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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The 2019 7th Annual CCGA Conference was new and different in many ways. This year our theme of “Gardening and Adapting to a Changing Climate” brought a tough issue to our workshops that took the issue head on. For many gardeners, it’s been hard to…
Spring is surely here with daily temperatures inviting us outside and calling us to get our hands deep into that gorgeous soil. After our Chicago winter with too much gloom and bone chilling weather, gardening is just sheer pleasure. Many Chicago Community Gardens are opening…
The next CCGA Coordinating Meeting is Tuesday March 12th at 6:30pm at The Hatchery which is at 135 North Kedzie at Lake Street. There is on-site parking and the CTA Green Line stops right outside the building at the Kedzie stop. The main item agenda…
The CCGA Education Committee is excited to host Dr. Andrew Margenot from the University of Illinois Department of Crop Sciences in collaboration with University of Illinois Extension to offer a soil test screening at the CCGA Conference on March 30th. Bring soil directly from your…
