Workshop/Lecture
Events
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Food Safety Training for Community Food Systems
• First United Methodist Church of Oak Lawn 100th & Central Ave., Oak Lawn , Oak Lawn, IL, United StatesThe University of Illinois Extension is partnering with 2015 INUAg winner 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 …
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Small Farm Season Extension @ Windy City Harvest
Arturo Velasquez Institute Greenhouse 2800 S Western Ave , Chicago, IL, United StatesLearn how to extend your spring or fall growing season to 9-months or even year round production. Explore what crops and varieties perform best in Chicago. Specific techniques will be covered, such as using row cover, building simple low tunnels and cold frames, and creating …
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Seed Starting Workshop
Kilbourn Park Organic Greenhouse 3501 N. Kilbourn, Chicago, IL, United StatesSeed Starting Educational Talk This presentation will be given by Vicki Westerhoff, who owns Genesis Growers near ST. Anne, Illinois and has a CSA. This class will be hands on and the cost will go towards materials.
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MidFex Grafting Workshop – Fruit Trees for Your Garden – Sunday April 3rd
Chicago Botanic Garden 1000 Lake Cook Rd, Glencoe, IL, United StatesThe 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 …
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Openlands presents “Organizing Your Community Garden” Training
Breakthrough Ministries Familyplex 3219 W. Carroll Ave., Chicago, IL, United StatesJoin us to learn how to organize all aspects of the garden from recruiting members and gaining supporters to practical ways to self organize including using apps to keep track of projects. We will also show you how to create a design map for your …
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Building Healthy Soil
Arturo Velasquez Institute Greenhouse 2800 S Western Ave , Chicago, IL, United StatesLearn about composting, vermicomposting, cover cropping, and other soil-building techniques. This workshop will cover soil testing and pH for vegetable crops. Healthy soil is the key to healthy plants! This workshop is instructed by Joan Hopkins, 2007 Windy City Harvest graduate and Windy City Harvest …
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CCGA Vegetable Seedling Distribution May 14, 9am
Chicago Center for Green Technology (CCGT) 445 N Sacramento, Chicago, IL, United StatesVegetable Seedling Distribution 445 N. Sacramento Blvd Saturday, May 14, 2016 Register Now! The Resources Committee has grown hundreds of vegetable seedlings to kick-start your gardens: 18 types of tomatoes (including some gorgeous heirlooms), sweet and hot peppers, kale, rosemary, brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, parsley, …
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Worm Bin Building Workshop
Worm composting is an easy, efficient way to recycle food wastes into a fine, high-quality compost for your houseplants or garden. Join the Illinois Extension Master Gardener program and make your own take-home worm bin! This event is free, but registration is required. Please contact …
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All About Herbs Workshop
There are many ways to define an herb. A gardener may wish to choose herb plants that have culinary value, aromatic value or medicinal value. And in addition to these traditional qualities, many herbs also offer a great deal of ornamental value to the garden …
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Small Space Gardening Workshop
In an urban setting like Chicago, many gardeners are limited in how much growing space they have to plant, and constantly seek creative ways to navigate this challenge. Join staff from the Chicago Botanic Garden for a workshop on small space gardening, and learn more about maximizing …
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