… ‘Tis the season for the harvest bounty at Windy City Harvest! Our staff and program participants are … crops: kale, carrots, and cabbage. This harvest season, we unveiled our cookbook, Cooking in Season with Windy City Harvest . This cookbook is a collection of our favorite seasonal … staff, and local chefs. Windy City Harvest Youth Farm participants Our program has been lucky to develop wonderful partnerships with local chefs and restaurants. Many of these chefs, …
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… Discover the world of Carex in the Chicago region. Learn how to identify sedges using a dichotomous key, characteristics of … plants, we will explore the McDonald Woods, which is home to many Carex species. Dress for the weather. Jim Jabcon, ecologist, Chicago Botanic Garden …
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… The holidays will soon be upon us. When it comes to the gardeners in your life, there are plenty of gift-giving ideas. An avid gardener can never … plants, tools, books, or other items to make the garden a work of art. Stumped about what to get? Here are a dozen suggestions to inspire you. Books There are many field guides to help …
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… ...and this year's fall colors It’s hard to think of fall without picturing a mosaic of trees with warm-colored hues. Amber browns, golden yellows, and blazing reds cover many natural areas in the Midwest, including the Chicago Botanic Garden. It’s all thanks to fall’s shorter days and … tree walk begins at the Visitor Center and proceeds south along the Garden’s East Road on the way to the Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Plant Conservation Science Center . Given the fluctuation in …
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… Join us for a day in the kitchen where we will review skills, get our hands messy, and try something new in the kitchen. No need to pack a lunch, we’ll make it. Ages 10 – 14 ITW Kitchen, Learning Center November 10: …
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… Tomato Talk | FAQ A Full Season of Tomato-Growing Information FAQ Early Season Problems The top questions we get on tomatoes point to two main topics: "my tomatoes are funny-looking" and "why don't I have as many tomatoes as … A Full Season of Tomato-Growing Information FAQ Early Season Problems The top questions we get on tomatoes point to two main topics: "my tomatoes are funny-looking" …
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… The rock star fruit is trending —with fans, chefs, and researchers alike “It was pretty amazing,” … Eats, the food and drink website, recently wrote an article headlined: “Pawpaws: America’s Best Secret Fruit.” Ohio and other states hold pawpaw festivals. The Inn at Little Washington, a … or they’re no good. That means, the plant has to be grown locally since there’s no good way of shipping them. It’s hard to find pawpaw fruit for sale locally, but a farmers’ market …
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… September 6 – Pullman Room Program: Fred Spicer, Executive Vice President and Director Tour of the Fruit & Vegetable Garden October 2018 Executive – October 2 – Mary Bent Room Meeting – … Center, Seminar Rooms A /B Program: Tom Tiddens, Supervisor, Plant Health Care Critters in the Garden March 2019 No meetings held April 2019 Executive – April 2 – Mary Bent Room Meeting … Hall Program: Craig Bergmann, Landscape and Garden Designer Creating a Whimsical Garden Get Growing Weekend – May 17, 18 June 2019 Executive – June 4 – Mary Bent Room Meeting – June 6 – …
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… It was on a seasonably pleasant day this past May that 15 veterans from the Thresholds Veterans Project began a journey to be well in the Buehler Enabling Garden. Inspirations: “Keep Going” planter, with a side of … so did the veterans, each of them growing stronger and more healthy in their special way, each of them changing and striving to be well. Our group started to call the Enabling Garden …
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… Grades 5-6, Unit 2 Climate Change in My Backyard Activity Descriptions Unit 2: Identifying the key changing conditions of the Earth … and current changes in temperature. They then expand the climate model beyond temperature to look at changes in precipitation and cloud cover in the United States. The unit continues by … Climate Change in My Backyard Activity Descriptions Unit 2: Identifying the key changing conditions of the Earth system In Unit 2, students learn about the difference …
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