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March 2021
Victory Gardens
Nina Koziol, adjunct faculty at the Chicago Botanic Garden and Morton Arboretum, and long-time garden writer, will present wonderful background information on gardening history. It's a look at Americans during the world wars. In 1917, food shortages caused rioting in New York City. President Woodrow Wilson called Americans to grow their own food and thus the first "war gardens" were born. During WWII the name was changed to Victory Gardens.
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Flower & Plant Sale Prep Meeting
NOTE: The Plant Sale will be contingent on the availability of the Park District Maintenance Building in order to distribute plants. This will be mandated by the CDC and Governor. The purpose of our sale is to fund local charities and club programs. We will keep you posted. Get comfortable and make new friends with snacks and a drink while we make announcements about upcoming events. Then we'll get down to the business of preparing for our Annual Flower &…
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