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SUMMARY:Norwood Park Backyard Plant Sale & Sustainable Garden Tour 🌱
DESCRIPTION:Discover a hidden gem in historic Norwood Park! This unique backyard plant sale offers vegetables\, flowers\, and herbs grown sustainably in a thriving urban garden with a passive solar greenhouse and perennial beds. \n📍 Location: 5837 N Newark Ave\, Chicago \n💰 Payment: Cash\, Venmo\, or Zelle \nEverything is grown sustainably and chemical-free right here in our backyard. This is more than just a plant sale\, it’s a mini garden tour where you can explore how a small urban space can become a thriving backyard grocery store. \n✨ Come for the plants\, stay for the inspiration!
URL:https://chicagocommunitygardens.org/event/norwood-park-backyard-plant-sale-sustainable-garden-tour-%f0%9f%8c%b1/
LOCATION:My Clever Garden Chicago\, 5837 N Newark Ave Chicago\, IL\, Chicago\, IL\, 60631-3142\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sale
ORGANIZER;CN="Randall Elliott":MAILTO:randall.311iott@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Garden-Ready Yard Plant Sale
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special backyard plant sale in the heart of historic Norwood Park! Not only can you pick up vibrant\, homegrown plants\, but you’ll also get a rare chance to explore a sustainable urban garden—including a passive solar greenhouse and lush perennial gardens. \n📍 Location: Norwood Park\, Chicago \n📅 Date & Time: Saturday May 10th & Sunday May 11th from 10-3pm daily \n💰 Payment: Cash\, Venmo\, Zelle \nWhat’s Available? \n🌿 Vegetable Seedlings – Strong\, locally grown starts for your edible garden! \n🌸 Flowering Plants – Bring beauty to your space with pollinator-friendly blooms! \n🌱 Fresh Herbs – Perfect for your kitchen or container garden! \nEverything is grown sustainably and chemical-free right here in my backyard. This is more than just a plant sale—it’s a mini garden tour where you can explore how a small urban space can become a thriving backyard grocery store. \nCome for the plants\, stay for the garden inspiration!
URL:https://chicagocommunitygardens.org/event/garden-ready-yard-plant-sale/
LOCATION:My Clever Garden Chicago\, 5837 N Newark Ave Chicago\, IL\, Chicago\, IL\, 60631-3142\, United States
CATEGORIES:Plant Distribution/Swap
ORGANIZER;CN="Randall Elliott":MAILTO:randall.311iott@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Black Farmer Lobby Day - Springfield
DESCRIPTION:Black Farmers Lobby Day\nMay 14th\, 2025\n8 am – 2 pm\nin Springfield\, State Capitol. \nThis is an important meeting day especially for Black Farmers\, Growers and or in Food Space across Illinois\, where they’ll be given opportunity to come meet and lobby in person\, their own personal concerns and needs to Illinois State lawmakers themselves in regards to farming problems\, issues that need fixing or help with. \nCALL TO ACTION \nSince Chicago Community Gardeners Association is an essential Farmer\, Grower or Food Producer in the Agriculture food space of Illinois\, inviting you and your vital network of Farmers\, Growers and Food producers to Kindly do following: \n\n Register for Black Farmers Lobby Day\n Share Lobby Day Info within your own network of Farmers\, Growers\, Food Producer\n Attend and be part of Black Farmers Lobby Day May 14th\, 2025.\nTransportation support may be available upon request. \nFor more info on Black Farmers Lobby Day event and happenings itself\, feel free to Contact Rep. Harper’s own Office on; PH:  773-925-6580 or Email: repsonyaharper@gmail.com 
URL:https://chicagocommunitygardens.org/event/black-farmer-lobby-day-springfield/
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SUMMARY:May Lunch & Grow: Conversations with Conservationists and Gardeners
DESCRIPTION:May Lunch & Grow: Conversations with Conservationists and Gardeners Lunch & Grow: Conversations with Conservationists and Gardeners\n\nChicago Grows Food is hosting a monthly event that will be a space to learn from an expert about what to focus on each month in your garden. Additionally\, this is an opportunity to engage and grow with the gardening community. Come with questions or listen to others. Either way we will be here to chat.us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/whc9WmHzTCuwvXWyuhcXnQ
URL:https://chicagocommunitygardens.org/event/may-lunch-grow-conversations-with-conservationists-and-gardeners/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Workshop/Lecture
ORGANIZER;CN="Chicago Grows Food":MAILTO:chicagogrowsfood@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:May CCGA Coordinating Meeting
DESCRIPTION: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. \nCCGA coordinating meetings are held on the 3rd Tuesday of the month\, except for July & August.  \nThe May 20 Coordinating Meeting will be hybrid on Zoom and in person at Chicago Public Library – Richard M Daley branch\, 733 N Kedzie Ave\, Chicago\, IL 60612  from 6 – 7 pm.  \nTo Join Virtually:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/82680460687?pwd=YlJjbFdDUjVwMWp4Sm5FbytrUjhiUT09\nMeeting ID: 826 8046 0687\nPasscode: CCGA \nDial in number:   312 626 6799 US (Chicago)\nMeeting ID: 826 8046 0687\nPasscode: 412128 \nIf 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. \nNOTE: 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.
URL:https://chicagocommunitygardens.org/event/may-ccga-coordinating-meeting-5/
CATEGORIES:Meeting/Conference
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SUMMARY:NRCS Field Day - Lynwood
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday May 20\, 6 – 8 pm\nLocation:  \nWillowthorne\n2701 Glenwood Dyer Rd\, Lynwood\, IL  60411\n \nReimbursable conservation practices like Micro-Irrigation Water Management Planning\, Forestry Management Planning\, Conservation Cover Planting and High Tunnels are now available to small scale urban growers. \n\nExtension educators\, along with Farmers Gosia and Mike \, will discuss the conservation practices implemented on Willowthorne’s U pick blueberry farm; and speak of their contract experience with the NRCS program. They’ll discuss \n\nBlueberry Bush care/maintenance\, pruning\nthe importance of Maintaining other people’s work with love and care\nSoil pH and Fertility \n\n\nWe’re thrilled to welcome Joseph Bridges and Alicia Lozano\, the USDA NRCS Soil Conservationists for Cook County who will be on site to meet farmers and answer your questions about applying for these reimbursement programs. \nPlease note that all attendees will need to sign a liability waiver upon arrival\, and children under 5 are not permitted.  \nIf you have any questions\, please do not hesitate to contact Jesse Schaffer at jschaff@illinois.edu or 312-585-9128\nNRCS Field Day Willowthorne Flyer 5.20.25
URL:https://chicagocommunitygardens.org/event/nrcs-field-day-lynwood/
ORGANIZER;CN="University of Illinois Extension - Cook Co":MAILTO:uie-cook@illinois.edu
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