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A Sunday seed swap and seed starting demonstration

by Cassandra West March 7, 2011 Community gardening
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Share Having never gone to a seed swap, I had only a vague idea of what to expect when I signed up for the Forest Park Community Garden 2011 Annual Seed Swap and Seed Starting Demonstration. Would anyone be remotely interested in the garden-variety Burpee seeds I wanted to swap? Would the swappers be tripping [...]

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Looking for Chicago-area urban ag experts, speakers

by Cassandra West April 12, 2010 Community

Share Seeding Chicago wants to know who are the urban agriculture experts out there. Can you write or speak about various topics in urban farming? Can you discuss soil preparation and testing, growing and harvesting techniques, composting, garden design, pest control, irrigation practices or any other topics related to growing food in the city? If [...]

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Chicago's green movement springs from the seeds of hope

by Cassandra West March 17, 2010 Green movement

Share I grew up a city kid, knowing more about concrete playgrounds than I did about lush, expansive lawns. But I was endlessly fascinated with almost anything that grew from the ground. Flowers, weeds, trees, fruits. One summer I attempted to grow watermelon in a large pot. That experiment, needless to say, didn’t work out. [...]

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