community gardening
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Green and Growing: A Speaker Series – Urban Composting and Healthy Soils
Sulzer Regional Library 4455 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL, United StatesTuesday, September 13 at 7pm - Urban Composting and Healthy Soils Speaker: Bill Shores, founder of Urban Edible and gardener for the Rick Bayless restaurants Topolobampo, Xoco, and Frontera Grill
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Illiana Vegetable Growers Symposium
Illiana Vegetable Growers Symposium Thursday, January 5, 2017 Teibel's Family Restaurant, US 30 and US 41, Schererville, Indiana Sessions Include: Pollinators: Where are We After 2016? Management of Powdery Mildew & Other Important Diseases of Cucurbits Mineral Nutrition for Vegetable Crops Updated Worker Protection Standards …
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Every Day in May Organic Plant Sale
City Grange 5500 North Western Avenue, Chicago, IL, United StatesJoin Peterson Garden Project during the entire month of May for our annual Edible Plant Sale geared toward urban and small-space gardeners and offering items you won’t see anywhere else in Chicago. Buy organic plants, seeds, books, tools, compost, fertilizer, and more —everything you'll need to get your edible …
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Community Compost Collection
Plant Chicago 'Firehouse" 4459 S Marshfield Ave, Chicago, IL, United StatesDrop N Swap! U of I Extension Cook County and Plant Chicago have teamed up for EARTH WEEK to keep compostables out of the landfill. Households are invited to drop off your yard/garden/kitchen waste to be composted and pick up a bucket of finished compost for your garden! Help us …
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Community Compost Collection
Community Compost Collection Series Join us for our third event on Saturday, June 26, 2021, 7 am - 12 noon. Location: Park Forest Farmers Market, 152 Main Street, Park Forest, IL 60466 University of Illinois Extension in Cook County and the Village of Park Forest have teamed up to keep …
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Community Compost Collection
Community Compost Collection Series Join us for our third community composting event on Saturday, May 22, 2021, from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM CDT. Location: Maywood Park District 921 S 9th Ave, Maywood, IL 60153 University of Illinois Extension in Cook County, Maywood Park District, Quinn Center, …
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Loss & Thyme: Grief and Gardening Workshop
Plant Chicago 'Firehouse" 4459 S Marshfield Ave, Chicago, IL, United StatesFolks from across Chicago are invited to join Bridge & Bloom Farms with death doula, Rian Lussier, of Song for Autumn Death Care, for a legacy project and thyme growing workshop at Plant Chicago. Join us as we create a space where folks can foster …
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Community Compost Collection – Park Forest
Village of Park Forest 297 Liberty Drive, Park Forest, ILUniversity of Illinois Extension in Cook County and The Village of Park Forest have teamed up to keep food scraps out of landfills this summer. Residents can drop off kitchen waste to be composted and pick up a bucket of finished compost. Please BYOB (bring your own bucket). Finished …
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Community Compost Collection – Homewood Farmer’s Market
Homewood Farmers Market 18000 Martin Ave, Homewood, ILUniversity of Illinois Extension in Cook County, The Village of Homewood, and the Homewood Farmers’ Market have teamed up to keep food scraps out of landfills this summer. Residents can drop off kitchen waste to be composted and pick up a bucket of finished compost. Please BYOB …
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Garden Club at McKiernan Park
McKiernan Park 10714 S. Sawyer Ave, Chicago, IL, United StatesJoin with neighbors in the upkeep of your local park's garden area. General gardening education will be part of this outdoor learning experience. We will meet every Thursday from 11am-12pm from September 7th- October 12th at McKiernan Park. For more information, call the park at …
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