… Carmen Vergara Carmen Vergara is Vice President of Community Partnerships In this role, she administers the financial, operational, and strategic efforts of our Windy City Harvest division. She comes to the Garden with 20 years of extensive experience as a public health practitioner. Prior to joining us, Carmen served as Chief Operating Officer at Esperanza Health Centers, a community …
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… Forest Bathing Invitations 森林浴 Allow 10 to 20 minutes for someone to learn the practice the first time. Over time, it becomes easier to slow down, and you will … in a comfortable position, take a moment to look around you. Notice where you are and what is around you. Close your eyes and notice your breath entering through your nose. Notice where …
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… Windy City Harvest Youth Farm Washington Park 2014 Participants Cynthia Busby Intern Cynthia is a Windy City Harvest Apprenticeship student and intern at the Windy City Harvest Youth Farm in … Harvest Youth Farm in Washington Park. She loves working with students and teaching them how to grow produce. Renee Howarth Outreach Intern Renee is a fourth-year student at Loyola … policy. Renee likes working at the Youth Farm because it offers the opportunity for her to engage community members in learning about where their food comes from. John Ajayi …
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… – 27 Please notify Ann Halley of your withdrawal by June 29, 2026, via email at Click here to show mail address . After June 29, tuition payments will not be refunded. Registration fees are not refundable. Programs canceled by the Garden due to low enrollment will be fully refunded. Registration Preregistration is required. Register online. Credit card payment is required for online registration. Checks or …
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… Camp Policies Registration and Cancellation Policies Registration Deadline Registration is open until camps fill or one week prior to the start date of camp. Confirmation of your registration You will receive an automated reply … messages with important Camp CBG updates. Please note that all camp communication is sent to the email associated with your camp registration (the person who registered the child). …
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… True gourmets know that salsa is much more than a medium for chip dipping; it adds flavor and color to a host of not-only-Mexican dishes, including roasts, stews, sidedishes and even desserts. … the exact amount of heat the North American palate supposedly prefers. (Interestingly, the best antidote for the fire in a chili is not a cold beer but bread or dairy products, which do a …
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… the Prairie Series Rosa setigera , or Illinois rose, grows in moist prairies and thickets, and is a typical wild rose in many ways: five pink petals, with lots of yellow stamens in the center … however. Illinois rose is larger than most wild roses of the prairies—often growing up to 8 feet tall, while others rarely grow more than 4 feet tall and usually less. When growing in … Upon landing on a receptive stigma, they will not germinate and fertilize the flower. The best way to tell female plants from male plants is in the fall when the female plants produce the …
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… Ticket Exchange Lightscape ticket exchange is offered online. Follow these easy steps to change your Lightscape event date and time, or … Review your original order on the "View Purchase History" page. Step 6: Expand the ticket view to show ticket details. To change the date and time, Select New Date/Time button. Step 7: View …
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… of midwestern weather. But growing awareness that climate change could cause normal variations to become more extreme has many gardeners exploring ways to create weather-tolerant landscapes … soils will become compacted, a serious threat to long-term plant health. When rainfall is scarce, irrigating deeply but infrequently encourages plants to develop extensive root systems … able or even unable to sustain themselves during drought. Choose Plants Carefully Perhaps the best way to have a weather-tolerant landscape is by selecting plants with a natural ability to …
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… the Garden complies with its obligations as a federal contractor, including, but not limited to, its obligations under laws governing affirmative action. The vice president of Human … working in connection with the Garden’s educational programs and activities. The Garden is required by Title IX and the regulations of the federal agencies that provide funding to its … or by calling the Garden’s anonymous hotline at (844) 764-7270 or chicagobotanic.ethicspoint.com , which may be done anonymously. Anyone who experiences such conduct is strongly encouraged …
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