03/07/2024
We have a few open plots for the 2024 season! If you'd like to know more, email [email protected].
Merchant Park Community Garden
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A community garden in the Irving Park neighborhood of Chicago. The garden benefits the community through outreach such as donations to a local food bank.
Our Mission:
Merchant Park Community Garden provides an opportunity for neighbors and their children to work, play, learn and grow together. Merchant Park Community Garden is an oasis in the 30th Ward - a backyard for us all.
03/07/2024
03/27/2023
We have a few open plots for the 2023 season! If you'd like to know more, email [email protected].
02/10/2022
We can dream ...
It's never too early to start planning your garden! Here's a quick guide for when to plant outside in Illinois. Plant two weeks earlier for Southern Illinois and two weeks later for Northern Illinois.
Explore the blog go.illinois.edu/WhenToPlant for information about zones, frost dates, a print-friendly chart (go.illinois.edu/WhenToPlantGuide) and more!
More garden questions? Contact your local experts!
👉 go.illinois.edu/ExtensionOffice
01/26/2022
A 1.2-acre farm located in Chicago’s Illinois Medical District, Growing Solutions is an arm of Urban Autism Solutions, a nonprofit that helps young adults with autism by offering programming, classes and residences that meet their specific needs.
Farming on the Spectrum - Modern Farmer In the middle of Chicago, a one-acre plot is dedicated to changing lives by teaching students about farming on the spectrum.
01/20/2022
Dig in with confidence this spring! Growing Great Vegetables is a five-week webinar series that kicks off February 15 covering everything you need to know to grow a vegetable garden from seed to harvest.
Log on for a weekly online workshop covering a new topic, engage with Illinois Extension horticulture experts, and get research-based tips and factsheets about vegetable garden best practices straight to your inbox.
Sign up by February 9 🔗 go.illinois.edu/GrowingGreatVegetables
07/10/2021
We are out this morning from 9:00 to 12:00 with weeding and wood chip distribution!
07/07/2020
Just around the corner from the garden, an opportunity to participate in a community art project organized by renowned artist Nick Cave, who set up his studio across from Schurz High School.
01/04/2020
Bowling alley!
Avondale Bowl To Open Jan. 13 In Old Northwest Bowl Spot After 2-Year Renovation PHOTOS: The new bowling alley at 3118 N. Milwaukee Ave. has a decidedly retro feel with just eight lanes of bowling and hand scoring.
11/01/2019
In Bridgeport
Need a Drill? A Sewing Machine? New Chicago Tool Library Ready to Lend There’s a new library in Chicago and it’s stocked with pretty much everything except books. We visit the newly opened Chicago Tool Library in Bridgeport.
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Our Story
We are located on Chicago's Northwest Side, inside the southeast corner of Addison and Milwaukee, in a triangle of land bordered by three alleys. This piece of land sat unused for over 100 years. We have 50 individual plots, each 8' by 8' in size.
We're all booked for the 2019 growing season, but message us here or email [email protected] to be added to the waiting list.
If you are a member of the Merchant Park Community Garden, please visit our private Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/2035830906737821/ and message us to join.
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3568 N Keeler Avenue
Chicago, IL
60641