This event sends those interested in urban agriculture and communal gardening on a self-guided tour of more than 20 school, neighborhood and community gardens plus the rooftop garden at Maldaner’s Restaurant. The free tour requires no advance registration, and the self-guided aspect of the tour enables cruisers the opportunity to explore each garden to their […]
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Craft brew tastings
The fifth annual Springfield Oyster and Beer Festival will be held Saturday, Sept. 6, rain or shine at the Inn at 835. Enjoy craft beer from more than 30 brewers across the Midwest and nationally, as well as oyster dishes, a variety of food trucks and live music. In the first four years the event […]
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Group gardens
University of Illinois Extension will host Roots to Rooftop Tour: Community Gardens, Urban Agriculture and a Rooftop Garden on Sunday, July 27. Extension educator Deborah Cavanaugh-Grant says that “each site will have a knowledgeable host who can talk about a number of topics, including different types of gardening, composting, beekeeping, permaculture, and more.” Sites include genHkids […]
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Field day
PHOTO BY DOUG CARR Families will have the opportunity to discover where food from their dinner plates comes from during Amazing Agriculture at the Illinois State Museum Saturday, June 28. Activities planned include a sweet corn farm-to-table relay, fruit and vegetable stamp painting, building a hamburger flannel board and seed planting. There will also be […]
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Fun fitness
If you have children 12 and under, mark your calendar to attend Get Fit on Route 66 Walk, Run, Roll, Sat., June 22. This Generation Healthy (genHkids) Kids Coalition event, sponsored by Springfield Electric, St. John’s Children’s Hospital, BUNN and Southwind Park, has so much fun in store, your kids will hardly believe there’s exercise […]
