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Becoming a Member for 2013

People interested in gardening with The Peterson Garden Project do not need any prior gardening experience. The mission of the project is to teach people how to grow their own food, so we're looking to recruit 'grewbies' —our own term for people new to the process.

Membership in the Peterson Garden Project is $75 and includes education, events, some supplies and a 4x8 garden plot in one of our organic Pop-up Victory Garden locations.

Garden plots are assigned on a first-come-first-served basis.

All gardeners, including returning gardeners, are required to attend a mandatory orientation session. If you do not attend the mandatory orientation session your membership fee will be refunded and your plot assigned to someone on the waitlist.

2013 Gardens

ASHLANDIA

  • Ashland/Hollywood
Location
  • Andersonville - 40th Ward
Partnership
  • Andersonville Chamber of Commerce
Grow2GiveTM
  • Produce will be given to TBD

GLOBAL GARDEN

  • Lawrence/Sacramento
Location
  • Albany Park - 33rd Ward
Partnership
  • Coalition for Limited English Speaking Elderly and the North River Commission/Albany Park Chamber of Commerce
Grow2GiveTM

LAND ON LINCOLN

  • Lincoln/Sacramento
Location
  • North Park - 40th Ward
Partnership
  • Alderman Patrick O'Connor
Grow2GiveTM

MONTROSE GREEN

  • At the Montrose Brown Line Stop
Location
  • North Center - 47th ward
Partnership
  • Northcenter Neighborhood Association and Harrington Brown, LLC
Grow2GiveTM

VEDGEWATER

  • Broadway/Rosemont
Location
  • Edgewater - 40th ward
Partnership
  • Edgewater North Neighbors and Loyola Lakeshore Campus
  • Alderman Patrick O'Connor
Grow2GiveTM

GARDEN RULES

  1. We grow edibles only. Any veggies, fruits, or herbs are welcome in the garden. Keep non-edible flowers at home.
  2. We grow organically. Only certified organic fertilizers or treatments, please! No Miracle-grow, Round-Up, etc.
  3. We love pets - just not in edible gardens. If you bring your pooch or potbelly pig to one of our gardens, please tether them to a gate, away from any garden plots.
  4. Tend your plot. Please keep your plot free of weeds, and tended through the growing season. If your plants become diseased, remove them quickly (And note that if we see a diseased plant, we may remove it for you to keep the garden healthy).
  5. Inform your guests. Please be sure that any of your guests — from children to grown-ups — follow our garden rules. Tend your tots, and mind your buddies, too.



Registration Timeline:

February 18 - March 1: Returning gardener registration (CLOSED)

March 4 - March 15: New gardener registration, existing gardens (CLOSED)

March 11 - March 15: New gardener registration, Montrose Green (CLOSED)

May 1: New garden registration begins (CLOSED)

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