community gardening
Events
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Neighborhood Housing Flag Installation
Come out and join us as we hold a small ceremony to commemorate the hanging of our light pole banners. These banners, made possible by Historic District residents, a matching grant from Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago, corporate sponsors and elected officials, will be hung …
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Ginkgo Organic Gardens 20th Anniversary Party
Ginkgo Organic Gardens 4055 N Kenmore, Chicago, IL, United StatesGinkgo Organic Gardens celebrates 20 years outgrowing hunger! Ginkgo Organic Gardens is an all-volunteer community garden in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood that grows fruits and vegetables for those in need using only organic methods. Since 1994, Ginkgo has been out-growing hunger by donating our harvests to …
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Bowmanville Garden Walk
Greenspace Garden 5330 N Bell St, Chicago, IL, United StatesThe 16th anniversary Bowmanville Garden Walk is Saturday, July 12, 2014, from 10 AM until 4:30 PM. Pick up a map at the welcome table located on Bowmanville Avenue at Bell in the Greenspace garden. Visit the Bowmanville Community Gardens along Bowmanville Avenue and the Gateway Gardens …
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Urban Ag Summer Camp
Triton College 2000 5th Avenue, River Grove, IL, United StatesFour-day summer camp: July 14-July 17, 9-3 pm Visit Chicago's best urban farms Meet leaders in the local food movement Learn about jobs in the emerging green economy Sponsored by Triton College's new Sustainable Agriculture Technology program, this experiential 4-day summer camp is designed to …
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CCCG Perennial & Flower Giveaway at Sherwood Peace Garden
Sherwood Peace Garden 61st and Princeton, Chicago, IL, United StatesFREE PERENNIAL FLOWERS AND GRASSES for your COMMUNITY GARDEN WHEN FRIDAY, JULY 25 Sign in starting 11:30 am Pick up plants from 12:00 - 2:30 pm WHERE Sherwood Peace Garden Princeton and 61st Streets (one block west of Dan Ryan Expressway) …
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Marshall Square Clean and Green Day
Latinos Progresando 3047 W. Cermak Rd., Chicago, IL, United StatesMeeting up at Latinos Progresando (3047 W Cermack Rd)
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Paper Fashion Party
The Papermaker's Garden 8th and Wabash, Chicago, IL, United StatesThe Papermaker's Garden at Columbia College Chicago presents a slow fashion experiment that transforms plants into fibers, fibers into paper, and paper into clothing and accessories. Events include: A recycled fabric paper pulping demonstration by Jillian Bruschera of 'The Mobile Mill', large (4ftx10ft!) sheet formation, …
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ACGA 2014 Conference: Gateway to Community in the City of Neighborhoods
The Field Museum 1400 S Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL, United StatesDetails to come!
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Root Cellars to Refrigeration: Food Preservation 101
Chicago Center for Green Technology (CCGT) 445 N Sacramento, Chicago, IL, United StatesSpeaker: Tim Heppner, Ecotelligent Design Audience: General How can you enjoy the fruits and vegetables from your summer garden all year round? Tim Heppner takes us through homesteading 101: preserving. He will show multiple methods that are used to preserve foods such as canning, dehydration, …
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Garden Whimsy: Using nature’s materials to decorate your garden and home
Laurie Smith from Fat Blossom Farms and Artist Kathy Dickhut WHEN: Tuesday, August 26 at 7:00pm WHERE: The home of Barbara and Joe Moore 1431 W. Fargo We all love to decorate our homes with cut flowers and to spice up our gardens with sculptures …
