Explore the curiosities and complexities of nature, environmentalism, and sustainability through fiction and nonfiction literature on the third Wednesday of every other month.
Interested in learning how to start growing vegetables but feeling intimidated? Join certified urban farmer Chamika Moore to learn the basics of how to begin growing seeds indoors for your first-ever spring vegetable garden. Whatever the size of the space you have, from a window in an apartment to a designated spot in a yard, this is the class for you!
Please save the date for the fourth annual Illinois Soil Health Week, March 3rd - 9th, 2025. Events are free and open to anyone that wants to learn more about soil and will feature educational opportunities including a home pantry garden and compost demo, Getting to Know Chicago Soil and Hempology 101, among others.
Be a Food Waste Hero during Food Waste Prevention Week 2024 and save the day, one meal at a time. Don't be fooled by waste—join the mission to rescue delicious meals and be the hero our planet needs.
International Compost Awareness Week (ICAW) is the largest and most comprehensive education initiative of the compost industry. It is celebrated during the first full week of May throughout the US and internationally. The goal of ICAW is to work together to raise public awareness on why we all should be composting our organics and using compost to create healthier soil.
Our community socials bring like-minded people together to hold conversations and learn about sustainability and the environment.
Learn about the work that District Councils are doing with the Chicago Police to help with mental health crises from Jennifer Schaffer, the 19th District Councilor for Community Engagement.
Join local and statewide climate leaders to learn how recent policies are accelerating the transition to clean energy in our State and Village and learn how your household can take positive steps toward fighting climate change!
From Oak Park Library
Explore the curiosities and complexities of nature, environmentalism, and sustainability through fiction and nonfiction literature. Learn more about library-led book discussions »
The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson is a novel spanning several generations that follows a Dakhóta family’s struggle to preserve their way of life, and their sacrifices to protect what matters most. Weaving together the voices of four indelible women, The Seed Keeper is a story of reawakening, of remembering our original relationship to the seeds and, through them, to our ancestors.
Please join us for our 4th COP livestream event, where Chicago area high school students will share their stories and experiences from Baku, Azerbaijan! The event will be held on November 14th at 10:10 am. Please share this invite with your friends and family! Be sure to register using this link https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEld--vqTMrGt28-PhI4AhN6wPERETdUW8G#/registration
Please join us for our 4th COP livestream event, where Chicago area high school students will share their stories and experiences from Baku, Azerbaijan! The event will be held on November 14th at 10:10 am. Please share this invite with your friends and family! Be sure to register using this link https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEld--vqTMrGt28-PhI4AhN6wPERETdUW8G#/registration
On Friday, October 11 · 9am - 5pm. The focus of this conference will be discussing sustainable advancement projects at each of our universities, our roles as leaders of sustainability both in our student bodies, network weaving among students from other schools, and in the city of Chicago, and how we can continue to inspire environmental justice as students.
The day will consist of: panel presentations and Q+A’s, round table discussions with students from surrounding Chicago schools, and brainstorming time to think about and prompt each of our school’s sustainability projects for the upcoming year.
