meetings are held on the 3rd Tuesday of the month, except for July & August. Click on the link next to the bullet to download the document(s) listed below.
NOTE: Most CCGA Coordinating meetings are being held via Zoom. In-person meeting locations may switch between The Hatchery Chicago & the Chicago Center for Green Technology.
If you want to attend the coordinating meeting and are not already a member of one of the CCGA working groups, please send an email to: communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org and request to join the monthly meetings.
NOTE: All CCGA coordinating meeting minutes are available for you to review on the website. Look under the menu tree at ‘Who We Are’ and then ‘CCGA Organization’ and you will see links here for the coordinating committee documents by year.

Climate Change & Food Security Conference
2024-03-14 18:00 - 20:00 | Loyola University Chicago, 6349 N. Kenmore Ave., Chicago, IL, 60660
Loyola University’s School of Environmental Sustainability is hosting their annual Climate Change Conference on March 14-15, 2024. The conference theme is “Feeding a Changing World: Climate Change and Food Security.”

Conference admission is FREE! Link to registration: luc.edu/ies

Thursday, March 14th: -Keynote Speaker Amanda Little, author of “The Fate of Food,” 6-8pm, Damen Hall MPR (Online streaming available).

Friday, March 15th: -3 panels (9am, 11am, 2pm), Exhibition Hall, Poster Presentations -Panelists include: Rodger Cooley (CFPAC), Fred Carter (Black Oaks), Nyabweza “Bweza” Itaagi (Sistas in the Village), Mecca Bey (Sistas in the Village), Ruby Freeman (Greater Chicago Food Depository), Alex Poltorak (Urban Canopy), Dennis Todey (USDA Climate Hub), Will Glazik (Silver Tree Beer and Spirits), Nicole Tautges (Michael Fields Agriculture Institute), Elisabeth Kago Ilboudo Nébié (University of Arizona), Jonas Jägermeyr (Columbia Climate School) , Paris Collingsworth (Purdue University), and Asher Seibert (Climate Scientist).

March CCGA Coordinating Meeting
2024-03-19 18:00 - 19:30, 2026-03-17 18:00 - 19:00

April CCGA Coordinating Meeting
2024-04-16 18:00 - 19:30, 2026-04-21 18:00 - 19:00

May CCGA Coordinating Meeting
2024-05-21 18:00 - 19:30

Legacy Gardener Film Project Premiere
2024-05-22 17:00 - 20:00 | Garfield Park Conservatory, 300 N. Central Park Ave. , Chicago, IL, United States
See link below for details.

June CCGA Coordinating Meeting
2024-06-18 18:00 - 19:30, 2025-06-17 18:00 - 19:30

September CCGA Coordinating Meeting
2024-09-17 18:00 - 19:30

October CCGA Coordinating Meeting
2024-10-15 18:00 - 19:30, 2025-10-21 18:00 - 19:00

November CCGA Coordinating Meeting
2024-11-19 18:00 - 19:30, 2025-11-18 18:00 - 19:00

December CCGA Coordinating Meeting
2024-12-17 18:00 - 19:30, 2025-12-16 18:00 - 19:00

January CCGA Coordinating Meeting
2025-01-21 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-01-20 18:00 - 19:00

March CCGA Coordinating Meeting
2025-03-18 18:00 - 19:00
Update:
The March 18 2025 meeting will be a hybrid format. You may join us in person at the Richard M. Daley Branch, Chicago Public Library, 733 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago, IL 60612 or on Zoom at
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82680460687?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 826 8046 0687
Passcode: [REDACTED]
Dial in number: 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
Meeting ID: 826 8046 0687
Passcode: [REDACTED]
Please join us for our monthly coordinating meeting. Representatives from all the working groups come together to coordinate our actions. All community gardeners and supporters are invited to attend.
CCGA coordinating meetings are held on the 3rd Tuesday of the month, except for July & August. Click on the link next to the bullet to download the document(s) listed below.
NOTE: Most CCGA Coordinating meetings are being held via Zoom. In-person meeting locations may switch between The Hatchery Chicago & the Chicago Center for Green Technology.
If you want to attend the coordinating meeting and are not already a member of one of the CCGA working groups, please send an email to: communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org and request to join the monthly meetings.
NOTE: All CCGA coordinating meeting minutes are available for you to review on the website. Look under the menu tree at ‘Who We Are’ and then ‘CCGA Organization’ and you will see links here for the coordinating committee documents by year.

April CCGA Coordinating Meeting
2025-04-15 18:00 - 19:00
Please join us for our monthly coordinating meeting. Representatives from all the working groups come together to coordinate our actions. All community gardeners and supporters are invited to attend.
The April 15, 2025 Meeting will be hybrid, you may attend:
in person at Woodson Regional Library, 9525 S Halsted, Chicago
virtually via Zoom
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82680460687?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 826 8046 0687
Phone Call in number: 312 626 6799
Meeting ID: 826 8046 0687
Passcode: [REDACTED]
If you want to attend the coordinating meeting and are not already a member of one of the CCGA working groups, please send an email to: communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org and request to join the monthly meetings.
NOTE: All CCGA coordinating meeting minutes are available for you to review on the website. Look under the menu tree at ‘Who We Are’ and then ‘CCGA Organization’ and you will see links here for the coordinating committee documents by year.

May CCGA Coordinating Meeting
2025-05-20 18:00 - 19:00
Please join us for our monthly coordinating meeting. Representatives from all the working groups come together to coordinate our actions. All community gardeners and supporters are invited to attend.
CCGA coordinating meetings are held on the 3rd Tuesday of the month, except for July & August.
The May 20 Coordinating Meeting will be hybrid on Zoom and in person at Chicago Public Library – Richard M Daley branch, 733 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago, IL 60612 from 6 – 7 pm.
To Join Virtually:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82680460687?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 826 8046 0687
Passcode: [REDACTED]
Dial in number: 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
Meeting ID: 826 8046 0687
Passcode: [REDACTED]
If you want to attend the coordinating meeting and are not already a member of one of the CCGA working groups, please send an email to: communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org and request to join the monthly meetings.
NOTE: All CCGA coordinating meeting minutes are available for you to review on the website. Look under the menu tree at ‘Who We Are’ and then ‘CCGA Organization’ and you will see links here for the coordinating committee documents by year.

September CCGA Coordinating Meeting - Hybrid
2025-09-16 18:00 - 19:00
Please join us for our monthly coordinating meeting. Representatives from all the working groups come together to coordinate our actions. All community gardeners and supporters are invited to attend.
CCGA coordinating meetings are held on the 3rd Tuesday of the month, except for July & August.
This is the virtual Zoom meeting link for our monthly meetings:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82680460687?pwd=[REDACTED]

Meeting ID: 826 8046 0687
Passcode: [REDACTED]
Dial in number: 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
Meeting ID: 826 8046 0687
Passcode: [REDACTED]
NOTE: All CCGA coordinating meeting minutes are available for you to review on the website. Look under the menu tree at ‘Who We Are’ and then ‘CCGA Organization’ and you will see links here for the coordinating committee documents by year.
