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  • How Eating Healthy leads to a Healthy and Long Life Workshop

    Oak Park Main Library 834 Lake St, Oak Park, IL, United States

    FREE Workshop: How Eating Healthy Leads to a Healthy and Long Life! Thursday, May 30th, 7pm-9pm Oak Park Main Library Presented by: Deep Roots Project A whole-foods, plant-based diet is a way of eating that celebrates plant foods and cuts out unhealthy items like added …

  • Aquaponics 1 Day

    Farm on Ogden 3555 Ogden Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

    Participants will learn the fundamental principles of aquaponics production as well as tips and tricks for building an at-home or small-scale aquaponics system. This course will include hands-on work with the nursery system and the 52,000-gallon aquaponics production system. Andy McGhee, Windy City Harvest aquaponics …

    $75

  • Workshop: Square Foot Gardening

    Mayfield Community Garden 301 N Mayfield Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

    THIS WORKSHOP HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO ILLNESS. We will go over the basics of using Mel Bartholomew's Square Foot Gardening technique. Square Foot Gardening is a technique that is based on 4'x4' raised beds, specially prepared soil, and a grid system of planting. The …

    Free

  • Nourish (comm)Unity: Bikes, Birds, and Butterflies

    Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary Wilson Dr, Montrose Ave, and Simonds Dr, Chicago, United States

    Part of the Fourth Annual Uptown Garden Walk, this bike ride explores coastal and native plants in Uptown, including immersive natural areas and plants thriving in urban landscapes. The ride will be at a slow pace and approximately four miles long with breaks to tour …

    Free

  • Aquaponics with Plant Chicago

    Join Plant Chicago in this workshop introducing aquaponics (raising fish plus growing plants in water). Delve deeper into the science behind aquaponics and learn more about the aquaponic nitrogen cycle! Participants will be challenged to build their own aquaponic system (not for taking home) using …

  • Grow Your Own Microgreens and Baby Greens Workshop

    U of I Extension Chicago office 8753 S Greenwood #100, Chicago, IL, United States

    Join Local Foods & Small Farms Educator Zack Grant for an in-depth workshop on curing the winter blues with indoor greens production. You will learn how to grow nutrient packed microgreens safely indoors. You'll leave with a seeded 1010 tray and seeds to start your next planting.  …

    $15

  • KAMII’s Food Justice & Sustainability Weekend – January 19 & 19

    KAM Isaiah Israel 1100 E. Hyde Park Boulevard, Chicago, United States

    Please join us for the 11th Annual KAMII MLK Food Justice & Sustainability Weekend, "Climate Change & A Chicago Public Food Forest” January 18 and 19, 2020. The event starts Saturday at 4:00p with a community design workshop. A group of experts, with input from …

  • Beginning Beekeeping Class at Garfield Park Conservatory

    Garfield Park Conservatory 300 N. Central Park Ave. , Chicago, IL, United States

    Want to start your own hive or join a crew of volunteer beekeepers? Or just curious about bees and beekeeping? Spend the day with the Head Beekeeper at Garfield Park Conservatory, Marcin Matelski, to learn the basics: beekeeping equipment, hive design and construction, bee biology …

    $56 – $70

  • Crop Planning with Windy City Harvest

    Farm on Ogden 3555 Ogden Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

    This workshop covers site analysis, vegetable garden plan components, space-saving techniques, cool and warm season crops, crop and variety selection, three-season and succession planning. There will be crop plan examples and at emplate for you to start your own crop plan. Bring a drawing of …

    $75