Schaumburg Community Garden Club

10/29/2026

Today was the last big harvest – 31 lbs. sweet potatoes, broccoli, Swiss chard and radishes will be taken to the local food pantry.

10/25/2026

Thank you to the Schaumburg Community Garden Club for doing a little fall debris cleanup for our Heritage Garden! 🍂

10/08/2026

Open to the public – Come join us on Wednesday, October 14th. The business meeting starts promptly at 7:00 pm at the Township of Schaumburg, 1 Illinois Bldg., Hoffman Estates (new meeting location). Doors open at 6:30 pm.

Yvonne Wolf was born in Taiwan and educated in the U.S. and Europe. She has extensive experience living and working internationally (Denmark and Japan). She is fluent in English, Mandarin, and Danish, and has studied Japanese, Spanish, and Greek. Between work and personal travel, she has visited more than 20 countries and well-traveled within the U.S. and Canada. She has worked with organizations and business executives focusing on communication strategies working with Chinese and East Asian partners. Among her many skills is mediating across cultural misunderstandings.

Educator Yvonne Wolf presents an “introduction to the Chinese Papercutting Art” as it relates to other cultures. She will bring samples of Chinese master artwork - we will be creating many types of flowers and other objects as related to Chinese culture and folklore.

10/06/2026

Another workday at the Pantry Garden 🌱☀️

Harvest time, one day at a time!

10/05/2026

We had the most beautiful weather for this year’s event! 🍂🎃

The Schaumburg Community Garden Club was once again honored to provide decorations for the kiddos at the Spring Valley Autumn Harvest Festival.

Our members truly enjoy spending time with the children as they decorate their pumpkins. These kiddos are incredibly creative, and seeing the smiles on their faces when they finish their pumpkins makes it all worthwhile! ❤️🎃

A heartfelt thank-you to all of our wonderful member volunteers who generously gave their time to help make this such a successful event. We also want to extend a big thank-you to all the families who gave us permission to take photos and share these special moments on our club’s page.

We are also incredibly grateful to the Spring Valley staff for all their help with setup and support. Your assistance is truly appreciated!

We hope you enjoy looking through these wonderful memories as much as we enjoyed making them! 📸🍁

If you happen to see yourself or your family in this post, please give it a like and share it with your family and friends. 🍂😊

Thank you for helping make this such a fun and memorable autumn tradition! 🎃❤️

10/01/2026

Our volunteer club members continue to provide fresh produce to our local food pantries. A heartfelt thank-you to these dedicated members who so generously give their time and effort to help others in our community!

It’s sweet potato season!

09/29/2026

09/14/2026

🌱 A wonderful Tuesday to celebrate! 🌱

On Tuesday, September 8th, 169 pounds of fresh produce were donated to our local Food Pantry! We’re so proud to be able to share the harvest from our garden with our community. 💚

And there’s more exciting news — the shed is officially finished! 🎉

Eli (pictured on the left) is a Master Gardener intern and was a key helper in building the shed. We are incredibly grateful for his time, hard work, and willingness to lend a hand. Thank you, Eli! 🔨👏

Most of all, we are so very proud of our dedicated member crew. Their time, teamwork, and commitment make such a difference.

They are AMAZING!! 🌻💚

08/31/2026

Open to the public – Come join us on Wednesday, September 9th. The business meeting starts promptly at 7:00 pm at the Township of Schaumburg, 1 Illinois Bldg., Hoffman Estates (new meeting location). Doors open at 6:30 pm.

Jim will discuss the insects and spiders found in our local yards, and how to distinguish between beneficial "good guys" and destructive "bad guys". Only 3% of known insect species are actually agricultural or nuisance pests.

Jim Rowan is a graduate of Northeastern Illinois University where he studied Biology, Geology and Art. He was an animal keeper at Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo for 17 years, working with mammals, great apes and reptiles and even did a stint milking cows at the Farm-in-the-Zoo. Jim turned his hobby of photography into a small business, marketing his work to educational and magazine publishers, museums and advertisers and has nearly 1,000 photo credits to date. He has traveled and photographed in twenty-five countries and has developed 50 programs on travel, nature and history. He is a regular presenter at garden clubs, senior centers and the Geographic Society of Chicago. In his spare time Jim and his wife Jan re-enact 18th and 19th century history.