One Seed, Beer Under Glass,Thomas Street, Peterson Garden and Plant Sales

One Seed Chicago
The 2010 One Seed Chicago has been announced, you can read about it at www.OneSeedChicago.com

Thomas Street Community Garden
The folks at the Thomas Street Community Garden are having a workday on the 15th. Here is part of the Email sent out asking for volunteers.

"We're having our big AmeriCorps workday at the Thomas Street Garden (2655 W. Thomas Street), on Saturday May 15. We'll kick things off at 10 a.m. and run 'til sometime after noon. We should have 8-10 AmeriCorps volunteers showing up to help rebuild the flagstone circle with mortar that we've purchased. Other projects on the to-do list for Saturday are to build new raised beds along the fence lines in the veggie garden, install our glass bottle pathway in the parkway, harvest our compost, and of course, plant some perennials and vegetables. I've got a few more projects tucked away if we run out of work to do..."

Peterson Garden
LaManda over at The Yarden is leading the efforts to revive an original victory garden in Chicago's 40th Ward. Visit www.PetersonGarden.org to learn how you can become involved or help with this awesome project.

Beer Under Glass
Beth Botts at Growing in Chicago tells us about the Beer Under Glass fundraiser at the Garfield Park Conservatory on May 13, 2010.

Forest Park Community Garden
Our friends at the FP Community Garden are having a work day on May 15, 2010 if you can't pitch in to help the Thomas Street Community Garden because you're in the 'burbs stop by to help these ladies build some raised beds.

Plant Sales
Plant and seedling sales continue around Chicago. See this post for an updated list of sales where you can purchase herbs, flowers, perennials and vegetables for your garden while helping some great clubs and organization.

Re-Thinking Soup in Chicago Needs Volunteers

Do you live in the Chicagoland area and looking to volunteer with some cool projects? Re-Thinking Soup and the Community Farm (both on the UIC campus) need volunteers. You can see more pictures of the community farm here.

About Re-Thinking Soup:

Every Tuesday from 12:00-1:00pm, the Hull-House Museum hosts a modern day soup kitchen that is a public and communal event where we gather together and eat delicious, healthy, soup and have fresh, organic conversation about many of the urgent social, cultural, economic and environmental food issues that we should be addressing.

Jane Addams was the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize and worked on many issues in her life to create the conditions of peace to flourish. We meet in the historic Residents' Dining Hall, where Upton Sinclair, Ida B. Wells, W.E.B. Du Bois, Gertrude Stein and other important social reformers met to share meals and ideas, debate one another, and conspire to change the world. Activists, farmers, doctors, economists, artists, and guest chefs join us each week to present their knowledge, ideas and projects and foster a space where we can move toward solutions.

The mission for the farm reflects our belief that monocultures are undesirable and dangerous for the environment and that promoting a pluralistic society is essential for a healthy democracy. The Heirloom Farm at the Hull-House Museum affirms the link between a healthy, diverse bio-culture that is sustained by varieties of heirloom fruits and vegetables, and a vibrant and diverse culture in society, promoted by artisans, farmers, ethnic restaurants and markets and by the people who support these spaces.

YES WE CAN!

For information about volunteer opportunities for Re-Thinking Soup or the Community Farm and Garden project, please contact Kelly Saulsberry at ksuzanne@uic.edu or 312.355.4683