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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 Harvest Fest, Sept 18
Our first Harvest Festival will be Saturday September 18, 2010 from 3:30 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. We encourage all members and their families of both Root Riot Oak Park and Root Riot Harambee to attend what is expected to be a very festive and fun event. The “Friends of Root Riot” are also invited to…
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Root-Riot Madison Street 8/29: Compost, Harvest Fest, + T-shirts.
Spiffing up the garden wet well yesterday morning in the wee hours of the day. Most of the weeds are pulled, and the compost has been tidied up. Thanks to all who came out and helped. Harvest Moon Fest: September 18th, time tbd. Lets take some time and celebrate our first Root-Riot growing season and…
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Root Riot Harambee Dedicaton Event
The Root-Riot Harambee dedication was a celebration of the newest community garden in the Austin neighborhood on Chicago’s west side. The theme of the ceremony was to honor and showcase the young men and women in this community responsible in large part for the success of Harambee garden. Harambee gardeners and guests provided refreshments; the…
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Root Riot Harambee Photos
The students of Douglass High School are beginning to make creative contributions to the Root Riot Harambee gardens. The signage was designed by student DeAngelo Mills. The “Peace” Flags, which signify a desire for peace in our community, adorn the fence.
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West Side Garden Tour
On Saturday, July 31, members of Root- Riot Harambee joined the Austin Green Team’s tour of several community gardens on Chicago’s west side. The Austin Green Team, in partnership with such organizations as lNeighborSpace www.neighbor-space.org and Greencorps Chicago greencorps@cityofchicago.org, has created amazing and beautiful gardens in what were often abandoned, crime ridden, debris filled, and…
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