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06/16/2026
Did you know you can eat some of your weeds. Here is a pesto recipe that uses Lamb's Quarters.
Late June Produce in Season: Apples, Asparagus, Beans, Berries , Cabbage, Carrots , Cherries , Eggplant, Garlic, Horseradish, Leeks, Lettuce, Melons, Nectarines, Okra , Onions , Peaches, Peas, Plums, Potatoes, Radishes, Rhubarb, Spinach, Squash, Strawberries , Tomatoes, Turnips
A donation from Epic Gardening led to a wonderful collaboration between Stone Temple Church, and Contemporary Farmer, Inc. to install and fill a garden bed with 2 cubic yards of soil! Thanks to the seedling contribution from Avondale Gardening Alliance fresh produce will be available soon!
06/10/2026
"...if we have the courage to plant a seed... we never know what might grow" Michelle Obama. You can start visiting the Obama Foundation gardens this month that will be supported by Chicago Botanic Garden and Urban Growers Collective.
Here are some June Gardening Activities - Thanks to Sow True Seed and Chicago Community Gardeners Association - CCGA for keeping us on track.
Start looking for unwanted insects and animals in your garden. Not sure which pests are helping your harvests and which are hurting it...learn from the Lunch & Grow we did with - https://youtu.be/rOplgjVOsCU?si=15LhV62ci1YATzF
Don't miss your chance to win a garden bed! Our May monthly donor raffle winner will receive this raised wood bed. Your support helps Chicago Grows Food give someone the tools to grow their own food for life. You are investing in the future of health, wellness, and the environment.
05/19/2026
It's Strawberry Rhubarb month!!!! Check out this quick crisp that you can make. Thanks to The Black Contessa for this simple delicious dish.
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