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SUMMARY:MidFex Grafting Workshop – Fruit Trees for Your Garden – Sunday April 3rd
DESCRIPTION:The 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 3rd\, 2016 at 1pm\, and will be your chance to graft and take back to your gardens dwarf fruit trees.   \nFor more information see the MidFex website at:   http://www.midfex.org/
URL:https://chicagocommunitygardens.org/event/midfex-grafting-workshop-fruit-trees-for-your-garden-sunday-april-3rd/
LOCATION:Chicago Botanic Garden\, 1000 Lake Cook Rd\, Glencoe\, IL\, 60022\, United States
CATEGORIES:Plant Distribution/Swap,Workshop/Lecture
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20160409T110000
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SUMMARY:CCGA Spring Flower Distribution Saturday April 9th at 9am
DESCRIPTION:The CCGA Resources Committee will hold its annual Spring Flower Distribution at 9am April 9\, 2016 at the Center for Green Technology\, 445 N. Sacramento.  Pansies\, cerinthe\, delphiniums\, alyssum\, linaria\, nemesia:  all good early pollen sources for our insect friends\, and beautiful colors for us!  More details will be posted soon on the CCGA web site.
URL:https://chicagocommunitygardens.org/event/ccga-spring-flower-distribution-saturday-april-9th-at-9am/
LOCATION:Chicago Center for Green Technology (CCGT)\, 445 N Sacramento\, Chicago\, IL\, 60612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Plant Distribution/Swap
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SUMMARY:History of Community Gardens
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this weekend’s event on April 9th from 10-11:30/12. Please come out and listen to an educational talk about the History of Community Gardens by Freyja Conrad. It should be a great talk and will hopefully help gear you up by becoming apart of that social history.
URL:https://chicagocommunitygardens.org/event/history-of-community-gardens/
LOCATION:Kilbourn Park Organic Greenhouse\, 3501 N. Kilbourn\, Chicago\, IL\, 60641\, United States
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SUMMARY:CCGA Coordinating Meeting Saturday April 9th 2016 at Green Tech Center
DESCRIPTION:CCGA Coordinating Meeting  – 11am Saturday April 9th 2016 at Chicago Center for Green Technology – 445 N Sacramento Blvd.  \nThis coordinating meeting agenda will focus on response and evaluations from the CCGA annual conference. The meeting starts at 11am at the Chicago Center for Green Technology on the 2nd floor after the plant distribution.  Parking is behind the building.
URL:https://chicagocommunitygardens.org/event/ccga-coordinating-meeting-saturday-april-9th-2016-at-green-tech-center/
LOCATION:Chicago Center for Green Technology (CCGT)\, 445 N Sacramento\, Chicago\, IL\, 60612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meeting/Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20160416T090000
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SUMMARY:Chicago FarmWorks Volunteer Days
DESCRIPTION:Chicago FarmWorks fights two issues associated with poverty: unemployment and hunger. Utilizing a two acre farm in the East Garfield Park neighborhood\, we distribute local produce of the highest quality to those who need it most\, and help people overcoming multiple barriers to employment find full-time\, permanent\, viable jobs. We invite community members to join us on the farm to volunteer. Get your hands dirty\, have fun\, and learn more about urban agriculture! \nVolunteer days are help the third Saturday or Sunday of the month from 9am to 12pm. Youth 12 and older are welcome when accompanied by a responsible adult\, with up to 3 youth per adult. \nThe farm includes a small shaded area\, portable bathroom\, and running water at the site\, but facilities are limited. Please dress for the weather and bring water\, snacks\, and sunscreen.
URL:https://chicagocommunitygardens.org/event/chicago-farmworks-volunteer-days/
LOCATION:Chicago FarmWorks\, 407 N Kedzie\, Chicago\, IL\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workday
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jessica at Heartland Alliance":MAILTO:jsurma@heartlandalliance.org
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SUMMARY:Englewood Veteran’s Garden - 2016 Opening Day
DESCRIPTION:Rain or shine! The OPENING DATE for the 2016 garden growing season will be SATURDAY\, APRIL 16\, 2016\, 9:30am. \nIf you are interested in growing your own organic groceries\, interested in workshops about wellness\, seed starting\, composting\, growing herbs and veggies\, how to cook the nutritious vegetables you grow and many more activities? Come garden with us! \n  \nGarden Project Director Email: englewoodvetgarden@gmail.com
URL:https://chicagocommunitygardens.org/event/englewood-veterans-garden-2016-opening-day/
LOCATION:Englewood Veteran’s Garden\, 5705 S. Hermitage street\,\, Chicago\, IL\, United States
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SUMMARY:Hermitage Street Community Garden - Opening Day 2016
DESCRIPTION:If you are interested in growing your own organic groceries this year\, interested in workshops about seed starting\, composting\, growing herbs and veggies\, how to cook the nutritious vegetables you grow? And much\, much more\, come garden with us! \nContact our Garden Director at hermitagestreetcommunitygarden@gmail.com.
URL:https://chicagocommunitygardens.org/event/hermitage-street-community-garden-opening-day-2016/
LOCATION:Hermitage St Community Garden\, 5643 S Hermitage Ave\, Chicago\, IL\, United States
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SUMMARY:El Paseo Community Garden - Opening Day/Apertura de Jardin
DESCRIPTION:GARDEN OPENING DAY / APERTURA DE JARDÍN EL PASEO COMMUNITY GARDEN\nwww.elpaseogarden.org\n(773) 234-6168\nelpaseo.communitygarden@neighbor-space.org  \nVENGAN Y AYUDANOS! COME AND HELP US!\nGARDEN OPENING DAY\n• Pintar/ Paint\n• Limpiar/ Clean-up\n• Hablar sobre tierra/ Soil Talk\n• Convivo de Comida / Pot Luck\n Traigan un platillo para compartir! Bring a dish to share!  \nSABADO\, 16 DE ABRIL\nSATURDAY\, APRIL 16TH\n10AM-2PM\n944 W. 21st Street Chicago\, IL 60608
URL:https://chicagocommunitygardens.org/event/el-paseo-community-garden-opening-dayapertura-de-jardin/
LOCATION:El Paseo Community Garden\, 966 W. 21st St\, Chicago\, IL\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workday
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SUMMARY:Peterson Garden Project Plant Sale: Cool Crops
DESCRIPTION:Shop the Peterson Garden Project Pop-Up Plant Sale and get your garden growing! This year’s plant sale is going to be our biggest yet! For the April sale\, we’ll have a wide selection of edible cool-weather seedlings\, seed potatoes and seeds. And since this is Chicago gardening\, we’ve curated the selection of plants with small spaces and wacky weather in mind. We’ll also have a range of herbs and a soil salon featuring our favorite fertilizers and composts – everything you need to help you get your 2016 garden in shape. Plus\, we’ll have expert gardeners on hand to help with plant selection and offer advice. \nSALE HOURS\nFRI 4/22: 12PM – 4PM\nSAT 4/23: 10AM – 4PM \nFind a list of plants that will be available and more details about the plant sales. Don’t forget to attend our second sale in May for warm-weather seedlings. \nThis is Peterson Garden Project’s biggest fundraiser of the year. Proceeds from the plant sale help fund our community gardens and community cooking school. Buy local and grow local.
URL:https://chicagocommunitygardens.org/event/peterson-garden-project-plant-sale-cool-crops/
CATEGORIES:Fundraiser,Sale
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20160430T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20160430T150000
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SUMMARY:Winthrop Harmony Arts Garden - Youth Theater Ensemble
DESCRIPTION:Hiring Young People for a youth theater ensemble (ages 15 and up)\nPay:  $8.25 hour\nHours of employment: Saturdays starting May 14 through August 14 ( will be working approximately 4 to 5 hours each Saturday)\nYoung People will produce:\nTHE BEAN/ THE BEING — When lazy Jack returns home having traded the milk cow for beans\, his mortified mother exclaims: “And as for your precious beans here they go out of the window! Off to bed with you! Not a sup shall you drink and not a bit shall you swallow this very night.”  THE BEAN will be a play\, loosely based on Jack and the Beanstalk\, exploring youth/parent relations\, poverty and hunger\, a world of giants\, and the magic of the good ole sustainable bean that impacts nutrition globally.\nHOW THE BEAN IS CREATED and COMMUNITY IMPACT  —Martie Sanders\, teaching artist with Green Scene Chicago\, will mentor 6-person teen theater ensemble in growing pole beans and other flora as the set at Winthrop Harmony Arts Garden and then help them create THE BEAN through writing and improvising. It will be offered free to Uptown audiences who will sample fresh beans dishes from all over the world.  The final show will involve nutrition education and reach children in Uptown.\nTeens interested in being a part of this innovative ensemble should come to the Summer Youth Jobs Fair at the The Broadway Armory — this weekend on Saturday April 30 — 1-3 pm and find  Martie Sanders at GREEN SCENE  booth. \nThose teens who cannot meet Martie face to face on Saturday should connect by email and show interest:  Martie@greenscenechicago.org \nwww.greenscenechicago.org
URL:https://chicagocommunitygardens.org/event/winthrop-harmony-arts-garden-youth-theater-ensemble/
LOCATION:Broadway Armory Park\, 5713 N. Broadway \, Chicago\, IL\, 60660\, United States
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