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SUMMARY:Deadline - Sow it Forward Grant
DESCRIPTION:The application deadline for our 2015 grant cycle is 5pm Eastern Time\, Friday January 9\, 2015. \nSow It Forward is the grants and partnership program of Kitchen Gardeners International. The grant is for nonprofit causes or organizations (schools\, 501c3s\, food banks\, community gardens\, colleges\, libraries\, prisons\, senior programs\, etc.) interested in starting or expanding food garden projects that are of general benefit to their community.  Past grantees include school gardens\, community gardens\, food bank gardens\, library gardens\, senior gardens\, prison gardens and homeless shelter gardens among others. \nFor our 2015 round of giving\, we expect to offer 100 full grants and roughly 60 partial grants. A full grant has a value $500 and normally consists of a cash grant of $300-400 with the remaining $100-$200 taking the form of seeds and gift certificates for garden supplies and KGI’s online garden planner. The partial grant normally has a value of $325 and consists of a $300 cash grant and $25 one-year subscription to KGI’sonline garden planner. There are no geographic limitations on what types of food garden projects will be considered.  Past grantees included projects from Portland\, Oregon to Pakistan and many places in between. Because of trade restrictions and international shipping fees\, garden projects from outside the US will only be eligible for partial grants.  \nThe application deadline for our 2015 grant cycle 5pm Eastern Time\, Friday January 9\, 2015. Only funding requests submitted through KGI’s online grant application will be considered for funding. We recommend that prospective applicants download and complete the Sow It Forward Application Prep Form (Word\, PDF) offline before starting their application online. This way you will have a version saved on your computer in case you have any trouble submitting the application online.  \nAny questions about the application process can be directed to Roger Doiron via email (roger@kgi.org) or phone (207.956.0606). For general issues related to using the KGI website\, please see our help pages.
URL:https://chicagocommunitygardens.org/event/deadline-sow-it-forward-grant/
CATEGORIES:Fundraiser
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SUMMARY:Opening Reception - 625 AT 6:25 SUSTENANCE: CHICAGO AND THE FOOD CHAIN
DESCRIPTION:In Sustenance: Chicago and the Food Chain\, photographers Amanda Rivkin and Heriberto T Quiroz document the realities of food access in Chicago through the eyes of children at home\, school\, and in their communities. The installation will be framed with a discussion of where Chicago sits in the world of global agriculture and the way in which innovative programs around the city are working to expand children’s relationships with nutrition and the complex economics of food production. \nJanuary 14th – February 28th\n625 N. Kingsbury St. Chicago\, IL\n625 Studio Gallery exhibitions are open during the week by appointment and on Saturdays 1:00 – 5:00 PM\ncontact us: info@artworksprojects.org \nOpening reception with comments by the photographers and WBEZ’s Monica Eng\n6:25 PM\nJanuary 14th\, 2015\nLet us know you are coming! RSVP@artworksprojects.org \nAbout 625 AT 6:25\n625 AT 6:25 is a new series of events held in the ART WORKS Projects studio gallery at 625 N. Kingsbury in Chicago. Launched in 2014\, the programming will include free exhibitions\, community conversations\, panel discussions\, film screenings\, concerts\, and more. Each event is designed to give audiences the opportunity to learn about and discuss a range of regional and global human rights topics and to consider how the arts are being used to address these issues. \nAnnouncing the Emerging Lens Program\nWith the inception of the 625 AT 6:25 series\, ART WORKS Projects has committed to providing an annual exhibition opportunity for a young photographer focused on documenting human rights and social justice challenges. Heriberto T Quiroz\, a Chicago-based photographer currently studying at Columbia College\, is the first photographer selected for the program. \nSave the Date: Beyond the School Lunch\, A Conversation & Workshop with Food will be held on February 28th. Click here to learn more and reserve tickets. \nThe 625 AT 6:25 2014/2015 series is made possible by the generous contributions of the following:\nFriedman Law Group\nFrost Lighting\nGourmet Gorilla\nPrintlab\nSawyer Agency\nUrban Innovations
URL:https://chicagocommunitygardens.org/event/opening-reception-625-at-625-sustenance-chicago-and-the-food-chain/
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SUMMARY:6th annual MLK Food Justice and Sustainability Weekend
DESCRIPTION:KAM Isaiah Israel’s Social Justice Committee presents the 6th annual Martin Luther King\, Jr. Food Justice and Sustainability Weekend. The focus this year is ‘Climate Change and Civil Rights.’ The weekend long education and advocacy event will include workshops on social justice\, food and environmental justice\, conservation and restoration. The goal of the weekend is to provide participants with powerful tools for change and a heightened motivation to work toward a greener\, more equitable and sustainable world. \nSchedule\n\nFriday\, January 16 at 7:30 p.m. Shabbat service followed by keynote address by Robert Nevel\, KAMII president and founder of its award winning\, nationally recognized Food Justice and Sustainability Program. \nSaturday\, January 17 at 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Community design workshop\, reception to follow.\nSunday\, January 18 at 10 a.m. – 2:45 p.m. Workshops at 10 a.m.\, 11 a.m.\, 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. Complimentary lunch is served at noon.\n\nALL EVENTS ARE FREE OF CHARGE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC\nPlease register at kamii.org/MLK.
URL:https://chicagocommunitygardens.org/event/6th-annual-mlk-food-justice-and-sustainability-weekend/
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SUMMARY:St. John Garden Club - Spring Forward 2016 - Pre-Sale Discount
DESCRIPTION:PRESALE DISCOUNT ENDS 1-31-15 \nLooking for support for an event we are offering in March 2016. Spring Forward 2016 is an event to support the gardening community. As a very small niche garden club we have been able to gain support from two speakers who will be at this event. Joe Lamp’l Growing a Greener World and Roger Swain of PBS The Victory Garden will both speak offer a q&a sessions and includes a menu dinner served by our host. Pre-sale tickets are $30 per ticket and we also offer sponsor ticket packages.
URL:https://chicagocommunitygardens.org/event/st-john-garden-club-spring-forward-2016-pre-sale-discount/
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