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Learn how to grow your own vegetables and maintain a beautiful garden in the city of Chicago with classes on urban gardening, container gardening, and sustainable gardening practices.
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How to Grow Succulents
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Discover the secrets to cultivating stunning succulents and master the art of propagation. Uncover the culture and care of these low-maintenance plants in a hands-on workshop at the renowned Chicago Botanic Garden. Bring home your own succulent to enhance your collection.
$40
The Foolproof Four Mushrooms
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Discover the delicious world of edible wild mushrooms in this virtual course offered by the renowned Chicago Botanic Garden. Learn to identify and prepare a selection of mouthwatering mushrooms that can be easily found and turned into nutritious meals. Embark on a culinary adventure from the comfort of your own home!
$49
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Meet the Cultivars: Conifers
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road Glencoe, Chicago, IL
Discover the vast variety of conifer cultivars and uncover their unique traits. Gain expertise in selecting the ideal tree for your design projects or home gardens. Immerse yourself in the beauty of conifers during a guided garden walk.
$65
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How to Divide Perennials
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road Glencoe, Chicago, IL
Learn the secrets to multiplying your garden's beauty with expert tips on dividing perennials. Join us at the renowned Chicago Botanic Garden for a hands-on workshop that will teach you how to spread the wealth of your perennials throughout your garden. Don't miss this opportunity to enhance your gardening skills and create a stunning landscape.
$24
Design a Spring Container
The Morton Arboretum @ 4100 Illinois Rte 53, Lisle, IL
Design an attractive spring container with hardy plants that will bring color to any outdoor space. Learn optimal plant combinations, secrets of color and texture, successful planting techniques, how to prune and edit… and more! Great for beginners and experienced gardeners alike--use this opportunity to make the mess in our classroom and have the plants you need right at your fingertips. Bring your own container, and create a complete container...
$57
Introduction to Bees and Beekeeping
Northeastern Illinois University CAPE @ 3701 W Bryn Mawr Ave, Chicago, IL
Introduction to Bees and Beekeeping will focus on the principles of beekeeping. Those principles include the history of beekeeping, honeybee biology, plant and pollinator relationship, and essential equipment and requirements. The Midwest Master Beekeeper certification program consists of six levels: Beginner Beekeeper Apprentice Beekeeper Journeyman Beekeeper Junior Master Beekeeper Master Trainer Master Beekeeper By the...
$75
Sowing Seeds Celebration
We like to think that we have been “sowing seeds” of permaculture these past three years some seeds have germinated, some are sprouts, and others still dormant awaiting the right conditions. Come and sow seeds with us by bringing a friend and some plant seeds. Together we will grow resilient permaculture communities one seed at a time.
Perennials from Seeds
If you enjoy growing plants from seed, have space, and experience, then sign up to be a Forest Garden Friend. We will set you up with the seeds, trays, pots, and soil and teach you how to get started. You take your seed tray home, tend it, and let us know how the plants are doing. When the plants are ready, we will host a planting day at the Ferry Forest Garden where your plants will become part of the garden.
Fruit Tree Grafting: Whip and Tongue
Join MidFEx at their grafting workshop and create your own apple, pear or plum tree. This is definitely a hands-on workshop. MidFEx members will be teaching the public what grafting is, why fruit trees are grafted, and how to graft. An impressive amount of scion wood will be available for grafting onto rootstock. Non-member beginners will learn how to graft selected apple varieties on apple rootstock. You can buy rootstock at our workshop, follow...
Potluck & Seed Swap
Join us for a lunch potluck & seed swap! Come for some permaculture community time as we enjoy food, conversation and sharing. Bring your permaculture questions or ideas to share and maybe find a new friend. This is a great place to connect with fellow permies. Visit our Whole Foods Market Edible Forest Garden as we spruce it up in preparation for our May 7th Dedication! To welcome in the gardening season we will be sharing some seeds we have,...
Intro to Plant ID – Wildflowers & Weeds
The Resiliency Institute @ 10S404 Knoch Knolls Rd, Naperville, IL
Learn how to identify wild flowers by observing their growth forms, leaves, flowers, and fruits. You will learn plant terminology, proper use of tools, and discover what parts of the plant help to identify it. We will look especially at the plants in the Aster, Carrot, Lily, Mint and Mustard families and practice identifying wild flowers with a Flower Finder Key.
$30
Edible Wild Plants Walk Flowers
Enjoy a guided walk at Knoch Knolls Park learning to identify edible wildflowers. What fun it is to walk with someone who knows the answers to your questions and can teach you the skills to build your own plant id experiences. You will be joining the Edible Wild Plant Certificate course students for this walk
Permablitz Ferry Forest Garden
Come Permablitz with us as we prepare the Ferry Forest Garden for planting perennials. The sheet mulching killed the grass, but created a welcome home for a variety of weeds. Help us hand pull, dig out, mow down, and experiment with some weed barrier techniques to get things under control before planting perennials on June 12th. A Permablitz is a volunteer event for people to learn about permaculture while working on a project. These events...
Permablitz (Hands-On)
A Permablitz is a volunteer event for people to learn about permaculture while working on a project. These events are fun community experiences where new people connect, our combined efforts achieve faster results, and we enjoy good food, conversation, and a job well done. All of our projects use volunteer labor, material donations, and in-kind services as a way to connect the community with permaculture projects, garner support, and generate...
Introduction to Permaculture
Dip your toes into the world of permaculture and open your eyes to its application to our suburban environment. This class will offer you a clearer understanding of how this ethics and nature based design method is used to create sustainable systems for daily living, land and community. You will begin to understand how we can meet our human needs while simultaneously improving our ecosystems by utilizing permaculture design ethics, principles, and...
Edible Wild Plant Walk - Shrub
Enjoy a guided walk along the Naperville Riverwalk beginning at Wil-O-Way Commons Park to learn edible wild shrubs identification. What fun it is to walk with someone who knows the answers to your questions and can teach you the skills to build your own plant id experiences. You will be joining the Edible Wild Plant Certificate course students for this walk. Special Note: Please register for Pat’s Intro to Plant ID – Shrubs class prior to attending...
Persimmons: Tree to Treat (hands-on)
Pat Armstrong, our Edible Wild Plants instructor, is hosting a persimmon harvest gathering at her home in south Naperville. As a group work together to harvest persimmons, process them, and cook up a delicious batch of persimmon pudding with real whipped cream – YUM! This will be a fun hands-on day with learning, conversation and dessert.What a fun Saturday activity for you and a friend to share and an opportunity to make more.
August Expert Gardener Nights
Peterson Garden Project @ 4642 N Francisco Ave, Chicago, IL
Join us for Expert Gardener Nights in the gardens! This week we’ll have Master Gardeners, experienced gardeners, or a certified horticulturist on hand to help you troubleshoot your garden plot. Wondering if you have powdery mildew or natural variegation on your squash leaves? Is that yellow cucumber past it’s prime? What’s the best way to direct-seed fall crops in hot weather?
Permaculture Plants – Vines, Groundcovers, Fungi
The Resiliency Institute @ 10S404 Knoch Knolls Rd, Naperville, IL
Finally a class to learn about the permaculture plants used in edible forest gardens and food forests. Begin to integrate these plants into your own garden. You’ll explore the lower layers of a permaculture forest garden – fungi, groundcovers, and vines! Permaculture edible forest gardens typically consist of at least seven layers – fungi, groundcovers, vines, herbaceous, shrubs, sub-canopy trees, canopy trees. Over the course of four months,...
Permaculture Plants: Fungi
VIRTUAL/HYBRID/SOCIAL DISTANCE Format due to Covid 19. This class will be held outside. Please dress for the weather and bring insect repellant if desired. Finally, classes to learn about the permaculture plants used in edible forest gardens and food forests! Begin to integrate these plants into your own garden. In this September class, you’ll explore one of the lower layers of a permaculture forest garden – fungi! Permaculture...
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