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| Location of our future community garden! |
Thanks to the incredible efforts of Lisa Hish and Elizabeth Wenscott, the ladies behind Northcenter Neighborhood Association’s environmental group, “The Greening of Northcenter,” Northcenter is proud to announce the coming of it’s first organic, community garden this century thanks to true collaboration:
• The site is a fantastic location on Montrose Avenue, provided on a temporary basis by local community developer Harrington Brown, LLC, with additional support from Alderman Pawar.
• Further expertise comes by way of the amazing Peterson Garden Project, which specializes in victory gardens for the community.
The Peterson Garden Project will use the currently vacant site at Montrose Green – 1819 West Montrose Avenue, the future home of a proposed mixed-use commercial and residential building. Our plan is for this to be available for two growing seasons. This will be one of the five gardens hosted by the Peterson Garden Project in 2012.
One hundred and twenty-five plots are anticipated. Twenty will be used as "Grow2Give” beds, with the food donated to the Common Pantry, ten are available for local restaurant use, and the remaining plots are available for individual or family use at a cost of $65/plot per season.
Sign up is open to the public and begins online April 2. Please visit http://www.petersongarden.org to sign up and learn more about the fascinating history of victory gardens in Chicago.
The Greening of Northcenter Neighborhood:
Parkways, Corners and Gardens Project
"Investing in Our Community, one plant at a time."
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Hello,
ReplyDeleteI'm wondering how to sign up for this - the link to the Peterson Garden page is just a video. Very excited!
Thank you,
Sarah Dandelles,
resident
If you did not get a chance to sign up; Montrose Green Community Garden sold out in the opening 24 hours of registration. However there have been a few drop outs, so it is open again for registration. The cost is $65 for a 4x6 plot. Go to www.petersongarden.org to register.
DeleteHope to see you in the garden,
Lisa Hish
Montrose Green Community Garden Coordinator
Hello,
ReplyDeleteWondering the same! Website provides no link or form to sign up. Very excited to be a part of this.
Best,
Maggie Wejroch
If you did not get a chance to sign up; Montrose Green Community Garden sold out in the opening 24 hours of registration. However there have been a few drop outs, so it is open again for registration. The cost is $65 for a 4x6 plot. Go to www.petersongarden.org to register.
DeleteHope to see you in the garden,
Lisa Hish
Montrose Green Community Garden Coordinator
Me too, me too! This is so exciting but I am not able to sign up.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much!
Krista Wennerstrom
Neighbor!
If you did not get a chance to sign up; Montrose Green Community Garden sold out in the opening 24 hours of registration. However there have been a few drop outs, so it is open again for registration. The cost is $65 for a 4x6 plot. Go to www.petersongarden.org to register.
DeleteHope to see you in the garden,
Lisa Hish
Montrose Green Community Garden Coordinator
Hi, I'm having the same issue. I very much want to sign up, too. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteLynette Kalsnes
resident
If you did not get a chance to sign up; Montrose Green Community Garden sold out in the opening 24 hours of registration. However there have been a few drop outs, so it is open again for registration. The cost is $65 for a 4x6 plot. Go to www.petersongarden.org to register.
DeleteHope to see you in the garden,
Lisa Hish
Montrose Green Community Garden Coordinator