Workshop/Lecture
Events
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Composting Workshop – South Loop
Daystar Center 1550 S. State St., Chicago, IL, United StatesDo you want to live a more sustainable lifestyle? Are you concerned about the environment? How much food scraps and old leftovers are you throwing in the garbage? Learn how to turn kitchen scraps into gold...garden gold. In 3 hours, you will learn why composting …
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Windy City Harvest: Building Healthy Soil
Chicago Botanic Garden 1000 Lake Cook Rd, Glencoe, IL, United StatesArturo Velasquez Institute Greenhouse Erin Matson, Windy City Harvest apprenticeship instructor $39 Learn 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!
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GardenKeepers Workshop – “Healthy Soil”
Woodson Regional Library 9525 S. Halsted, Chicago, IL, United StatesTake this workshop and find out why caring for your soil will help your garden plants be healthier without the use of synthetic fertilizer. Michael Webb will help us understand some of the basic science behind healthy soil while giving practical and easy-to-follow tips on …
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Chicken Keeping Classes at the Garfield Park Conservatory
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance is hosting a series of chicken care classes taught by Jennifer Murtoff of Home to Roost LLC at Garfield Park Conservatory this spring, summer and fall. The series goes through the basics of keeping chickens in the city and into the details …
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GardenKeepers Workshop – “Insect Identification and Pest Control”
Woodson Regional Library 9525 S. Halsted, Chicago, IL, United StatesTired of having pests enjoy your garden more than you do? Join us as Carol Lerner teaches us how to identify different insects as friend or foe and what we can do to help our plants survive without pesticides
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Spring Grafting Workshop – Midwest Fruit Explorers
Chicago Botanic Garden 1000 Lake Cook Rd, Glencoe, IL, United StatesWant Fruit Trees in Your Garden? Attend the Mid-West Fruit Explorers spring grafting workshop where you can graft fruit trees for your garden. The only cost to attendees is a nominal charge for grafting material. However, there is a minimum 25 dollar parking fee for …
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GardenKeepers Workshop – “Planting for Success”
Berger Park 6205 N. Sheridan, Chicago, IL, United StatesEver feel confused as to what veggies you should plant when you have limited space? Want to grow more than just tomatoes? Adrienne Detanico, staff member from The Organic Gardener will provide us with information on choosing what to plant and taking care of our plants …
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Windy City Harvest: Edible Container Gardening
Chicago Botanic Garden 1000 Lake Cook Rd, Glencoe, IL, United StatesArturo Velasquez Institute Greenhouse Darius Jones, McCormick Place Rooftop Farm Coordinator, WCH Apprenticeship & Corps $39 Grow vegetables and herbs on your patio, roof, balcony or porch! This workshop covers: picking your site, types of containers, crops and varieties that do well, troubleshooting and harvest. …
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Windy City Harvest: Pest & Disease Control
Chicago Botanic Garden 1000 Lake Cook Rd, Glencoe, IL, United StatesArturo Velasquez Institute Greenhouse Rosario Maldonado, Sales Coordinator, WCH Apprenticeship & Corps $39 Have you had troubles with pests getting to your crops before you can? Learn how to take preventative measures to make sure you do not invite pests or disease in the first …
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Talleres GardenKeepers 2015
Biblioteca / Toman Library 2708 S Pulaski, Chicago, IL, United StatesSouth Lawndale/ La Villita: En Español (in Spanish) Donde: Biblioteca / Toman Library 2708 S Pulaski. Cuándo: 27 de Junio de 10:00 am a 12:00 pm/June 27- 10:00 am to 12 noon Los múltiples usos de las hierbas / Herbs Workshop. Venga a aprender sobre …