Community Garden Bus Tour - Northside

Aug 28 Sat 10:00 AM
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 30  people attended.
5.00 5.006 (6 ratings)

Who organized?
Cara and Kimberly

Join us for a FREE guided bus tour of Chicago's community gardens. We will visit 5-7 of Chicago's hidden Edens while learning about the incredible past and future of urban gardening and agriculture in our City. The north side tour might include a visit to the Peterson Victory Garden, Bowmanville Gateway Garden, Ginkgo Organic Garden and Ruby Garden at Schreiber Park among other places.

The Bus Tour will begin and end at the Chicago Tourism Center, 72 East Randolph. The duration of the tour is from 10 am to 1 pm. Taking public transportation is highly recommended.

Tours are FREE of charge but donations are accepted by the tour organizers. All donations collected will go to a different community garden so they can build raised beds, buy tools and continue to grow. RSVP on their website (see link below) is required to guarantee your seat on the bus. Please RSVP on their website first before RSVP on the meetup page.

Tours are in conjunction with the exhibit, "City Is A Community Garden," which looks at urban gardens, vertical farming in the city, and urban chicken keepers through photographs, architectural drawings, and installations. You're welcomed to view this indoor exhibit before or after the tour.

Registration is required at: http://communitygarde...

Space is limited so please register online ASAP. If you do not register, you will not be allowed to attend this event. Please courteous and responsible about your attendance. A confirmation and record of attendance will be taken. Sorry but "no maybe" replies are allowed for this particular special event.

Please use "Talk about this Meetup" area in the bottom of the event page to offer/ask for rides or to post any questions/comments. For the last minute issues, please call the cell number that will be emailed one-day prior to this event to everyone who are registered for this event.

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  • Cara
    Cara

    Here's another story about how people are transforming empty lots into something positive for the entire community. http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/dpp/news/foxe_reports/urban-g...

    Posted Aug 31, 2010 7:59 AM
  • Erika Harris
    Erika Harris

    My pleasure, Cara. Because of this tour, I see this video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZ549BX8sp4) through much different eyes.

    Posted Aug 30, 2010 3:25 AM
  • Cara
    Cara

    Thanks Erika for adding your photos. Anyone who attended is welcome to post photos from the tour.

    Posted Aug 29, 2010 10:44 AM
  • Cara
    Cara

    Arlene ~ Thanks for letting me know.

    Posted Aug 27, 2010 9:50 PM
  • ARLENE
    ARLENE

    canceled 2 seats for tour,but could not cancel at Eventbrite

    Posted Aug 27, 2010 1:22 PM
  • Cara
    Cara

    ~~ Note: Tickets are available til the EventBrite site is full and no longer accepts registrations. ~~

    Posted Aug 18, 2010 12:27 AM
  • Cara
    Cara

    Erika ~ That's fine! You can adjust your RSVP at our site accordingly. It's more important to be registered at EventBrite and then with our group in that order. We look forward to seeing everyone there.

    Posted Aug 17, 2010 7:35 PM
  • Cara
    Cara

    EVERYONE MUST BE REGISTERED AT THE EVENTBRITE SITE.
    An RSVP on our site alone is not considered a true RSVP/registration. Those who do not register at that site will not have a reserved seat on the bus and can not attend.

    Posted Aug 17, 2010 7:20 PM

Who attended?

  • 30 attendees
    • Vadim (+1 guest)
       It was very enjoayable to meet many new people having nice conversations with everyone! 
    •  What a great opportunity to learn about Neighborspace and see just a small sampling of the incredible gardening efforts going on in the city. Very inspiring! 
    • Erika Harris (+3 guests)
       Wonderful event! Inspirational. Informational. Seeing "hidden" garden gems I never knew about... talking with and learning from community gardeners and NeighborSpace gave me a strong sense of hope and excitement about a vacant lot near my home in Bronzeville. THANKS Vadim, Siri, Margaret, Cara and everyone who made this possible. 
    •  Great examples of urban gardens in Chicago and how they can positively impact a community for the better on many different levels. Thanks to everyone who shared this wonderful experience with us. 
    •  Very inspirational event. My Mother feels like she wants to do something similar in Mumbai, India. 
    • Ana C (+1 guest)
    • Sara F (+1 guest)
    • Tom Tresser (+1 guest)
    • Ken
    • kanisha (+1 guest)

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