Summer Garden Gathering (Jul 12)

Learn how soil health equals body health in the first Garden Gathering of the summer. Discover the magic of composting and taste nutrient-dense microgreens.
Event Details
Sun, Jul 12 • 1:00pm - 4:00pm Fruit & Vegetable Garden
Admission
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Details

Take a break and spend time outside in the Fruit and Vegetable Garden for Garden Gatherings. Explore the garden's seasonal plants while enjoying music from DJ Ca$h Era.

Join the Urban Growers Collective for a hands-on workshop that teaches you how to connect with the earth.

Discover the ways worms naturally transform everyday food scraps into nutrient-rich soil that helps new plants thrive.

Pot your own seedlings and taste microgreens packed with vitamins, then finish off your experience by decorating a custom garden marker.

Explore our responsibility to care for the environment, tiny organisms that keep soil healthy, and nutrition.

Food and drink are available for purchase on site.

In Partnership With

  • Urban Growers Collective logo featuring an illustrated avocado over a green watercolor background

    Urban Growers Collective

    We’re honored to feature Urban Growers Collective as our signature partner for the Fruit and Vegetable Garden. Urban Growers Collective is a Black- and women-led non-profit working to build an equitable local food system. Urban agriculture is our tool and method to create pathways for economic stability and abundance.

Plan Your Visit

Fruit & Vegetable Garden

From the Parking Garage: Follow the signs to the elevator and take it up one floor to the Garden level. Make a right out of the elevator and follow the signs to the Garden. From the Plaza: Accessible Path: Head toward the South end of the Forum building and continue through the breezeway between the Forum and the Chicago Public Library. From there, head toward the Parking Garage and follow the signs to the Elevator. Take it up one floor to the Garden level. Make a right out of the elevator and follow the signs to the Garden. Outdoor Walking Path: Head toward the South end of the Plaza and follow the walking path up the hill to your left. This path will swing around to point you back northward and arrive at the Fruit and Vegetable Garden. Celebrate the legacy of two extraordinary First Ladies as you learn how to grow and make your own food. You can find dozens of garden beds or local plants and native vegetables.
Mon - Sun 6 a.m. - 9 p.m. CT

Raised garden beds planted with leafy greens in front of the Obama Presidential Center Museum
Good to Know

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