Sprouts Workshop & Houseplants – Saturday February 3
At the CCGA Resources February 3 event Carolina Ara will demonstrate how to grow a delicious mix of sprouts. Her latest batch includes broccoli, radish, alfalfa, and clover. Don’t miss it.
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Thinking Like a Rat! 2-Part Workshop
If you are concerned about rats in your community garden, consider joining this 2-Part workshop, “Thinking like a rat: develop a strategy to send rats packing from your garden.” Created by Lincoln Park Zoo’s Chicago Rat Project in partnership with Chicago Park District and NeighborSpace,…
AUA 2023 Capacity Building Grants for Community Gardens
AUA (Advocates for Urban Agriculture) has issued their annual Capacity Building Grant program which is open to community gardens. Details are below – deadline is November 10, 2023. The Capacity Building Grant is a grant fund housed by AUA and distributed by a participatory grantmaking…
Biggest Distribution Yet!
Mountains of plants, 6000 of them in small and large pots and trays piled high on trucks arrived Friday morning for gardeners to choose from at CCGA Resources Perennial Distribution September 29, 2023. Scott Byron & Co assembled and delivered the plants, and other area…
Resources September Perennial Distribution – Friday September 29, 2023
This Distribution is open to traditional community gardens, school gardens, and parkway gardens. Let’s beautify them all!
Rogers Park Community Garden Walk – Saturday July 29
The Howard Area Community Garden will be hosting a tour of community and public gardens in the north Rogers Park neighborhood. The event is scheduled from Saturday, July 29th, starting at 9:30 at Jarvis Square Pottery Garden. We will walk to Dubkin Garden, Hello Howard,…
Resources June Distribution, Friday June 23, 2023
This is the June distribution which includes a variety of perennials from Elite Growers. This event is for community gardens only. Where: New Horizons Garden 401 S. Central Park Time: 10am Register: RSVP the name and address of your community garden by June 22 to:…
Chicago Excellence in Gardening Awards (CEGA) 2023 – Enter Your Garden Now!
The Chicago Excellence in Gardening Awards (CEGA), Chicago’s only citywide gardening awards program, is now accepting entries for its 7th year of honoring city gardeners. Once again, CEGA judges will fan out across the city to visit backyards, parkways, school lots, community gardens and more,…