Uptown Community Gardens

Community News story posted on 6/18/07:

Community Gardens Growing in Uptown

Bird calls mix with the loud cheers of baseball fans in the Ginkgo Garden in Uptown. This productive plot is tucked between condo buildings less than a mile from Wrigley Field. Despite its urban location near the "el" tracks, this garden really grows.

The first harvests, in May, are mostly herbs, radishes and a few greens. As summer arrives, the baskets, bags and bins start filling up - with tomatoes, cucumbers, eggplant, peppers, beans, tomatillos, squash and assorted greens, plus plums, pears, apples, grapes and raspberries.

Every Saturday, an all-volunteer crew arrives at 4055 N. Kenmore Ave. and works from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. They weed, stake plants, harvest and pack up the van. The all-organic goods are delivered to GroceryLand, a local pantry that provides food to low-income people with AIDS.

For full story: http://chicagotalks.org/wiki/community-gardens-growing-in-uptown
(c) Keri Lynch 2007