Tag: community gardening

4th Annual Southside Seed Swap

4th Annual Southside Seed Swap

Interested in growing something new? Have a whole lot of one type of seed? Want more variety in your garden this growing season? Come to this year’s Southside Seed Swap hosted by the U of I extension office at 9415 S Western. Meet other gardeners…

Hermosa: New Community Garden Meeting

Hermosa: New Community Garden Meeting

New green space in Hermosa! 11,000 square feet of space (3.5 lots) has been dedicated for a new community garden in Hermosa at Kilpatrick and Parker. Join us to see multiple schemes for the site and learn how you can get involved and make this…

AUA Movie & Mingle Night at Lagunitas

AUA Movie & Mingle Night at Lagunitas

The Advocates for Urban Agriculture (AUA) will be screening Can You Dig This, winner of the Los Angeles Film Festival. This film, from producer John Legend, “follows the inspirational journeys of four unlikely gardeners, discovering what happens when they put their hands in the soil.…

CCGA Coordinating Meeting

CCGA Coordinating Meeting

So winter is on its way! And that means you are all invited to attend the December CCGA coordinating meeting that is coming up soon – Saturday December the 12th from 10:00 am to Noon at the Green Tech Center. We will start our gathering…

CCGA Fall Gathering  and Harvest Potluck Brunch

CCGA Fall Gathering and Harvest Potluck Brunch

The CCGA Fall Gathering is just around the corner, this Saturday, November 14th from 10:00 to Noon at the Center For Green Technology, 445 N Sacramento Blvd. We will celebrate the end of the summer growing season together and welcome Fall with a Harvest Potluck…

Kilbourn Park Organic Greenhouse – Putting Gardens to Bed

Kilbourn Park Organic Greenhouse – Putting Gardens to Bed

FRIENDS OF KILBOURN PARK ORGANIC GREENHOUSE EDUCATIONAL EVENTS OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER 2015 SAVE THESE DATES FOR THREE EDUCATIONAL EVENTS SPONSORED BY FRIENDS OF KPOGH IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER 2015 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24THAT 1 PM NANCY BENJAMIN, MASTER GARDENER WILL GIVE A TALK ON RESTORING FERTILITY…

Children’s Harvest Festival / Festival Anual de la Cosecha para los Niños

Children’s Harvest Festival / Festival Anual de la Cosecha para los Niños

FREE event this Saturday for our Annual Fall Children’s Harvest Festival from 12pm to 3pm! El Paseo Community Garden at 966 W. 21st St. Join us for Pumpkin painting, games, pinata, prizes, potluck and much more! Please wear your costumes and bring a dish to…

Bountiful Bench Unveiling Ceremony

Bountiful Bench Unveiling Ceremony

Bucktown Community Organization (BCO) presents THE INTALLATION OF AN ORIGINAL BRONZE SCULPTURE BY ChrisTina Murphy join us for the UNVEILING CEREMONY Installation Sponsored by Bucktown Community Organization For inquiries please contact Rock Art Studio: (773) 216-7614 / rockartstudio@yahoo.com

Pilsen Urban Agriculture Field Day

Pilsen Urban Agriculture Field Day

Join us as we tour Pilsen urban agriculture sites. Community members will be on hand to discuss practices that can be applied to your growing site! 11:00AM: Meet at Xochiquetzal Peace Garden – 1901 W. 23rd St. – Learn more about school gardening at this…

2015 Growing Food and Justice for All Gathering

2015 Growing Food and Justice for All Gathering

We are getting excited for our annual Growing Food and Justice Annual Gathering, where we hope to see new faces as well as old friends! We hope to use the conference as an opportunity to strengthen relationships with community partners, and to share food and…