Workshop/Lecture
Events
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Beekeeping 101
Bees are some of the hardest working creatures on the planet. In this 2 hour workshop, join the Chicago Honey Co-op to learn what you will need to know before you make a decision to keep a beehive. We'll cover beekeeping history, life and habits …
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Garden to Go
Kids (and parents) who grow their own vegetables are more likely to eat them. Join us for a cooking demonstration using freshly harvested produce from the garden that the whole family can enjoy! For more information, please contact communitygardens@chicagoparkdistrict.com.
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Container Herb Gardening Workshop
Herbs are extremely useful and attractive when used in containers. A single herb can be grown in a container as a specimen plant or several herbs can be planted together to give the balcony or patio gardener a functional culinary herb garden. Join the Illinois …
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Garden to Go
Kids (and parents) who grow their own vegetables are more likely to eat them. Join us for a cooking demonstration using freshly harvested produce from the garden that the whole family can enjoy! For more information, please contact communitygardens@chicagoparkdistrict.com.
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Pine Cone Bird Feeders Workshop
Community Roots Demonstration Garden at Skinner Park 1331 W Adams St, Chicago, IL, United StatesFeeding the birds is a fun activity for the whole family. Join Illinois Extension Master Gardeners to make and take home your own pine cone bird feeders. For more information, please contact communitygardens@chicagoparkdistrict.com.
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Native Pollinators Safari
Honeybees aren't the only pollinating insects. There are many varieties of native bees, wasps and flies that pollinate the plants we see around us every day. Armed with an identification sheet, go on the hunt with the Chicago Honey Co-op for native species and see …
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Perennial Gardening
Keep your perennial garden growing and blooming successfully with a few valuable lessons from the staff at the Chicago Botanic Garden. For more information, please contact communitygardens@chicagoparkdistrict.com.
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Garden to Go
Kids (and parents) who grow their own vegetables are more likely to eat them. Join us for a cooking demonstration using freshly harvested produce from the garden that the whole family can enjoy! For more information, please contact communitygardens@chicagoparkdistrict.com.
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Seed Saving Workshop
The Ark of Taste is a living catalog of delicious and distinctive foods facing extinction. By identifying and championing these foods we keep them in production and on our plates. Join Slow Food members in learning about saving these valuable heirloom seeds and stay for …
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Windy City Harvest 14 Week Certificates!
This fall, Windy City Harvest will be offering four 14 week programs. All courses are based out of the Arturo Velasquez Institute at 2800 S Western Ave, but may include field trips to other sites. Saturdays, 9am to 1pm, September 10 through December 17 * …