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Hello Gardeners, Partners and Friends!

For gardeners, we suggest a minimum donation of $50 per plot. Friends and community partners, we appreciate whatever you are able to give to maintain and enhance the garden.

Funds will be used for garden bed repairs, mulch, soil and compost, tools, and general maintenance and repairs. Additional funds will help with waivers and scholarships.

In addition to providing garden plots to individuals/families, Hello Howard Community Garden harvests and has delivered fresh produce to Howard Area Community Center, A Just Harvest and Food Not Bombs. Over the past six years we have given over 3400 lbs. of food to our Rogers Park community.

Donations are held by NeighborSpace, our fiscal partner.

NeighborSpace is the only nonprofit land trust in Chicago that preserves and sustains gardens on behalf of dedicated community groups. We support community gardens - through property ownership, insurance, water, stewardship, education, tool lending, project planning, fundraising support, troubleshooting and more - so that community groups can focus on gardening and on their community building vision, generating food, beauty, play, health and safety for their neighborhoods.

Thank you for being a part of the Brickyard Garden community for the 2025 season! Contributions support the upkeep and improvement of Brickyard Garden through our partners at NeighborSpace.

About Brickyard Garden: Founded in 1978, Brickyard is a community garden located in the 6100 block of S. Woodlawn Ave. About 25 families from Woodlawn and South Hyde Park garden here, along with student volunteers from the University of Chicago Hospitals and other colleges. Many gardeners grow vegetables, and our common areas are notable for beautiful perennial beds, a grape arbor, and a family of cats who patiently tolerate our presence.

About NeighborSpace: NeighborSpace is the only nonprofit land trust in Chicago that preserves and sustains gardens on behalf of dedicated community groups. They support community gardens - through property ownership, insurance, water, stewardship, education, tool lending, project planning, fundraising support, troubleshooting and more - so that community groups can focus on gardening and their community-building vision, generating food, beauty, play, health and safety for their neighborhoods.

Thank you for being a part of Land on Lincoln Community Garden for the 2025 season. Our garden is 100% volunteer-led, and contributions support the upkeep and improvement of the garden through NeighborSpace. The suggested donation amount for a plot is $40 for the 2025 gardening season.

Located at 5900 N. Lincoln Ave, Land on Lincoln is a 120-bed community garden nestled between homes, schools, green spaces, and local businesses. The garden will open for the season on April 19th, and operations will run through early November.

If you are new to gardening at Land on Lincoln for the 2025 season, welcome! Please send an email to Land On Lincoln Garden at gmail dot com to be included on updates for the 2025 season

The Avondale Gardening Alliance (AGA) is a network of neighbors growing urban agriculture in the Avondale neighborhood of Chicago. We are a very active community, with dozens of educational and community-building demonstrations, workshops, resource sharing, and social events throughout the year. Your donation will help us maximize the benefits of urban agriculture in Avondale. We will use the money to purchase event infrastructure, like tables and canopies, and materials, such as seeds, soil, tools, printing, tarps, etc. The AGA is a not-for-profit through the fiscal sponsorship of NeighborSpace.

More information about NeighborSpace: NeighborSpace is the only nonprofit land trust in Chicago that preserves and sustains gardens on behalf of dedicated community groups. We support community gardens - through property ownership, insurance, water, stewardship, education, tool lending, project planning, fundraising support, troubleshooting and more - so that community groups can focus on gardening and on their community building vision, generating food, beauty, play, health and safety for their neighborhoods.

Neighborspace is the fiscal agent for Olive's Neighborhood Garden granting us non-profit 501c3 status. Olive's Garden is an award winning garden supplying beautiful fresh produce for two local food banks on Chicago's northwest side. The garden is situated on the edge of the Kennedy expressway at the corner of W. Ainslie Ave. and N. Laramie St. in the Jefferson Park neighborhood.

In addition to growing vegetables of all kinds, bees supply wonderful fresh honey. Recently a program was started with Beaubien Elementary School, teaching the future gardeners of America all about growing their own food.

A small food pantry and library also sit on the edge of the garden. In 2024, a new piece of land nearby was granted and cleanup is underway to create a small park for our neighbors.

Donations are always welcome and used wisely for seeds, plants, supplies and improvements. This year we are hoping to add a windmill to the garden.

Donations through GoFundMe will be sent to Neighborspace (our fiscal partner) and processed via PayPal Giving Fund. You may get 2 confirmations- one from GoFundMe and one from Paypal.

Want to join us in making a difference? We're raising money and collecting dues for Campbell Community Garden, and any donation will help make an impact. Thanks in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to your neighborhood and community. This community garden has been a staple of the Campbell and Hirsch neighborhood for over 20 years, representing the community's love and desire for peaceful, green spaces that nourish our bodies and hearts. Through our membership dues and donations we have been able to:

Expand our garden bed availability with new and improved beds

Increase communal crops with trellising beds

Decrease food waste with an effective, passive composting system

Engage with community and volunteer groups to beautify the space and educate guests to our neighborhood about the history of gardens in Humboldt Park and the role of our residents in making abandoned land into a magical garden space

Offer free seedlings to gardeners and neighbors every spring

We are constantly looking to innovate and improve our space, and find ways to expand our connection to the neighborhood residents, including events and building new spaces, or by making our existing structure and facilities better. Maintaining our financial health is a key part of moving forward with these exciting projects!

More information about NeighborSpace: NeighborSpace is the only nonprofit land trust in Chicago that preserves and sustains gardens on behalf of dedicated community groups. We support community gardens - through property ownership, insurance, water, stewardship, education, tool lending, project planning, fundraising support, troubleshooting and more - so that community groups can focus on gardening and on their community building vision, generating food, beauty, play, health and safety for their neighborhoods.

Want to join me in making a difference? I'm raising money to benefit El Coqui Garden, a NeighborSpace garden, and any donation will help make an impact. Thanks in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to me.

More information about NeighborSpace: NeighborSpace is the only nonprofit land trust in Chicago that preserves and sustains gardens on behalf of dedicated community groups. We support community gardens - through property ownership, insurance, water, stewardship, education, tool lending, project planning, fundraising support, troubleshooting and more - so that community groups can focus on gardening and on their community building vision, generating food, beauty, play, health and safety for their neighborhoods.

In 1994 - Neighbors came together to clean up and establish a foothold for native plants along the riverbank of the Chicago River. Along the way - they found they shared a calling towards larger goals of Environmental Justice. Now after 30 years, we are continuing the ongoing work of community and ecological stewardship.

As we move into a new year of stewardship, there is much to be done - from rebuilding fences to trimming aggressive plants to gathering seeds. As climate change alters the conditions of the ecosystem, our role as stewards is to help the ecosystem respond and adapt to those changes.

This year, we will be focusing on species diversification - helping maintain the balance of species by helping grasses and other natives from getting crowded out by more aggressive neighbors.

We will also be working to experiment more. We will be seeding areas and paying attention to what ends up thriving, especially in areas that have been damaged or altered recently - such as from the large trees which fell along the path earlier this past summer. In some area, we ill also be buying new plants that are already grown and are better able to establish themselves.

Another goal is to further community engagement at the Riverbank - making more use of our kiosks along the walking path and creating opportunities to showcase art and neighborhoods history. We will of course also be continuing our quarterly celebrations for the Solstices and Equinoxes.

Riverbank Neighbors has never shied-away from speaking up about injustice. Part of our power as a community is our ability to come together to advocate and take action together. We'll be continuing our work as allies and activists - pushing the city to ensure that ALL neighborhoods have access to clean air, water and resources.

Help us in making all of this possible by supporting our work through our GoFundMe. Your donations will go to covering the cost of new plantings, fencing and supplies. When possible in the past, we have also paid folk to water new planting in need of special care. That along with our general operating costs such as equipment, website / email service, and food for our workday volunteers.

Thank you!

- Riverbank Neighbors

Its Official - Montrose Metra Community Garden is 10 years old! We enter our next decade with high hopes and immense gratitude for the many hands that have helped tend this beautiful space.

MMCG’s mission is to create vibrant, green community spaces that connect neighbors and foster a healthy sustainable environment for all.

What began as vegetable plots flowered into a 4 city block long sanctuary for the Ravenswood community. Our fruit orchard and oak savanna are home to wildlife and bees. Our plots (86 of them) host multiple neighbors and families growing their own organic produce. Our compost program helps local families to cut down on carbon emissions. And our nursery space with the Ravenswood Neighbors Association allows for more native plants to pepper our parkways and public areas. Not to mention how these spaces host local students conducting service projects and countless volunteers stewarding the land.

We have ALOT of planting ahead as well as we focus this year on our common spaces, so they can give as much back to our local wildlife as members of our garden community.

The support of our neighbors is what truly keeps us growing. We're so happy to have you involved with our garden, bringing the community together and helping the environment one seed at a time.

It's time to process our renewals and plot reservations for the 2025 growing season (April 15-Nov 15). If you are renewing, make sure you email us a copy of your donation receipt.

If you are interested in gardening with us, fill out the survey at the attached form below. It will automatically add your name to our waitlist for open plots:

https://forms.gle/LY9kVgANkw3pcmLi9

If you want alerts about upcoming volunteer opportunities, subscribe to our email list through the following link: http://eepurl.com/htP6fT

If you have come to this page from our Facebook or other pages and wish to donate, you are in the right place. The funds raised through this page cover the operational needs of the garden itself, its water fees, composting service, tools, plants etc. This is a 100% Volunteer Run Garden. No one is paid administratively to its leaders.

Thank you to everyone for your continued encouragement and support. We are so proud to be a part of this community.

- The Organizers of Montrose Metra Community Gardens

Quick note about our fiscal sponsor:

Your donation, earmarked for MMCG, will show up on your bank or credit card statement as a charge from NeighborSpace, the nonprofit land trust that protects over 100 community gardens across Chicago. It is through NeighborSpace's non-profit status and fiscal agency that MMCG will be able to use your tax-deductible donation.

Hello Friends & Neighbors!

Are you a friend in the neighborhood who has enjoyed the beauty, lushness, and peace of Greenhouse Garden at the corner of Thomas & Wood?

Does your child look forward to visiting the goose at the corner on your daily walks? Do you look forward to seeing what sweet outfit the goose may be sporting at your next sighting?

Have you sat at the picnic table under the grape arbor and enjoyed time with friends? Have you helped yourself to some herbs from our community herb garden? Or maybe even picked a sweet bouquet of flowers?

If you have enjoyed all of these wonderful experiences that we help bring to you and our neighborhood, please help by donating to us for future projects as well as our regular garden care. Gardeners pay for all costs out of their own pockets. We could use your support to keep the garden the lovely community space it is.

All money will be put in our Greenhouse Garden account at NeighborSpace, our parent organization, to fund our seasonal expenses and projects. NeighborSpace is a nonprofit urban land trust in Chicago that preserves and sustains gardens on behalf of dedicated community groups.

Thank you for your generosity & support.

Greenhouse Garden

The Crandon Community Garden's mission is to cultivate relationships with the community by connecting to one another through nature. Our vision is three fold:

All Bed Usage Contributions and standard donations are used for the betterment of the garden and to fund community activities. In 2025 we will continue with several Meet & Greets, Family Days, Cooking Demos and more! Visit our website for our Spring Calendar of events - Crandon Gardens 

Bed Usage Contributions are $25 for the year and are due by April 15th, 2025. Please indicate "Crandon Garden Plot Contribution" in the comments.

 

More information about NeighborSpace: NeighborSpace is the only nonprofit land trust in Chicago that preserves and sustains gardens on behalf of dedicated community groups. We support community gardens - through property ownership, insurance, water, stewardship, education, tool lending, project planning, fundraising support, troubleshooting and more - so that community groups can focus on gardening and on their community building vision, generating food, beauty, play, health and safety for their neighborhoods.