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Harambee Soil Delivery – Reminder for Workday THIS Sunday 3-5pm
Hi Everyone, This is to let you know that we are having 5 yards of soil delivered to the garden tomorrow. Although we have our workday this Sunday Afternoon from 3 to 5pm. The plan for Sunday is to continue to help people rebuild their beds but if you would like to come out tommorow…
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Harambee Update
Hello Everyone, Our impromptu workday at Harambee this past Saturday was very productive. We were able to dig trenches and bury two water lines so that there is now a hose station on both the east and west ends of the garden. In addition we recieved over 400 cinder blocks which people can now use…
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IMPORTANT REQUEST for Volunteers at Harambee Saturday April 22 9AM to noon
Hi Everyone, Happy Early Earthday. We are requesting a big turnout for the garden this Saturday morning. We are having 400 cinder blocks delivered to the garden and we need as many people as possible to move them from the street to the garden. This is a big task and will go much faster with…
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Root Riot UPDATE Meeting Tomorrow April 15th 10am- Noon
Hi Everyone, This is just a reminder for everyone that we have a meeting scheduled for tommorrow that given how nice the weather is expected to be, We will have it AT THE GARDEN. Note: We are going to fit some work in. The grass is already getting quite tall so if you are able…
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Harambee Meeting Saturday April 1. 10am-Noon – Austin Library.
Hello eveyrone, This is a reminder that we are having a meeting at the Austin Library from 10am to Noon. Please bring your calendars so that we can schedule workdays for the season. We will also be updating one another on: * Fundraising * Water * Donations from Lowes, Home Depot and Mendards * Workshop…
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Root Riot Meeting – March 18th 10am-12 noon
Hello Everyone, Even though today’s temperatures are in the 20’s, spring will actually be here very soon. Some people have already been out to Harambee and planted radishes and spinich. (Nothing quite gets you in the mood to garden like root vegtables 😉 We have some very exciting opportunites this season. The Austin Library is…
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Coming to Oak Park on Saturday April 12th
Hello All, Hopefully Spring is coming !! We are hoping to come up to the Buzz Café on Sat. April 12th from 12:00 -3:00. We are bringing up Beef, Pork, Lamb and Eggs. Sorry about the chicken, we only have some Bone-In Breasts and Boneless Skinless Breasts available. The new chicken will be ready for…
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The Goat Gaurdian Guild – Sunday April 29th
The following invitation comes from Root-Riot friend and partner Carolyn Ioder. For the last several years she has been building a herd of milking goats that divide their time between Harambee and Garfield Park. She is inviting people to partipate in the Goat Gaurdian Guild and learn the skill joys of raising milking goats. …
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Harambee 2013- The year of the fence.
Hi Everyone, While the National Weather Service doesn’t seem to know it, we are now officially in Spring. Gardening season is just around the corner and I want to share some news with you. I spoke with Dave Doig earlier this month and he is confident that the garden space will be available for at…
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Harambee Goats featured on WBEZ
Carolyn Ioder was recently covered by WBEZ in a story about her backyard farm and inspiring vision for urban agriculture. Also featured in the story was Urban Chicken Jennifer Murtoff. You can read the extensive story on the WBEZ website. Congratulations to Carolyn, Jennifer and the wider Root-Riot community for helping to inspire this wonderful story.