The UIC Community Garden and the Hull House Center for Urban Agriculture had their first public participation meeting last week. I am a little biased since I was on the team that organized the event, but if I do say so myself it was pretty awesome!
There were over 35 participants who including UIC students, faculty, staff, Hull House consultants, and community garden experts from around the Chicago area. I was so impressed with the passion and level of interest and collective knowledge in the room - it was truly powerful. One of the highlights of the evening was a time lapse video created by Rogan Birnie, a Hull-House consultant, working on the garden project. Each season Rogan will release a new time lapse series - I can't wait for the next one! That is all for now. I will be posting pictures of the event, how to stay informed about the event, and a report on the event towards the first of Dec. - right now I have to get through finals :)
Thanks again to everyone who participated in the community garden conversations and I can't wait for the next installment!
There were over 35 participants who including UIC students, faculty, staff, Hull House consultants, and community garden experts from around the Chicago area. I was so impressed with the passion and level of interest and collective knowledge in the room - it was truly powerful. One of the highlights of the evening was a time lapse video created by Rogan Birnie, a Hull-House consultant, working on the garden project. Each season Rogan will release a new time lapse series - I can't wait for the next one! That is all for now. I will be posting pictures of the event, how to stay informed about the event, and a report on the event towards the first of Dec. - right now I have to get through finals :)
Thanks again to everyone who participated in the community garden conversations and I can't wait for the next installment!
Check out Rogan Birnie's time lapse video here: http://endabamedia.com/Farm6WeeksHDFastWebCrop.mov
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See an article in the Chicago Journal about the garden and UIC's sustainability efforts.
http://www.chicagojournal.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=60&ArticleID=6450&TM=37057.13
Gardening is so relaxing and a wonderful way to spend time outdoors. It is one of my favorite hobbies that I love to share with others online! Thanks for taking the time to write this post, I always learn so much about gardening from many different sources online! http://www.gardenmanuals.com/
Great blog post! I love learning about this online as gardening/landscaping are not only hobbies of mine but I actually do a little bit of work like that during the summer months as a second job. I appreciate your content in your blog and wish that you would keep up the good work :)
Community Garden offers healthy environment and help communities to bond together. Thanks for letting me know this information about UIC Community Garden. I will also visit the article on chicago journal.
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