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Much Ado About Dirt
Winthrop Harmony Arts Garden 4919 North Winthrop, Chicago, IL, United StatesMuch Ado About Dirt Brought to you by After School Matters’ Green Scene Summer Stock Teens August 12, 2015 at 12 pm Winthrop Harmony Arts Garden 4919 North Winthrop, Chicago, 60640 In case of rain: Bezazian Library Auditorium 1226 West Ainslie, Chicago 60640 Featuring the…
Ravinia in the Garden – Saturday August 22nd, 2015
Kuumba Tre-Ahm Community Garden. 2908 W. Warren Blvd., Chicago, IL 60612, Chicago, IL, United States“RAVINIA IN THE GARDEN” Join us as we celebrate a productive 4th Season. Network with friends and learn about new additions to the garden landscape. Enjoy live entertainment and delicious food. Support our first Fundraiser at Kuumba Tre-Ahm Community Garden. Date: Saturday, August 22, 2015…
Tomato Fest
Kilbourn Park Organic Greenhouse 3501 N. Kilbourn, Chicago, IL, United StatesJoin local food and gardening advocates as we highlight the many ways you can enjoy your bountiful tomato harvest all year long. The Chicago Park District, Slow Food Midwest Ark of Taste Committee, Illinois Extension Master Gardeners and the Greater Midwest Foodways Alliance will be…
Yoga in the Garden at Vedgewater
Vedgewater 6300 N. Broadway, Chicago, IL, United StatesWhat’s more peaceful than sun salutations in the garden? Come join us for a free yoga class at Vedgewater, taught by an experienced professional instructor, Mary Beth Johnson. The class will be geared toward gardeners and the ailments that can come with gardening (knees, wrists, low…
Community Tomato Tasting and Seed Saving Demonstration
Global Garden 2974 W. Lawrence Ave, Chicago, IL, United StatesTaste heirloom and open-pollinated tomatoes and collect the seeds from your favorites! Choosing tomatoes from pictures in seed catalogs just isn’t the same as choosing one tomato based on taste at a tomato tasting/seed swap! Bring your best homegrown or farmers’ market heirloom or open-pollinated tomatoes…
Children’s Harvest Festival / Festival Anual de la Cosecha para los Niños
El Paseo Community Garden 966 W. 21st St, Chicago, IL, United StatesFREE event this Saturday for our Annual Fall Children's Harvest Festival from 12pm to 3pm! El Paseo Community Garden at 966 W. 21st St. Join us for Pumpkin painting, games, pinata, prizes, potluck and much more! Please wear your costumes and bring a dish to…
Weekly Soup & Bread Fundraiser through March 30th at Hideout
The Hideout 1354 W Wabansia, Chicago, IL, United States
AUA Movie & Mingle Night at Lagunitas
Lagunitas Chicago TapRoom 2607 W. 17th St., Chicago, IL, United StatesThe Advocates for Urban Agriculture (AUA) will be screening Can You Dig This, winner of the Los Angeles Film Festival. This film, from producer John Legend, "follows the inspirational journeys of four unlikely gardeners, discovering what happens when they put their hands in the soil.…
“Food Safety, Post-Harvest Handling, and Scheduling Plantings for Community Food Systems”
First United Methodist Church of Oak Lawn - 100th & Central Ave., Oak Lawn Webinar viewing location: 826 S Ada Street, Chicago. 60607 Chicago, IL, United StatesThe University of Illinois Extension is partnering with Grace Seeds Ministry to offer a free Food Safety Training for all participants of Chicagoland community food systems. March 12, 2016 (9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.) Safe and Smart! “Food Safety, Post-Harvest Handling, and Scheduling…
Community Roots Demonstration & Community Garden Formal Opening – June 11th
Skinner Park 1331 W Adams St., Chicago, IL, United StatesThe Community Roots Demonstration & Community Garden will formally open to the public on June 11 of this year with a full day of festivities to kick off the beginning of the programming season. Located in Skinner Park on the Near West Side of Chicago,…