For 160 years, The Chicago Academy of Sciences / Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum has been connecting Chicagoans to nature and science
For 160 years, The Chicago Academy of Sciences / Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum has been connecting Chicagoans to nature and science
Come see this ‘naturalistic’ garden in Millennium Park! Everyone is welcome, the garden has no entrance fee.
The Winthrop Family Historical Garden was established in 2009 to celebrate the families who helped found Uptown’s rich cultural diversity, while also providing a green space in one of Chicago’s most densely populated neighborhoods. Though it varies depending on the plotholders, the garden consists of about 70% vegetables and 30% decorative.
YSP has a community garden incorporated into their youth projects. They grow fresh foods for community members to harvest. They are currently building a patio on the plot and its under construction.
A school garden links classroom learning with the creation, maintenance, and study of a garden. The type of garden, its size, shape, material composition and symbolism can become part of the school’s image and the community’s sense of place. Through this process, schools will develop a vision for their garden’s development that will provide
meaning for students, their families, the community, faculty and the curriculum.
Work cooperatively to build and sustain gardens on the south side of Chicago.
Restaurant creating economic development and working locally.
Building Independent Cultural Infrastructure