Merchant Park Community Garden

03/07/2024

We have a few open plots for the 2024 season! If you'd like to know more, email [email protected].

03/27/2023

We have a few open plots for the 2023 season! If you'd like to know more, email [email protected].

02/10/2022

We can dream ...

It's never too early to start planning your garden! Here's a quick guide for when to plant outside in Illinois. Plant two weeks earlier for Southern Illinois and two weeks later for Northern Illinois.

Explore the blog go.illinois.edu/WhenToPlant for information about zones, frost dates, a print-friendly chart (go.illinois.edu/WhenToPlantGuide) and more!

More garden questions? Contact your local experts!
👉 go.illinois.edu/ExtensionOffice

01/26/2022

A 1.2-acre farm located in Chicago’s Illinois Medical District, Growing Solutions is an arm of Urban Autism Solutions, a nonprofit that helps young adults with autism by offering programming, classes and residences that meet their specific needs.

In the middle of Chicago, a one-acre plot is dedicated to changing lives by teaching students about farming on the spectrum.

01/20/2022

Dig in with confidence this spring! Growing Great Vegetables is a five-week webinar series that kicks off February 15 covering everything you need to know to grow a vegetable garden from seed to harvest.

Log on for a weekly online workshop covering a new topic, engage with Illinois Extension horticulture experts, and get research-based tips and factsheets about vegetable garden best practices straight to your inbox.

Sign up by February 9 🔗 go.illinois.edu/GrowingGreatVegetables

07/10/2021

We are out this morning from 9:00 to 12:00 with weeding and wood chip distribution!

07/07/2020

Just around the corner from the garden, an opportunity to participate in a community art project organized by renowned artist Nick Cave, who set up his studio across from Schurz High School.

01/04/2020

Bowling alley!

PHOTOS: The new bowling alley at 3118 N. Milwaukee Ave. has a decidedly retro feel with just eight lanes of bowling and hand scoring.

11/01/2019

In Bridgeport

There’s a new library in Chicago and it’s stocked with pretty much everything except books. We visit the newly opened Chicago Tool Library in Bridgeport.