Grafting Workshop - Glencoe
2026-03-29 13:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Rd, Glencoe, IL, 60022, United States
Find out what grafting fruit trees is all about. Learn the whys and hows with experienced grafters. A variety of member donated scion wood will be available. The purpose of the grafting workshop is to learn how to graft. Nonmember beginners will learn how to graft selected apple varieties on apple rootstock.
If you’d like more information about grafting see the Grafting Page.
Sunday March 29, 2026 , 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. THIS SESSION IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC and the less experienced or novice grafter. Please arrive on time. Lecture begins at 1:00 sharp.
Chicago Botanic Garden 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, Illinois. Go to the Linnaeus Room in the Regenstein Center building.
Rootstock is $6 each, Cash only.
No Pre-Registration Necessary

Plant and Seed Swap - Evergreen Park
2026-04-18 10:00 - 13:00 | IL
Plant and Seed Swap
Sat April 18, 10 am – 1 pm
part of Earth Day Celebration
Evergreen Park Library, 9400 S Troy, Evergreen Park

Seed Swap - Oak Lawn
2026-04-18 12:15 - 13:00 | IL
Sat April 18, 12:15 – 1 Pm
Oak Lawn Public Library
9427 S. Raymond Ave.
Oak Lawn, IL 60453
Come to share seeds from your garden or start a garden with seeds that have been donated by your Oak Lawn neighbors and generous companies like Sow Right Seeds and Baker Creek Seeds. Also learn about local sources for native plants and seed.
https://www.olpl.org/event/seed-exchange-26828

April CCGA Coordinating Meeting
2026-04-21 18:00 - 19:00 | IL
Please join us for our monthly coordinating meeting. Representatives from all the working groups come together to coordinate our actions. All community gardeners and supporters are invited to attend.
CCGA coordinating meetings are held on the 3rd Tuesday of the month, except for July & August. Click on the link next to the bullet to download the document(s) listed below.
NOTE: Most CCGA Coordinating meetings are being held via Zoom. In-person meeting locations may switch between The Hatchery Chicago & the Chicago Center for Green Technology.
If you want to attend the coordinating meeting and are not already a member of one of the CCGA working groups, please send an email to: communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org and request to join the monthly meetings.
NOTE: All CCGA coordinating meeting minutes are available for you to review on the website. Look under the menu tree at ‘Who We Are’ and then ‘CCGA Organization’ and you will see links here for the coordinating committee documents by year.

Seed Swap - Tinley Park
2026-04-22 16:30 - 18:30 | IL
Wed April 22, 4:30 – 6:30 pm
Studio 67
Harmony Square, 6700 North St, Tinley Park, IL 60477
https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10101973667172292&set=pcb.[REDACTED]

Plant Swap - 81/Damen
2026-04-24 12:00 - 14:00 | IL
Spring Plant Swap
Friday April 24th from 12-2pm
Dawes Park Field House. 8052 S Damen Ave, Chicago
https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=2889152284773321

Earth Day Celebration
2026-04-25 11:00 - 15:00 | IL
This is a FUN & FREE family event to wake up the earth and celebrate its many gifts! Join us for a day of recycled art projects, a SEED SWAP, resource fair, cooking demo, film screening, BIKE FIX-IT CLINIC & good eats.
For more information email: kesiahbascom@buildchicago.org

Plant Swap - Mokena
2026-04-25 13:00 - 14:30 | IL
Plant Swap
Sat April 25, 1 – 2:30 pm
Mokena Library, 11327 195th Street, Mokena
Pre-Registration Required

Grow & Sip: A Spring Garden-to-Glass Experience
2026-04-25 14:00 - 16:00 | Somerset, 1112 N State St, Chicago, IL, 60610, United States
Grow & Sip: A Spring Garden-to-Glass Experience

April 25

Location: Somerset
Hours: 2:00 PM
Cost: $60
Spring is in the air, and there’s no better time to refresh your senses, your garden, and your cocktail game!
We’re thrilled to announce that this spring’s event is presented in partnership with Sprout Home Chicago, bringing together their horticultural expertise with our seasonal mixology for an inspiring afternoon of growth and creativity.
Join us for a hands-on experience where gardening and mixology come together in a celebration of the season. You’ll learn how to start your own garden and incorporate fresh, homegrown ingredients into your everyday beverages.
The class will begin with a spring-inspired cocktail tasting featuring two refreshing, non-alcoholic Seedlip creations crafted by our Beverage Director, Sayo (Chi) Anise, each infused with bright, seasonal flavors to set the tone for the afternoon.
Working alongside the garden specialists from Sprout Home Chicago, you’ll explore the essentials of spring planting and get hands-on experience as each participant plants two herbs in terra cotta pots to take home. All tools and materials are provided, and the class is designed for gardeners of any experience level, from complete beginners to seasoned plant enthusiasts.
To keep the fun going, you’ll also take part in a lively cocktail shaking competition, putting your new skills to the test. One standout shaker will take home a special spring-themed prize!
Every participant will receive a curated seed booklet featuring spring-friendly varieties and simple, delicious recipes to help you extend the garden-to-table experience at home.
After class, enjoy 10% off beverages in Somerset, the perfect way to toast to your newfound gardening inspiration.

Symposium: Solidarity Gardening - UIC Campus
2026-05-01 08:30 - 16:30 | Jane Addams Hull House Museum, 800 S Halsted, Chicago, IL, 60607, United States
Solidarity Gardening Forever: Reflecting on Working-Class Connections to the Land.
May 1, 2026
A one-day conference presented in collaboration with Perennial City: Experiments in Urban Gardening, an exhibition at the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum that reveals how working people—past and present—have used gardening as a tool for creativity, care, and community action.

The day long gathering of artists, growers, scholars, organizers, and University of Illinois Chicago partners from UNAM-Mexico City will explore the transformation of land from industrial use to food production; the preservation of local seeds and the conservation of animal species; the documentation and transmission of agricultural and culinary knowledge; the creation of alternative food networks for distributing and sustaining local crops; and the collective organizing required to defend these systems that nourish us all.
This event is free and open to the public. Sign up at:
https://www.hullhousemuseum.org/programs-and-events-at-hullhouse/2026/5/1/symposium-solidarity-gardening

Plant Swap - Evanston
2026-05-16 13:00 - 15:00 | IL
Plant Swap
Sat May 16, 1 – 3 pm
Evanston Unitarian Church, 1330 Ridge Ave, Evanston
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10127644772366450

May CCGA Coordinating Meeting
2026-05-19 08:00 - 17:00 | IL

June CCGA Coordinating Meeting
2026-06-16 08:00 - 17:00 | IL

Edgewater Glen Association Garden Walk
2026-07-12 12:00 - 17:00 | Edgewater Glen Neighborhood, Chicago, 60660, United States
Enjoy the creativity of our local gardeners in this compact, easily walkable far north side city neighborhood which has been holding this event since 1973. Plenty of free street parking available. Held rain or shine.
Starting point and maps at 1354 W. Norwood (6000N).

September CCGA Coordinating Meeting
2026-09-15 18:00 - 19:00 | IL

October CCGA Coordinating Meeting
2026-10-20 18:00 - 19:00 | IL

November CCGA Coordinating Meeting
2026-11-17 18:00 - 19:00 | IL

December CCGA Coordinating Meeting
2026-12-15 18:00 - 19:00 | IL
