Open to the residents of Laureate Park only. Planting a Fall Vegetable Garden - Hands on: Prep soil, Plant seeds and starters, Square Foot Gardening … [Read more...]
Pest Management in the Summer Vegetable Garden
Pest Management in the Summer Vegetable Garden Workshop: in the Laureate Park, Reymont St. Community Garden. This event is for Laureate Park residents. … [Read more...]
Fleet Farming Swarm Ride! In Audubon Park
Join Fleet Farming for our bi-monthly Swarm Ride! This is a free community event that invites you out to bike and farm with us in the Audubon Park Community. We meet at East End Market in the front farm, then ride out less than a mile away to resident's front and back lawns converted into productive farmlettes. Bring your bike, skateboard, rollerblades, or unicycle! Juice … [Read more...]
In the Garden: April Showers Bring May Flowers
Well, it’s a good thing that April showers bring May flowers! The weather in March and April has been a ping-pong game, bouncing back and forth between winter and spring. Finally, in May, spring is in full bloom. Our plants, however, are about a month behind normal for the season as far as growth and bloom. When the weather has unseasonable changes, it causes the plants to go … [Read more...]
In the Garden: Why Grow Vegetables in a Community Garden?
As a society, we are trending toward healthy, clean eating. There are many motivations that cause families to question their eating habits and overall health. As people understand more about how environmental factors and foods affect the body, we are questioning the standards that have been deemed acceptable. Is it acceptable for there to be a paragraph of ingredients in a … [Read more...]