Stelle Tour: Sustainable Agriculture

Stelle Tour

Thursday September 25, 2008

Tour Hours: 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

The Center for Sustainable Community (CSC) is partnering with the University of Illinois to offer this first-hand opportunity to experience sustainability applications in action. The tour begins at the CSC office at the Stelle Community Center and highlights some of Stelle's most popular sustainable agriculture features in a four hour guided tour/presentation

Price: $20 Includes Lunch

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Community Greener of the Year Nomination

It's that time of the year again! GreenNet is asking all Chicago community & school gardeners, greeners and gardening organizations to nominate people who deserve to be named GreenNet's "Community Greener of the Year" for 2008! The person selected will be honored at the annual Community Gardener Potluck on November 8, 2008 at the Garfield Park Conservatory.

If there is someone in your gardening organization who has gone out of his or her way to get the garden going and keep it looking good, or has done other things to make your community garden successful, please fill in the short form below and send it back to Julie Samuels at Openlands, 25 East Washington #1650 Chicago IL 60602 or fax: 312/427-6251 or email:jsamuels@openlands.org by October 15, 2008

Community Greener of the Year Nomination Form

Tear off here and return: (Please Print clearly)

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Name of Gardener you are nominating::

Gardener's Mailing Address: Zip:

Telephone:

Name of Greening Project/Garden:

Location (Address):

Name of person(s) or organization making the nomination:

Address: Zip:

Telephone number & email:

I/We believe that should receive the Community Greener of the Year Award because: (in 50 words or less):

[PLEASE NOTE: All nominations must be in by October 15, 2008. The persons making the nominations will be contacted by November 3rd to confirm that their nominee will be attending the potluck]

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Community Greener Harvest Potluck

Saturday, November 8, 2008

11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Garfield Park Conservatory

Community Room

300 North Central Park Avenue

Potluck Agenda:

11:00 - Registration

11:30 - Lunch

12:00 - Welcome & Introductions

12:30 - Building Urban Gardens Badges awarded

12:45 - Community Greener of the Year Award

1:15 - Door prizes Awarded

Please bring photos, garden stories, and a dish to share!

We suggest that if your last name starts with:

A-G Bring salad or appetizer

H-O Bring a main dish

P-Z Bring a dessert

Or, just bring your favorite dish and be sure to put your name on your dishes and spoons.

Community Greener Harvest Potluck Flyer

For information call the Greennet Hotline at 773/251-7515

www.greenetchicago.org

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Enter Mayor Daley's Landscape Awards 2008

The City of Chicago is pleased to present Mayor Daley's Landscape Awards 2008. Please find the application below. For questions, call (312) 744-8691. Applications must be post-marked by August 15, 2008 to be considered.

Mayor Daley's Landscape Awards is an annual program that recognizes the thousands of Chicagoans who help make the city green through their environmental beautification efforts. The program is open to all residents and businesses located in Chicago.

Download an application: http://tinyurl.com/5kmks7


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Nancy Kreith
Program Coordinator, Horticulture

Ron Wolford
Ron Wolford
Unit Educator, Urban Horticulture and Environment