Edna White Community Garden Celebrates Life with Day of the Dead Altar
Over the years, the Edna White Community Garden, 1850 W. Monterey Ave., has hosted everything from a peace rally to honey harvesting to winter bird feeding to holiday decorating. The award-winning Edna White Garden announces a Celebration of Life for local residents through a Day of the Dead traditional three-day remembrance, Oct. 31 through Nov. 2. […]
BAPA Takes Pledge to Save The Monarchs
By Cathriona Fey BAPA Community Outreach Liaison Over the last two decades, the eastern monarch butterfly has experienced a more than 80% decrease in population. This orange and black-winged species, the Illinois state insect, contributes to the pollination of plants throughout the Prairie State. The migratory and overwintering habitats needed to promote monarch breeding are disappearing, and the drastic drop in population has sparked urgent conservation efforts to save the monarchs. […]
BEEhavior: Edna White Garden Installs Insect Observatory
The Edna White Community Garden, 1850 S. Monterey Ave., is a beautiful place to visit. Filled with colorful native plants, bountiful vegetables and herbs (most of which help to feed hungry neighbors), meandering paths and buzzing beehives, it’s a place to truly enjoy nature right here in the neighborhood. Soon visitors will be offered a chance to get an up-close view of the bees and insects […]
Growing for Good: Edna White Garden
By Kristin Boza The Edna White Community Garden, 1850 W. Monterey Ave., is known as a place to unwind, gather, and grow a variety of vegetables and plants. This year, the garden and its organizers are re-starting a vegetable growing program to benefit the Maple Morgan Park Food Pantry, donating fresh foods all throughout the summer and early fall. […]