Urban Farmers Listen Up

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Do you know how important bees are? Did you know worms can eat your garbage? Do you know what this can mean for your garden?

Peter Hoy will talk about colony collapse disorder and why bees are so crucial to our food system as food pollinators. Chicago’s Urban Worm Girl will be discussing the benefits of using worms for composting. Seneca Kern will be shedding light on the growing popularity and necessity of organic gardening as well as using gardens in building community.

Check it all out courtesy of Illinois Humanities Council April 27th at Maya Essence. Here are the details:

04/27/2011
6:00pm – 7:30pm

Maya Essence

4357 North Lincoln Avenue

Chicago, IL, 60618-1741

United States

See map: Google Maps

Free and open to the pubilc. For more information please call 312.422.5580.

Please register

If you need a sign interpreter or require other arrangements to fully participate, please call 312.422.5580. For parking locations near the facility, please visit ChicagoParkingMap.com.

via Sustaining ourselves: Urban bee-keeping, worm composting and organic gardening | Illinois Humanities Council.