GreenNet Links...

GreenNet Green Pages- contact info for Chicago resources and businesses related to building community greenspace.

Links to GreenNet Members

Links to Grant Resources for Community Greening

• http://assoc.garden.org/grants/
• http://www.kidsgardening.com/grants.asp
• Multiple grants found at this website: http://www.csgn.org/page.php?id=30
• Friends of the Parks Seed Grant Program for improving Parks: http://fotp.org/programs/neighborhood-parks/seed-grants/attachment/seedgrantapplication2010-2
  

Links to other Chicago Resources

• City of Chicago Dept. of Env. Hotline: 312-743-9283. Find info about rain barrel and composter distribution days and get added to their email list!
• Foresight Design/ o2 - www.foresightdesign.org/
• Chicago Wilderness - www.chicagowilderness.org/
• Midwest Ecological Landscaping Association - www.melaweb.org
• Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission - www.nipc.org/index.htm
• U of I Extension Urban Programs - www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/

Links to National Resources

• ACGA - www.communitygarden.org
• ACGA Listserv Archives - www.hort.net/lists//community_garden/
• American Planning Association - www.planning.org
• City Farmer’s Urban Agriculture Notes - www.cityfarmer.org
• National Gardening Association - www.garden.org
• Kids gardening - www.kidsgardening.com/
• Association of Professional Landscape Designers - www.apld.org/
• Illinois Landscape Contractor’s Association - www.ilca.net

Links to Community Gardens

• Cook County Sheriff’s Garden - www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/programs/dscigarden.html
• El Coqui - www.neighbor-space.org/pg_el_coqui.htm
• Frankie Machine Garden - www.neighbor-space.org/pg_frankie_machine.htm
• Paradise Garden - www.neighbor-space.org/pg_paradise_garden.htm
• 2100 S. Central Park Garden - www.neighbor-space.org/pg_2100_south.htm
• Xochiaquetzal Garden - www.neighbor-space.org/pg_xochiquetza.htm
• Birdhouses (2003) - Willa Cather Elementary School - www.architreasures.org/project-achive/birdhouses-summer2003.pdf
• Casals Garden (2005) - Casals Elementary School - www.architreasures.org/ourprojects.htm
• Chicago Avenue Garden - Fourth Presbyterian Church - www.growingpower.org/new_page_3.htm
• Cuentos En La Pared (2005-2006) - Logan Square Neighborhood Association - www.architreasures.org/ourprojects.htm
• Fine Arts Garden (2006) - Pritzker Elementary School - www.architreasures.org/ourprojects.htm
• Grant Park * Urban Agriculture Potager - www.growingower.org/new_page_3.hm
• Legacy Fence Project (2003)- Willa Cather Elementary School - www.architresures.org/project-archive/legacyfence-spring2003.pdf
• Lion's Garden (2004) - Lowell Elementary School - www.architreaures.org/project-archive/lionsgarden-spring2004.pdf
• Mosaic Bench (2004 - Roberto Clemente High School - www.architreasures.org/project-archive/mosiacwallandbench-spring2004.pdf
• Paseo Prairie Garden (2006) - Logan Square Walks - www.architreasure.org/ourprojects.htm

If you know of links to other Chicago Community Gardens please contact us!

Larger Lists of Community Gardens

• Kids Gardening School Garden Registry - www.kidsgardening.com/School/register.asp
• Garden Mosaics Community Garden Inventory - www.gardenmosaics.cornell.edu/pgs/data/inventory/inventorymenu.htm
• American Community Gardening Association - http://www.communitygarden.org/index.php See lower right corner of page.

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