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Austin Coming Together (ACT); Social and Economic Transformation Through Community Action
Root Riot Harambee member Ms. Catherine Jones announces that ACT’s Education Committee will meet Tuesday, May 3, at 6pm, Friendship Church, 5200 W. Jackson, Chicago. It will be an open discussion of the future of schools in the Austin neighborhood. Alderman Graham and Chicago Public Schools Area Instructional Officer Rick Mills are scheduled to attend.
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GREEN COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
Announcing a new web site to facilitate sharing of ideas, information and resources for building a more resilient and sustainable community! Green Community Connections is a new “electronic gathering place” for Oak Park, River Forest and surrounding communities, which is dedicated to helping us make the transition to a more environmentally sustainable way of living. Green…
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Green + Growing Fair, Sat April 30th
GreenNet’s 19th Annual GREEN & GROWING URBAN GARDENING FAIR, Saturday, April 30, 2011, 10am-2pm. A free event at the Garfield Park Conservatory, 300 N. Central Park, Chicago, IL, www.garfielld-conservatory.org. Root Riot Harambee Open House, Sunday, May 1, 2011, (1pm-4pm); an opportunity for people to visit, sign up, and early bird planting.
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Shop at Whole Foods River Forest on April 6th and Support Root-Riot
Root-Riot Urban Garden Network was chosen by Whole Foods Market to be the recipient of their Community Support Days. On Wednesday April 6th, 5% of the gross sales at the Whole Foods Market in River Forest will be donated to Root-Riot. We are requesting that you encourage everyone you know to shop at the River…
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FRESH, THE MOVIE
New thinking about what we’re eating FRESH, the Movie Sunday ▪ March 20 ▪ 6:00-8:00pm Euclid Ave UMC, 405 S. Euclid Ave, Oak Park Sponsored by the Green Action Task Force @ Euclid Avenue UMC The movie, FRESH, features farmers, thinkers and business people across America who are re-inventing our food system. Each has…
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Vote for One Seed Chicago 2011
Voting for One Seed Chicago 2011 candidates, radish, eggplant and swiss chard, opened this weekend. Visit www.oneseedchicago.com to get more information about each plant, vote for your favorite and register to recieve a packet of the winning seed. Teachers can request a classroom size packet along with an educator guide. “For the fourth year One Seed Chicago…
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BUGS (Building Urban Gardens) Class Starts January 29, 2011
HAPPY NEW YEAR! If you want to take the Building Urban Gardens (BUGs) classes in 2011 you need to sign up now. NeighborSpace will subsidize the complete costs of the class. Just tell Julie that you are a NeighborSpace gardener and the name of your garden when you sign up. Don’t wait. Do it today.…
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Harvest Fest Photos
In the “better late than never category”; Root Riot Harambee and Root Riot Oak Park Harvest Fest 2010
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Root-Riot Harambee’s Youngest Gardener
This is Grace. She is 11-years-old and the youngest Root-Riot Harambee gardener. Grace has tended to her garden the entire season and participated in scheduled work days. She has persevered when some have given up and others have abandoned their gardens. Because of her dedication, Grace has been nominated as GreenNet’s “Community Youth Gardener of the…
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