Want to start gardening in your home, community garden or condo yard? Join our certified Square Foot Gardening™ instructor to learn the basics of this popular gardening method. Square foot gardening is well-suited for beginning gardeners, as it provides a tried-and-true method for planting, as…
Looking forward to spring? You’ll know it’s here when you see these trucks around the city… Join the Historic Pullman Garden Club and the Historic Pullman Foundation for an afternoon with Christy Webber, Chicago’s Premiere Landscaper. Christy Webber Landscapes maintains the grounds at the United…
Tool Sharpening Workshop – RSVP for Wicker Park Address Saturday, March 21, 2015 at 10 am -12 noon Held in Wicker Park Home – Address Given to Registered Students. Registration Required – $15 – Sessions limited at 20 students. RSVP to wpgarden@aol.com Pay at Door-…
Join us for a panel discussion on community food production through urban agriculture and community gardening. This will be an interactive workshop and panel discussion where you can learn about and share best practices in food production to improve the food environment in your communities.…
Eager to get a jump start on the growing season? In this class we will discuss how seeds sprout, and how you can re-create the right germination conditions indoors or in your outdoor garden plot. We will talk about seed-starting dates, sanitation, best seed-starting mixes,…
Arturo Velasquez Institute Greenhouse Andy McGhee, Windy City Harvest aquaponics coordinator
On Second Sundays join Mindful Living for supper & socializing. We’ll have yummy food, a cash bar, and sweet tunes. It’s also free (donations are accepted) and everyone is welcome so bring a pal and arrive hungry!
Free Adult Workshop: Honeybees and Horticulture Beekeeping is an ancient craft, practiced in all world cultures except the arctic. Deep respect is acquired from learning about what bees and other migrating animals eat in our neighborhoods. Foraging only nectar and pollen, honeybees produce clean, healthy…
Arturo Velasquez Institute Greenhouse Britt Calendo, Windy City Harvest PCC wellness farm coordinator. $39 Learn how to extend your spring or fall growing season to 9-months or even year round production. Explore what crops and varieties perform best in Chicago. Specific techniques will be covered…