Garfield Park Conservatory
18th Annual Green and Growing Fair
Saturday, April 24
Hours: 10 am – 3 pm
Where: Throughout the Conservatory
Cost: Free! Just drop by!
Kick off the growing season, and celebrate Earth Day, at the 18th Annual Green & Growing Fair at the Garfield Park Conservatory. This urban gardening fair, sponsored by GreenNet, Chicago's Urban Greening Network, plunges into spring by hosting a variety of vendors, workshops, demonstrations, and family activities to get your rusty green thumb up and running. Just some of the activities in store during the fair are:
Purchase heirloom seeds, unique seedlings, and other inspirational garden materials
Family take-home planting activities, such as rot pot seed starting activities, and grow a pizza garden!
Native Landscape Workshops, $5 per person, tickets on sale starting at 9am
“Knock on Native Wood,” 10 am – 10:45 am, with Kelsay Shaw of Possibility Place Nursery
“Jens Jensen and Prairie on Chicago’s West Side,” 11 am – Noon, with historian Barbara Geiger
Drop-In Learning Stations on the Bluestone Terrace, 11 am – 3 pm
Basics of Composting
Rot Pot Seed Starting
Tool Sharpening – bring your dull tools from home (small fee)
Been Teepees and Tomato Cages
Native Plants for your Yard
Soil Information Station
The Buzz on Beehives and Honey Tasting
Body-Smart Gardening
Winner of the One Seed Chicago “Seed of the Year” will be announced at Noon
To vote for “Seed of the Year,” visit www.oneseedchicago.com before April 1st
Free packets of the winning seed will be distributed at the Green and Growing Fair
Silent auction of urban gardening treasures
Used gardening book sale
Learn about starting community gardens and green spaces
Green Café with food and live music
For more information, please visit www.greennetchicago.org, or contact Robin Cline at 773-638-1766 ext. 18 or rcline@garfieldpark.org.
