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… Foods and the Chicago Botanic Garden The Chicago Botanic Garden and Kraft Foods partnered to create a three-season, sustainably-grown fruit and vegetable garden at Kraft Foods … garden opened in June 2011, with the expectation of yielding 14,000 pounds of food, equivalent to 28,000 meals. In accordance with the Kraft Foods mission to fight hunger, food grown in the … program. Following the opening of the garden, Windy City Harvest staff taught classes for Kraft employees who volunteer in the garden. Class topics included sustainable gardening, …
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… the Chicago Botanic Garden. You might remember Alice: our second titan arum (or corpse flower) to enter its bloom cycle at the Garden, and the first corpse flower to bloom at the Garden in 2015. The corpse flower, or titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum), is native to the rainforests of Indonesia. In bloom, it is known for its size, stench, and beauty—look for the deep crimson color of the frilly spathe, or …
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… Garden To-Do List Plant spring bulbs Begin garden cleanup Feed compost heaps Take winter precautions … bulbs Winterize Fruit, Vegetable, and Herb Care Autumn harvest Clean up for winter Tree and Shrub Care Fertilize trees and shrubs Monitor water needs Autumn planting … daytime temperatures may be pleasant and even balmy this month, autumn’s hard frost is on the way—and outdoor tasks are often dictated by its arrival. Cleanup and maintenance chores take a …
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… like something a scarecrow might wear. His bushy black eyebrows dance when he talks, bringing to mind the woolly bear caterpillars abundant in the fall. A playfulness—tinged with the macabre—also shows in the jack-o-lantern characters Obenchain created for HallowFest, the Garden’s former celebration of Halloween. Riley Obenchain poses with some … Obenchain describes it as an “I’m-happy-to-see-you-because-I’m-going-to-eat you” look. “I get a lot of, ‘Wow! I could never do that!’” says Obenchain, who’s helped keep the Garden’s …
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… Development Resources/Links The following professional association list is maintained to promote education and professionalism throughout the professional gardening industry. Illinois … Landscape Contractors Association ILCA members receive the Chicago Botanic Garden member rate for select CBG classes. … The following professional association list is maintained to promote education and professionalism throughout the professional gardening industry. Illinois …
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… Chicago high school students from the Instituto Health Sciences Career Academy (IHSCA) sought to find the answer. The Chicago Botanic Garden’s Healing Environments Ambassadors Learning … and environmental stewardship as mentally and physically restorative practices essential for healthy living. While our summer field trips reveal the role of urban agriculture in building … can come in and reserve a space to plant their own foods and produce,” said Guzmán. Paying a visit to a handful of community gardens, Hernandez, Guzmán, and their group were motivated to …
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… training experiences, technicians gain the skills, certifications, and confidence needed to build a career in habitat restoration. What is SENA? The SENA experience is built around a group of full-time, paid, ecological restoration technicians who are committed to addressing the environmental challenges facing our region. For nine months, this group learns from Garden ecologists and scientists, local partners, and …
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… How often have you heard that the true lilies (Lilium) are either difficult to grow or are not well adapted to the Midwest? Fortunately, these are merely myths. Lilies are … from winter cold and summer heat. Lilies—like daffodils and tulips—grow from bulbs, which are best planted in early to mid-autumn or in spring. A good rule of thumb is to plant lilies with … poorly drained soils, or find your garden overrun by voracious rabbits, then lilies may not be for you. Otherwise, plant some lily bulbs this autumn and then enjoy the show next year. May …
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