Wood St. Farm Open House feat. Englewood Community Forum, Natural Hair Care Class, and Back to School Healthy Eating
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Growing Home’s Wood Street Urban Farm
Open House & Back-to-School Celebration
11am until 3pm
FREE EVENT
You and your entire family or organization will experience…
*An Organic Farm Stand: featuring seasonal items
Accepting Cash, Credit/Debit, SNAP, WIC and Senior’s Farmers Market Coupons
* SNAP/Link “Double Up” Program : double your order, free ! ($10 limit)
Special available for Link card customers only
*Free Farm Tours
Did you know Englewood has a farm ? Come see how we’re growing job skills and quality foods for those who need them most.
*Garden Workshop for Children: Composting
Have fun with dirt and worms, as kids learn the basics of composting.
*Garden Workshop : Seed Saving
Learn how to take seeds from your favorite fruits and vegetables, so that you can plant and grow them next year.
*Healthy Cooking Demonstrations/ Tastings
Chef Josephine McEntee of Emma’s Kitchen will teach us some Hip and Healthy Back to School meals and snacks.
Chef James Medley will teach us how to properly cook our veggies and new ways to make them melt in your mouth !
* Community Forum and Volunteer Fair, Let’s Get Organized : A Call to Action
Meet and network with other residents, leaders and organizations who are organizing Englewood for peace. Learn about the many ways people are improving conditions in Englewood, and how your help is needed too. It takes a village to raise a child, and our village is broken. Come see how we are working together to fix it. Attendees receive a free gift.
*Wellness Workshop: Canning 101
Our gardening and wellness expert Breanne Heath will teach you, step by step, the proper way to preserve your foods at home. Learn how to eat healthy and save on grocery bills all year long.
*Wellness Workshop: Natural Hair Care and Autumn Beauty
Learn the basics of natural hair care techniques and products. We’ll even teach you some new beauty recipes and tips that are perfect for this coming season.
*Nutrition Workshop : Hip and Healthy Back to School Eating
Attendees receive a coupon for free organic produce.
*Information and Resources
*Bounce House
*Music, Free Refreshments, and Fun !
*****This event is free and open to all*****
For more information or to RSVP for the workshops email: outreach@growinghomeinc.org or call 773-434-7144.
Would you like your organization or church to be represented at the Community Forum to increase your outreach and sign up new volunteers or members? Contact sharper@growinghomeinc.org or call 773.434.7144 for details.
This is the final Open House of the year ! The only Saturday we'll ever be open for you to come experience all that Wood Street Urban Farm has to offer.
About Growing Home:
Growing Home, Inc. is a non-profit organization whose mission is to operate, promote, and demonstrate the use of organic agriculture as a vehicle for job training, employment, and community development.
http://growinghomeinc.org/
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Wood St. Farm Open House feat. Englewood Community Forum, Natural Hair Care Class, and Back to School Healthy Eating
5814 S. Wood St
Chicago, IL 60636
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