The Urban Land Institute just honored NeighborSpace with a Vision Award for our Chicago programs. We were proud to be recognized alongside our partners at the Chicago Park District (for Chicago Plays!), the Forest Preserve District of Cook County (for the Camping Master Plan), and Divvy. Full list of 2014 ULI Vision Award-winners
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!
Archeworks has been working on a partnership-based design project with NeighborSpace. They will be presenting the results of this project on Thursday, May 8th. Join us! Our design collaboration with NeighborSpace envisions new approaches for sustaining a strong network of community gardens throughout Chicago neighborhoods. The design team is developing a multi-media archive of individual… Read more Archeworks Year-End Design Review
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
Position Announcement Assistant Director – NeighborSpace Overview: NeighborSpace is the only nonprofit, urban land trust in Chicago that preserves and sustains community managed open spaces on behalf of dedicated community groups. It shoulders the responsibility of property ownership so that community groups can focus on gardening and community building. It was founded in 1996 in… Read more NeighborSpace seeks Assistant Director – Apply by February 24th
One lucky donor to NeighborSpace’s Tool Lending Library Campaign will win a huge gift basket full of treats grown and prepared by NeighborSpace gardeners and friends The gift basket ($170 retail value) includes: A zippered NeighborSpace hoodie Honey, t-shirt, and cookbook from Green Youth Farm Honey, herb wreath, beeswax bar, and lip balm from Edna… Read more Win garden goodies: honey, perfume, seeds, salsa, chow chow, and more…
Angela and Sam Taylor, Fulton Street Flower and Vegetable Garden leaders, made the cover of this Sunday’s Sun-Times. It’s a well-deserved tribute to their terrific, ongoing work in Garfield Park. NeighborSpace has protected the Fulton Garden site since 2006, providing insurance, water, and other support so that Angela can focus on fulfilling her vision for… Read more Angela Taylor of Fulton Garden on the Cover of the Sun-Times
We’re thrilled to be partnering with Archeworks over the next year to create improved-accessibility designs for our gardens: PRESERVING URBAN GROWING SPACE: A COMMUNITY GARDEN DESIGN PROJECT 2013-2014 Archeworks inspires new visions for reclaiming, transforming, and sustaining natural environments and urban communities. In the 2013-14 academic year we are partnering with NeighborSpace, Chicago’s non-profit land… Read more NeighborSpace and Archeworks are looking for a few good designers
JARDINCITO: A Garden for Play in Little Village Come learn more about the Jardincito project occurring at 23rd and Whipple. We will walk around the neighborhood to share information about the Jardincito project with community members. Youth and adults are invited! June 15th, 10 a.m. Spry School Library 2400 S. Marshall Blvd Chicago, IL 60623 For more… Read more JARDINCITO – 23rd and Whipple – Community Meeting this Saturday, June 15th
This Saturday, from 10 am to 3 pm, Mozart’s Community Garden will be holding a garage sale from 10 am to 3 pm to help raise funds for their new site. There’s a raffle, too, including such prizes as an air hockey table, a waffle maker, and a George Foreman Grill. You can also make… Read more Garage Sale for Mozart’s Community Garden
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