AGA Seed Swap
2024-02-25 12:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | The Beer Temple, 3173 N. Elston Ave, Chicago, IL, 60618

Pollinators for Planting Workshop
2024-03-23 10:00 - 13:00 | Garfield Park Conservatory Community Room, 300 N. Central Park, Chicago, IL, United States
Pollinator Workshop Event Flyer 3-23-2024

Humboldt Park Branch Seed Swap
2024-03-30 10:00 - 12:00 | Humboldt Park Branch, 1605 N Troy St, Chicago, IL, 60647, United States
Want to grow some plants but not sure what? Have more seeds than you need? Come to our seed swap, where you can pick up free seeds or drop off your extras!
We have a variety of seeds – vegetables, herbs, and flowers. The Field Museum has also kindly donated native seeds, great for butterflies and other local wildlife.
We will also have guests from UIC Heritage Garden on hand to answer your questions as well!

Resources Spring Distribution
2024-04-20 08:30 - 11:00 | African Heritage Garden, 1245 S. Central Park, Chicago, IL, United States
For Chicago community gardens only. RSVP by Thursday, April 18, 4pm to mamiegray2012@gmail. $10 Donation.
Spring Distribution Flyer 2024

Celebrate the Earth Festival
2024-04-27 10:00 - 13:00 | Cultivate Collective, 4942 W. 44th Street, Chicago, 60638, United States
Cultivate Collective & Academy for Global Citizenship are throwing an Earth Day Celebration on Saturday, April 27th from 10am-1pm to honor and raise awareness about actions we can take to protect and respect our Earth! Event features will include workshops, a seed swap, a resource fair, cooking demos and dynamic, family friendly activities.

Windy City Harvest Plant Sale & Celebration
2024-05-11 11:00 - 16:00 | Farm on Ogden, 3555 Ogden Ave, Chicago, IL, 60623, United States
Windy City Harvest is excited to announce our upcoming community event,
Spring Sprout, which will be held on May 11, 2024, 11am – 4pm, at the Farm
on Ogden in North Lawndale (3555 W Ogden Ave Chicago IL 60623) in
conjunction with our annual Plant Sale.
We will have annual vegetable and flower starts for sale, free food (while
supplies last), a community resources fair, live music, and tours of Farm
on Ogden. We would love to see you all there!
If you have any questions you can reach out to: bcalendo@chicagobtoanic.org.
Windy City Harvest Spring Sprouts Flyer 2024

AGA Seedling Swap and Sale - Avondale
2024-05-19 13:00 - 15:00 | revolution brewery, 3340 N Kedzie, Chicago, IL, 60618, United States
Browse a selection of natives, veggies, herbs and annuals grown by Avondale neighbors just for this event. Rare and unusual varieties you wont find anywhere else. Pay what you can Donations go right back into community programming. Very beginner friendly with kind and helpful info table.
Here’s the Facebook Event

Garden Swap - Morgan Park
2024-06-01 12:00 - 14:00 | The Prairie Park, 11625 S Oakley, Chicago, IL, United States
Everyone is invited to a Meet & Greet Picnic at the Prairie Park in the Morgan Park neighborhood.
A Garden Swap is part of that event. Neighbors are welcome to come and trade perennials, annuals, veggie starts, herbs, houseplants, tools: Whatever you have.
The garden is at the South end of the park at 11800 S Oakley, Chicago. Donations are welcome to support PAC programming.

Native Plant Seed Swap and Giveaway
2025-01-12 13:00 - 15:00 | Schaumburg Library, 130 S Roselle Rd, Schaumburg, IL, 60193, United States
Come join us for a day of learning about natives. Just starting out? Come learn why natives are important and how to garden with them, and get free seeds. Have an established garden? Share your seeds and your knowledge.We’ll have stations on site prep, winter sowing, and master gardeners to help with plant selection. We’ll also have a spot to pick up extra plastic pots or drop off ones you don’t need.

Questions about donations/swapping:
Q: How do I bring seeds if I want to swap or pass mine out?Best practice for swapping would be smaller packets labeled with Latin and common names.But if you threw milkweed pods or flower heads in well labeled ziplock or paper bags, that’s great too. (Just remember plastic isn’t best when the seeds are still drying).And while we try to clean up the seeds as much as we can, we don’t have the machinery to make the seeds look as perfect as they do when you buy them so expect some chaff in the packets. And we wouldn’t expect your seeds to look perfect either. There will be extra tables to set up for swapping and chatting.
Q: I want to donate seeds but I don’t have time for the swap. What container should they be in? How to drop off?If freshly picked, a paper bag/breathable bag would be best so seeds can dry. If older, shouldn’t matter.Please label, ideally with the Latin name. Please no cultivars or general names like “Rubeckia”.(However, we did accept a large bag of aster seeds last year because she knew it was one of three native species she collected but forgot to label the bag at the time. These seeds go to a friend that’s converting farm land to prairie)How much you want to put into it is up to you. We rather you give us whole coneflowers heads than nothing at all, but we appreciate the people that give us clean seeds.You can drop off at the event even if you don’t plan to swap or stay.

https://www.schaumburglibrary.org/events?id=12076440

Gardeners Exchange Extravaganza - Morgan Park
2025-03-22 10:00 - 14:00 | morgan park presbyterian church, 2017 W 110th Place, Chicago, 60643, United States
The 2025 Gardeners Exchange Extravaganza will take place March 22, 10 am – 2 pmMorgan Park Presbyterian Church, 110/Longwood, Chicago
Bring your family and your garden tools, seeds, and stories to swap with other gardeners. It’s free to attend and you can drop in at any time. For Questions, Rev. Linda Wygant graceseedsministry@gmail.com

MidFex Grafting Workshop
2025-03-23 13:00 - 16:30 | Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Rd, Glencoe, IL, 60022, United States
2025 Grafting Workshop Sunday March 23 – Midwest Fruit Explorers

Earth Day Celebration & Seed Swap - Austin
2025-04-26 10:00 - 13:00 | BUILD Chicago, 5100 W Harrison Street, Chicago, IL, 60644, United States
Celebrate the Earth this year with BUILD Chicago. This FREE, family friendly event will feature a seed swap, resource fair, One Earth Collective film screening, DJ, Bike Raffle and fix it clinic, Cooking Demo, art projects and more!
The 11 am film screening of Cafeteria Man requires separate registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cafeteria-man-build-chicago-tickets-1260018251509
Contact Kesiah Bascom at kesiahbascom@buildchciago.org for more information.

Garden-Ready Yard Plant Sale
2025-05-10 10:00 - 2025-05-11 15:00 | My Clever Garden Chicago, 5837 N Newark Ave Chicago, IL, Chicago, IL, 60631-3142, United States
Join us for a special backyard plant sale in the heart of historic Norwood Park! Not only can you pick up vibrant, homegrown plants, but you’ll also get a rare chance to explore a sustainable urban garden—including a passive solar greenhouse and lush perennial gardens.
📍 Location: Norwood Park, Chicago
📅 Date & Time: Saturday May 10th & Sunday May 11th from 10-3pm daily
💰 Payment: Cash, Venmo, Zelle
What’s Available?
🌿 Vegetable Seedlings – Strong, locally grown starts for your edible garden!
🌸 Flowering Plants – Bring beauty to your space with pollinator-friendly blooms!
🌱 Fresh Herbs – Perfect for your kitchen or container garden!
Everything is grown sustainably and chemical-free right here in my backyard. This is more than just a plant sale—it’s a mini garden tour where you can explore how a small urban space can become a thriving backyard grocery store.
Come for the plants, stay for the garden inspiration!
