March 2013

Sharing the Harvest: Ginkgo Organic Gardens forges authentic connections

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For over ten years, Uptown’s Ginkgo Organic Gardens has been dedicated to growing and giving high-quality organic vegetables, fruits, herbs, and flowers to local organizations that serve people struggling with poverty, homelessness, and illness. According to one garden member, “the most challenging part of donating is understanding that many recipients will not share our interest… Read more Sharing the Harvest: Ginkgo Organic Gardens forges authentic connections

Get down and dirty with the Archeworks Elemental Mud Soil Workshop – discounts for NeighborSpacers!

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Starting April 3rd, Archeworks will be reprising its popular Elemental Mud workshop. Sign up using the form from their website, tell them that you’re from NeighborSpace, and receive a 33% discount. The Elemental Mud Workshop series explores the state of our urban soil and water, and focuses on ecological systems design to restore our depleted urban… Read more Get down and dirty with the Archeworks Elemental Mud Soil Workshop – discounts for NeighborSpacers!

UPDATE: EVENT CANCELLED — Slow Food and preSERVE are joining forces, and you can help them.

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UPDATE: EVENT CANCELLED. It’s just too darn cold, and the ground is still very much frozen. We’ll post a new date if we get one.      Slow Food Chicago and preSERVE Garden have an exciting partnership. Here’s how you can join them on their first workday of the year. Volunteers needed! Spring is here,… Read more UPDATE: EVENT CANCELLED — Slow Food and preSERVE are joining forces, and you can help them.

Sharing the Harvest: Donating Produce Engages the Community

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Erin Fuller, a gardener at the Merchant Park Community Garden in the Irving Park neighborhood, initiated the connection with a local WIC office after realizing they often had extra produce. Gardeners glean weekly during the growing season, and Erin delivers the produce to WIC’s nutritionist who is then able to make sure the clients that need the produce… Read more Sharing the Harvest: Donating Produce Engages the Community

Attention South Shore: Join Up with 7000 S Merrill Community Garden this Season!

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Looking for a garden plot to call home this spring? Join the 7000 S. Merrill Community Garden (formerly known as O’Keeffe School Victory Garden)! The Community Garden at 7000 S. Merrill is recruiting community leaders and interested gardeners to grow together this season and we would like you to be a part of it! NeighborSpace… Read more Attention South Shore: Join Up with 7000 S Merrill Community Garden this Season!

Celebrate #VictoryToday with the Peterson Garden Project

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Our friends over at the Peterson Garden Project are part of a fun project to celebrate the Victory Gardens, the most famous manifestation of community gardens in Chicago during World War II. #VictoryToday!   Peterson Garden Project is poised to celebrate “Victory Today!” at the Chicago Flower and Garden Show, held at Navy Pier from March… Read more Celebrate #VictoryToday with the Peterson Garden Project