Our friends at CCCG are hosting a perennial and flower giveaway on Friday, July 25th at Sherwood Peace Garden. Check it out at the CCCG Community Events calendar, where you can add your own garden’s events.
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Tomorrow, you can buy tasty food and benefit NeighborSpace gardens. Shop at any of Whole Foods’s five Chicago locations on Earth Day (Tuesday, April 22nd), and 5% of your purchase will be donated to NeighborSpace community gardens. Each store will donate to a different community site: Gold Coast Whole Foods at 30 W Huron will… Read more On Tuesday, Whole Foods Chicago will donate profits to NeighborSpace Gardens!
The Bionutrient Food Association’s Dan Kittredge is leading a series of workshops around the country targeted at growing the most nutrient-rich crops possible. The Chicago workshop takes place Saturday, March 29th and Sunday March 30th, and you can register here. The North Lawndale Greening Committee, The Garfield Park Community Council, and The Garfield Park Conservatory… Read more Maximize Bionutrients with this Two-Day Workshop
A great article about the community planning process going on as Roots & Rays reconceives its garden from the ground up. Although it’s difficult to imagine anything growing when you can hardly see the ground through all the snow and ice, the season is right around the corner and we’re exceedingly thrilled to get out… Read more Roots & Rays and Healthy Soil
It has been a long cold winter, but spring is around the corner. Even before the soil warms, you can be ready to get your garden growing. Come to this workshop for inspiration and hands on tips for success. All three instructors have been working in community gardens through out the city for over 15… Read more Let’s Get Growing! Spring Tips for the Community Gardener – March 15th
DNAinfo has a nice piece up about St. Robert Bellamine Community Spirit Garden in Jefferson Park, which will soon be joining the NeighborSpace. It has some nice insight into the process of turning an empty lot into a garden. Mayor Rahm Emanuel threw his support Wednesday behind a community garden that broke ground in May.… Read more Coming Soon: SRB Community Spirit Garden in Jefferson Park Joins NeighborSpace
Tastiest fundraiser ever: Native Foods Cafe is hosting a “Native Day” for NeighborSpace on Wednesday, February 5th! A portion of all sales made at Native Foods Chicago locations on February 5th will be donated to benefit NeighborSpace gardens. In addition, if you buy an entree, side, and a drink on our Native Day you will… Read more Native Foods benefits NeighborSpace Gardens – February 5th
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Extra offers a great write-up on Roots and Rays, the strategies they use to connect a bilingual community, and how you can get involved with them at their weekly meetings.
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