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CCGA Perennial Distribution Saturday September 28, 2019 at 10am

Thursday September 26th at 4pm is cutoff date for registering.

CCGA Coordinating Meeting – Tuesday, September 17, 6:30pm

The next CCGA Coordinating Meeting is Tuesday September 17, 2019 at 6:30pm at The Hatchery, located at 135 N. Kedzie. We will meet in one of the community rooms and there is parking at the building and as always try and bring a snack or…

Austin Green Team Garden Tour this Saturday, August 3!

Join us Saturday August 3 from 10am-5pm for a family community event with a FREE bus tour of our beautiful gardens followed by food, games and more! The bus tour is from 10am – 1pm and departs from the corner of Laramie and Maypole. To…

CCGA Perennial Distribution Saturday July 20, 2019 at 10am

CCGA Perennial Distribution Saturday July 20, 2019 at 10am

Thursday July 18th at 4pm is cutoff date for registering.

Garden “Fresh” Pasta – A DIY Pasta Making Workshop with Chef Fresh on August 3, 2019

Garden “Fresh” Pasta – A DIY Pasta Making Workshop with Chef Fresh on August 3, 2019

  If you’re a fan of pasta, you’ll be an even bigger fan of pasta that you’ve made YOURSELF! In this class, we’ll make a few delicious types of pasta that are fun and easy to replicate at home. You may never want to buy…

CCGA Coordinating Meeting – Wednesday, May 29th, 6:00pm

The next CCGA Coordinating Meeting is Wednesday May 29, 2019 at 6:00pm at the Chicago Center for Green Technology CCGT at 445 N. Sacramento Blvd. We will meet on the 2nd floor and there is parking behind the building and as always try and bring…

CCGA Resources Provide Plants to Over 100 Gardens!

CCGA Resources Provide Plants to Over 100 Gardens!

According to Windy City Harvest our growing season here is 204 days long and to help get things going our CCGA Resources Team grew 8000 vegetable starts, herbs, and ornamentals in its two greenhouses which were distributed to over 100 community gardens on Saturday May…

What is the Clean Fifteen?  Have You Heard of the Dirty Dozen? – Pesticide Residue in Food

What is the Clean Fifteen? Have You Heard of the Dirty Dozen? – Pesticide Residue in Food

Pesticide Residue in Food Well, here’s news about good reasons to grow our own food. By now just about everyone has been convinced of the important health benefits of eating leafy, green vegetables and adding fiber to our diets. We know these veggies reduce the…

CCGA Resources First Distribution of 2019

CCGA Resources First Distribution of 2019

It’s April already yet it’s still the first for CCGA Resources Distribution of 2019. On Saturday April 13, over 60 Chicago community gardens participated in the Resources Committee’s first distribution of 2019. CCGA Resources put together a fine display of tools for the first thirty…