Comments on Sustainability@UIC: Starting a Community Garden

A community garden is a great way to improve your ...

2011-06-06T20:15:54.002-05:00

A community garden is a great way to improve your quality of life as it not only reduces your stress level but also allows you to meet and interact with members of your community.

I live on
2010-03-21T18:17:32.898-05:00
I live on Amelia Island Florida.
It’s a very small place by that I mean small town. My cousin and I wanted to start
Something like that here but ran into so many road Blocks we just couldn’t do it.
That was about 5 years ago and I hope things have changed a little now.
The way things are getting with the economy It would be great to have something like that
For the community now. I remember my Mom telling me during the world war 2 they had
Victory gardens. I think that would be a good concept for us now.

It's great to see community garden projects li...

2010-01-10T14:42:53.006-06:00

It's great to see community garden projects like this. We have some great ones in Seattle, also. I'm doing research to find out just how much energy can be saved by having everyone start composting their organic waste. I put together an information website about compost tumblers
just to give an overview.

Good post, I just recently started gardening and i...

2009-12-17T04:30:13.024-06:00

Good post, I just recently started gardening and intend to grow at least some of my own vegetables in the yeas to come. I have a lot to learn!

Community Garden offers healthy environment and he...

2009-06-16T21:02:01.001-05:00

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.

Great blog post! I love learning about this online...

2009-05-28T10:18:28.892-05:00

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 :)

Gardening is so relaxing and a wonderful way to sp...

2009-04-27T14:37:00.000-05:00

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/

See an article in the Chicago Journal about the ga...

2008-11-21T14:41:00.000-06:00

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