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October Urban Agriculture Update:
Angelic Organics Learning Center
LVEJO's Comite Primavera (Spring Committee) is growing backyard and community gardens in Chicago's Mexican-American neighborhood. Their newest site is at Amor de Dios United Methodist Church, whose twice a week food pantry serves 600 families. The on-site garden will provide fresh produce for the pantry while Comite members teach safe, effective methods of growing good food in the city. The Learning Center is helping group members to modify their extensive agricultural skills for the city and Chicago's northern latitude. Partnership with the Learning Center offers neighborhood gardeners connection with local examples and resources, including field trips to see vermiculture at Pacific Garden Mission, Earth First Farms organic apple orchard in Michigan, and our partner Angelic Organics CSA farm. Workshops and meetings in Spanish increase gardeners' access to new information and methods, like season extension using low and high tunnels, Biodynamic soil building, organic methods of plant care, and goats milk soap & cheese making...Read More
Work Day and Inauguration of Amor De Dios Community Garden Site
On behalf of LVEJO, we would like to extend a huge thank you to the Comite Primavera, Amor de Dios parishioners, LVEJO board members and all the volunteers who came out and helped with the site.
From the take down of the playground, dead tree, to the installation of the woodchips and soil, building of the low tunnels and coming soon the first planting.
We invite you to come by and volunteer this fall and winter and help in the maintenance of the site.
Thank you for all of your hard work and dedication to help make this happen.
Schedule of Events
October 17th: Work Day and Inauguration of Amor De Dios Community Garden Site
Angelic Organics Learning Center helps urban and rural people build local food systems. The Learning Center offers opportunities to grow healthy food and a better quality of life, connect with farmers and the land, and learn agricultural and leadership skills. Saturday, October 17th - 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. | 2356 S. Sawyer Ave.Volunteers needed for that day! For more information contact: Eduardo Anaya ( gardens@lvejo.org ), Community Organizer at: 773.762.6991 Download event flyer
September 12: We have a meeting with Comity Spring at 4pm in the offices
September 19, we are going to Michigan to collect apples and everybody is going to meet in the offices at 7 am
September 26, we are going to collect perennial plants from Greencorps in Garfield Park, we will met at the office at 8:30 am.
Gardens Update
July 2009
Gardens Update
May 2009
1. LVEJO Urban Agriculture Volunteers built a low tunnel at the
community garden to help extend the growing season.
2 .School students planting seedlings at the Gary School Community Garden.
3. Urban Ag. Volunteer working on her parkway garden.
New Urban
Agriculture for 2008 - 2009!
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"Estas son las cinco fotos de mis eventos de Primavera Comite, la primara foto es una junta de Primavera comite con la arquictecta Aicha que hizo el diseno del jardin en Maraqueta fue 1-10-2009. Segunda foto viaje a la cosecha de manzanas a Michigan con mi grupo fue en Octubre, 2008.
Tercer foto, mi grupo es ta tomando una orentacion sobre los campos de agricultura de Angelica Organic, Cuarta foto, participacion es mi grupo con el representante de CCHD para nuestra donacion de Jardines en mes de Octubre 2008.
Quinta foto, personas visitan el jardin de flora para limpiar y cuidar 3032 S. Kolin en Julio 2008."
Eduardo Anaya, LVEJO Urban Agriculture Campaign Leader
LVEJO’s Comite Primavera “Springtime Committee”
LVEJO’s Comite Primavera “Springtime Committee” hosted a charette for the campaign members and volunteers to help plan out the future urban agriculture site near Celotex. LVEJO would like to thank Angelic Organics our project partner, Lorena Lopez, the Open space Organizer, Eduardo Anaya, Clean Power Organizer and the board of the Springtime Committee.
LVEJO invites you to attend a workshop with our partner organization Angelic Organics Learning Center
Register Now to confirm your space -
BASIC
BACKYARD CHICKEN CARE
Saturday, November 8, 2008 - 10AM to 1PM
Wellington Avenue United Church of Christ, 615 W. Wellington
Cost: $30
Farm fresh eggs from your own back yard? YES!
Please join us for a workshop on best practices for Basic Backyard Chicken Care in Chicago.
Raising chickens as pets and for eggs is LEGAL in Chicago - and part of our growing local food and urban agriculture scene.
Chicken care experts from Cedar Valley Sustainable Farm in Ottawa, IL and right here in Chicago will share their tips on how to keep both your chickens and your neighbors happy - from basic needs and year-round care to relevant city regulations.
You will leave the workshop with the knowledge, recommendations, and resources you need for your own home flock - and you'll make connections with other chicken enthusiasts in Chicago.
Register Now via our website.
Or if you prefer, call our Chicago office at 773.288.5462.
MEET UP Invitation to Current Chicken Keepers: Bring your photos, coop designs, favorite stories, and maybe even birds for Show and Tell after the workshop. If you'd like to participate, send us an email ASAP - chicago@learngrowconnect.org .
Wellington Ave UCC is located in the heart of Lakeview, and is accessible by bus or El (purple, brown, and red lines to Belmont - then 1/2 mile walk to the church.) Or, if you choose to drive, you can park at the Illinois Masonic Medical Center parking garage at Halsted and Wellington (2 blocks west.) Pick up a voucher in the church for $3.00 parking.Urban Initiative (Chicago)
Angelic Organics Learning Center
Chicago Office: 6400 S. Kimbark Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637
773.288.5462 office / 425.969.0317 fax10 Years and Growing - celebrating a decade of growing food, farmers, and friendships!
Angelic Organics Learning Center helps urban and rural people build local food systems. The Learning Center offers opportunities to grow healthy food and a better quality of life, connect with farmers and the land, and learn agricultural and leadership skills. To find out more, visit www.learngrowconnect.org .
LVEJO is proud to have hosted the DePaul environmental student group Environmental Concerns Organization (ECO). These amazing students came out in the rain and cold and helped Eduardo Anaya, Urban Agriculture Organizer and Sr. Barega. volunteer turn the dirt and prep 6 gardens in and around LVEJO. We greatly appreciate there time, dedication and willingness to work in bad weather to help make our gardens beautiful for 2008.
Sunday, May 4th Urban Agriculture Fair
On Sunday, May 4th LVEJO, the Spring Garden Committee and LVEJO volunteers hosted the First Annual Urban Agriculture Fair at St. Agnes of Bohemia Church Gym. The event went from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. with over 100 attendants throughout the day. LVEJO members and local community members showed there skills and talents at the fair by demonstrating presentations in worm compost, how to maintain – raise chickens, rabbits, doves, home made bread, veggie pozole, herbalists, Zoils, plants potted in recycled planters, recycled quilt making and gardens. LVEJO would like to thank Father Foley of St. Agnes Church for allowing us the use of the gym, the Spring Garden Committee for there work on the event, Angelic Organics for the worm compost and in helping plan the event as well as all of the presenters who took the time to come out and share there skills and talents with the community.
After the Fair the Spring Garden Committee hosted a community meeting to discuss 2008/2009 community garden projects. LVEJO and the Spring Garden Committee greatly appreciate Alderman Cardenas and his staff’s commitment to work with us on acquiring a large garden space and Angelic Organics for working with us to plan out the site.
LVEJO and the Commite Primavera (Spring Time Committee) hosted a work day at a apple farm in southwest Michigan.
Campaign participants, community members and volunteers helped pick apples, learned about tomatoes growing, and helped prep the trees for the winter.
Hay rides and a fall festival were hosted after the hard day. We thank our partners on this project for this great opportunity.
LVEJO and the Commite Primavera (Spring Time Committee)
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Participate in the Little Village Urban Agriculture Fair!
Would you like to demonstrate your talents in gardening: flowers, fruit. trees, animals corn, seeds, etc…
Present at the Community Urban Agriculture Fair
at St. Agnes Church of Bohemia
Sunday, May 4 th, 2008 - Fair: 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Community Garden Meeting: 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.
There will be stands available to demonstrate your gardening skills – please contact LVEJO to reserve your table!
For more information contact Eduardo Anaya, Community Organizer for Urban Agriculture
Download Invitation in English / Spanish 
Download Event Flyer in English / Spanish
La Organización de Justicia Ambiental de la Villita / Little Village Environmental Justice Organization
2856 S. Millard Avenue Chicago, IL 60623-4550 - Tele: (773) 762-6991 Fax: (773) 762-6993
Email: gardens@lvejo.org
¡Participe en la Feria de Agricultura de la Villita!
Le gustaría dar una demostración de su talento de jardinería: flores, frutas, árboles, animales, maíz
Presente en la Feria de Agricultura Comunitaria
en la Iglesia Santa Inés de Bohemia
Domingo, 4 de Mayo del 2008 - Feria de 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Junta Comunitaria de Jardines 3 p.m. a 4 p.m.
¡Abran puestos disponibles para demostrar su talento – por favor contacte a LVEJO para reservar su mesa!
Para mas información llame a Eduardo Anaya, Organizador Comunitario de Agricultura Urbana
Download Invitation in English / Spanish
Download Event Flyer in English / Spanish
La Organización de Justicia Ambiental de la Villita / Little Village Environmental Justice Organization
2856 S. Millard Avenue Chicago, IL 60623-4550 - Tele: (773) 762-6991 Fax: (773) 762-6993
Correo Electrónico: gardens@lvejo.org
7065 W. Cermak Road - Berwyn , IL 60402 (in Cermak Plaza) - Hours: Fri. 9 to 8; Sat. 9-6; Sun. 9-5; Mon. 9-8
Fundraising event for: Little Village Environmental Justice Organization (L.V.E.J.O)
2856 S. Millard Avenue - Chicago , IL 60623-4550
Contact: Eduardo Anaya, Urban Agriculture Organizer, 773-762-6991
Date(s) of Event: In partnership with Clover’s Garden Center, we would like to invite you to shop during our
Weekend of Fundraising!
Friday, May 30 th through Monday, June 2 nd, 2008
Spring is here! This event allows you to make purchases for your flower and vegetable gardens and help our organization raise funds, too! Make Clover’s your one-stop shop for annuals, perennials, vegetables, herbs, ground covers, vines, shrubs, tropicals, small trees & more… and help us raise funds for our organization at the same time! (Clover’s sells Proven Winners, Monrovia shrubs, & their own Michigan Greenhouse grown plants.)
How it Works - With each of your purchases, during the above designated dates,
LVEJO receives 15% of your pre-tax totals .
Visit and shop as many times as you would like -presenting a copy of this flier each time to record your purchase.
Shop Early & Shop Often! Tell all your friends, too! Not sure what you need now? You can purchase a gift certificate to use at a later date.
Be sure to visit Clover’s Garden Center on the web at:www.CloversGardenCenter.com
Download Information in English as Word doc. or as PDF
Download Information in Spanish as Word doc. or as PDF
7065 W. Cermak Road - Berwyn , IL 60402 (in Cermak Plaza) - Hours: Fri. 9 to 8; Sat. 9-6; Sun. 9-5; Mon. 9-8
Eventos de fondos para: Organización de Justicia Ambiental de la Pequeña Villita (L.V.E.J.O)
2856 S. Millard Avenue - Chicago , IL 60623 - 4550
Contacto: Eduardo Anaya, Organizador de Jardines, 773-762-6991
Fecha del Evento: Viernes, 30 de Mayo hasta Lunes, 2 de Junio, 2008
En patrocinaje con Clover’s Garden Center, nos gustaría invitarlos a comprar durante nuestro
¡Días de Recaudación de Fondos!
¡La primavera esta aquí! Este evento lo permite a hacer sus compras para sus jardines de flores y vegetales y ayudara a nuestra organización recaudar fondos también! ¡Haga Clover su única parada para compras de anuales, perennales, vegetales, hierbas, plantas tapizadores, viñeros, arbustos, tropicales, árboles pequeños y mas… y al mismo tiempo nos ayudaría a recaudar fondos! (Clovers vende “Proven Winners” – Ganadores Probados, Arbustos Monrovia, & plantas crecidos en sus invernaderos en Michigan.)
Como Trabaja
Con cada de sus compra, durante las fechas designadas arriba,
LVEJO recibiera el 15% de su total antes de impuestos .
Visite y compre cuantas veces quiera – presentado una copia de este volante cada vez para mantener record de su compra.
¡Compra Temprano & Compra Seguido! ¡También, Dígale a sus amigos!
¿No esta seguro de lo que necesita ahora? Compre un certificado para usar después.
Asegúrate a visitar al Centro Clover Garden en el Internet: www.CloversGardenCenter.com
Download Information in Spanish as Word doc. or as PDF
Download Information in English as Word doc. or as PDF
LVEJO's Urban Agriculture Program has mobilized 50 families in the last 2 years to build community and backyard vegetable gardens. 15 residents have been certified in the last 3 months under the Building Urban Gardens Training Program. We continue to work with community members, schools, churches and organizations to help create gardens throughout the area.
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In the Summer of 2007 parents of McCormick School and local community members applied for and received a Green Net Grant to create a small garden outside the school. With the help of over 12 volunteers the garden has expanded to include the front of the building as well.
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On January 31st, 2004 The People United for Dignity, Democracy and Justice Group (LVEJO’s leadership group) began attending the Building Urban Gardens Series (B.U.G.S), hosted by Garfield Park Conservatory. This group is learning all about planning, organizing and creating community gardens.
• LVEJO wishes all these groups the best of luck in the creation of their community garden in the Spring of 2007.
• If you would like to learn more about these groups or join them, or if you would like to begin your own gardening group, please contact at LVEJO (773) 762-6991.
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