Chicago Resources
City of Chicago Department of Environment Hotline: 312-743-9283. Find info about rain barrel and composter distribution days and get added to their email list! http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/doe.html
Chicago Cares – This organization finds one-time volunteers to help chicago organizations, schools and parks. http://www.chicagocares.org/
Foresight Design/ o2 – www.foresightdesign.org/
Chicago Wilderness -www.chicagowilderness.org/
Midwest Ecological Landscaping Association -Learn ecologically friendly landscaping or find a landscaper.www.melaweb.org
Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission - www.nipc.org/index.htm
U of I Extension Urban Programs – www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/
Gardener social networking website- www.YourGardenShow.com
National Resources
American Community Gardening Association (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
Other Resources
hyperlocavore: “we share space,tools, time, strength, seeds, skills and food”
SharedEarth: “connects land owners with gardeners and farmers” where you can offer your own land for someone looking to garden or you can find someone who is willing to share their yard.
GreenNet is a coalition of nonprofit organizations and public agencies committed to improving the quality, amount, use, and wide geographic distribution of sustainable, green open space in the City of Chicago.