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SUMMARY:Peterson Garden Project Plant & Bake Sale: Hot 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! We’ll have a wide selection of plants\, seeds and seedlings. And since this is Chicago gardening\, we’ve curated the selection of plants with small spaces and wacky weather in mind – including some varieties not available anywhere else in Chicago – such as a dwarf tomato grown exclusively for Peterson Garden Project. We’ll also have a range of edible flowers\, herbs and a soil salon – 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. The May sale will also include a bake sale and special events for Mom on Mother’s Day.  \nSALE HOURS\nFRI 5/6: 12PM – 4PM\nSAT 5/7: 10AM – 4PM\nSUN 5/8: 10AM – 4PM \nFind a list of plants that will be available and more details about the plant sales here. \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-bake-sale-hot-crops/
LOCATION:5035 North Broadway\, Chicago\, IL 60640\, 5035 N Broadway\, Chicago\, IL\, 60640\, United States
CATEGORIES:Fundraiser,Sale
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SUMMARY:Openlands presents "Organizing Your Community Garden" Training
DESCRIPTION:Join us to learn how to organize all aspects of the garden from recruiting members and gaining supporters to practical ways to self organize including using apps to keep track of projects. We will also show you how to create a design map for your site. Sign up here! \nFor more info contact us at gardens@openlands.org.
URL:https://chicagocommunitygardens.org/event/openlands-presents-organizing-your-community-garden-training/
LOCATION:Breakthrough Ministries Familyplex\, 3219 W. Carroll Ave.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60624\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop/Lecture
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SUMMARY:Green and Growing: A Speaker Series - Weird Vegetables
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, May 9 at 7pm –Weird Vegetables – Weird vegetables to grow and how to grow things weirdly!\nSpeaker: Amanda Thomsen\, author of Kiss My Aster: A Graphic Guide to Creating a Yard Totally Tailored to You
URL:https://chicagocommunitygardens.org/event/green-and-growing-a-speaker-series-weird-vegetables/
LOCATION:Sulzer Regional Library\, 4455 N Lincoln Ave\, Chicago\, IL\, 60625\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Montrose Metra Community Gardens":MAILTO:montrosemetragardens@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20160514T090000
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SUMMARY:Building Healthy Soil
DESCRIPTION: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! This workshop is instructed by Joan Hopkins\, 2007 Windy City Harvest graduate and Windy City Harvest Corps Coordinator. \nSaturday\, May 14th\, 2016 9 a.m. – noon Arturo Velasquez Institute Greenhouse Register Online – http://www.chicagobotanic.org/education/windy_city_harvest
URL:https://chicagocommunitygardens.org/event/building-healthy-soil/
LOCATION:Arturo Velasquez Institute Greenhouse\, 2800 S Western Ave \, Chicago\, IL\, 60608\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop/Lecture
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SUMMARY:CCGA Vegetable Seedling Distribution May 14\, 9am
DESCRIPTION:Vegetable Seedling Distribution\n445 N. Sacramento Blvd\nSaturday\, May 14\, 2016 \nRegister Now!\nThe Resources Committee has grown hundreds of vegetable seedlings to kick-start your gardens: 18 types of tomatoes (including some gorgeous heirlooms)\, sweet and hot peppers\, kale\, rosemary\, brussels sprouts\, cabbage\, cauliflower\, parsley\, basil and collards. We will also have a variety of ornamental annuals\, including asclepias\, ageratum\, datura\, impatiens\, rudbeckia\, snapdragons\, marigolds\, verbena bonariensis\, pentas\, talinum\, salvia and nasturtiums…whew! Each community garden will receive a large pre-selected sampler box of goodies. Bonus items: lucky winners (we’ll explain) will get to choose from a selection of beautiful perennials donated by our good friends at Westover Farms. \nRegistration Fee – $5.00\nPre-Register with your name\, name of garden\, address of community garden and contact email to: Mamie Gray mamie@uic.edu \nCheck-In: 9:00am to 9:30am \nWorkshop: 9:30am to 10:00am\n“Building a Better Tomato Cage” \nDistribution: 10:00am to 11:00am\nOne Sampler Box Per Garden.\nThis event is for Community Gardens only.\nNo Private\, Home\, or Backyard gardens.
URL:https://chicagocommunitygardens.org/event/ccga-vegetable-seedling-distribution-may-14-9am/
LOCATION:Chicago Center for Green Technology (CCGT)\, 445 N Sacramento\, Chicago\, IL\, 60612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Plant Distribution/Swap,Workshop/Lecture
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SUMMARY:Howard Area Community Garden's 1st Spring Plant Sale May 14th and 15th
DESCRIPTION:The Howard Area Community Garden‘s first Spring Plant Sale will be in full swing from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday\, May 14 and Sunday\, May 15\, in our garden at the corner of Hermitage and Juneway in the North of Howard neighborhood (Rogers Park). We will have over 1300 plants\, representing 30 varieties\, all grown using organic methods and materials by volunteers. All proceeds will go towards improving this wonderful little community garden\, founded in 1982. We’ve posted a list of our plants over on our blog:  http://howardareacommunitygarden.blogspo… 
URL:https://chicagocommunitygardens.org/event/howard-area-community-gardens-1st-spring-plant-sale-may-14th-and-15th/
LOCATION:Howard Area Community Garden\, 1715-25 W. Juneway Terrace\, Chicago\, IL\, 60626\, United States
CATEGORIES:Plant Distribution/Swap,Sale
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SUMMARY:DÍA DE SIEMBRA /PLANTING DAY at El Paseo
DESCRIPTION:Si llueve sera el próximo día Domingo 15 de Mayo \nIf it rains we will reschedule for the next day\, Sunday May 15th \n• Limpiar/ Clean-up \n• Sembrar cajas compartidas/Plant shared beds \n• Formar equipos para / Make teams for shared  \n• Convivo /Pot-Luck \nTraigan un platillo para compartir! / Bring a dish to share! \nEl PASEO  \nCOMMUNITY GARDEN \n(773) 234-6168
URL:https://chicagocommunitygardens.org/event/dia-de-siembra-planting-day-at-el-paseo/
LOCATION:El Paseo Community Garden\, 966 W. 21st St\, Chicago\, IL\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workday
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ORGANIZER;CN="El Paseo Garden":MAILTO: elpaseo.communitygarden@neighbor-space.org
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SUMMARY:Kilbourn Park Organic Greenhouse Plant Sale May 14th and 15th
DESCRIPTION:Help us celebrate our 20th year!  Kilbourn Park Organic Greenhouse will offer more than 150 varieties of organically-grown vegetable\, herb\, and flower seedlings. Customers can expect a wide variety of open-pollinated and heirloom tomatoes\, peppers\, and eggplants. Other highlights include an assortment of herbs\, greens and onions. This year will feature many new plants selected for city gardening in small spaces and containers. These seedlings are grown with the support of a team of dedicated volunteers who make this Plant Sale possible. Volunteers will be on hand to answer questions about plant selection and planting. This yearly fundraiser supports the greenhouse and our work to connect kids to nature and healthy foods. \nAlso Available at the Plant Sale: Perennials and other plants donated by volunteers of the Kilbourn Park Organic Greenhouse\, organic compost\, and light snacks. In addition\, a cookbook compiled by the Friends of Kilbourn Park Organic Greenhouse will be available for purchase. Look for the Friends of Kilbourn Park Organic Greenhouse tables just outside the main gate to the gardens. \nDates: May 14th and 15th (10am – 2pm) \nPlant Prices ($2.00 to $5.00) CASH ONLY \n*Sunday there will be a kids station with hands on planting activities to help jump start their green thumbs! \nWhere:   Kilbourn Park – 3501 North Kilbourn Avenue Greenhouse \, Chicago\, IL 60641 \nFacebook Event:    https://www.facebook.com/events/1228495890495388/ \nEvent Bright:      https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kilbourn-parks-organic-gh-plant-sale-tickets-24495198799
URL:https://chicagocommunitygardens.org/event/kilbourn-park-organic-greenhouse-plant-sale-may-14th-and-15th/
LOCATION:Kilbourn Park Organic Greenhouse\, 3501 N. Kilbourn\, Chicago\, IL\, 60641\, United States
CATEGORIES:Plant Distribution/Swap
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SUMMARY:CCGA Coordinating Meeting Saturday May 14th at 11am
DESCRIPTION:Please join us at 11am Saturday May 14th at the Chicago Center for Green Technology at 445 N. Sacramento Blvd. The meeting agenda includes: CCGA Working Team reports on: Tasks for 2016 and Budget (income and expenses); Calendar for the year to include dates for coordinating meetings\, plant distributions\, workshops (see conference evaluation list) and the 2017 CCGA Annual Conference. We’ll meet on the 2nd floor\, after the Vegetable Seedling Distribution. You’ll find parking behind the building.
URL:https://chicagocommunitygardens.org/event/ccga-coordinating-meeting-saturday-may-14th-at-11am/
LOCATION:Chicago Center for Green Technology (CCGT)\, 445 N Sacramento\, Chicago\, IL\, 60612\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20160518T190000
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SUMMARY:Green and Growing: A Speaker Series - Perennials\, The Economizers of the Edible Landscape
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, May 18 at 7pm – Perennials\, The Economizers of the Edible Landscape\nSpeaker: Lisa Hilgenberg\, horitculturalist for the Chicago Botanic Garden’s Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden
URL:https://chicagocommunitygardens.org/event/green-and-growing-a-speaker-series-weird-vegetables-2016-06-09/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Montrose Metra Community Gardens":MAILTO:montrosemetragardens@gmail.com
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