Members of the neighborhood and broader Chicago community are invited to help out at the garden, in whatever way works for you.

Buy Merch

Our garden mascot is the famous Greenhouse Garden Goose, and you can have the goose on all kinds of different merch, in addition to many other beautiful designs. Every purchase benefits the garden maintenance. Buy yours now!

Donate

We take donations via GoFundMe. All contributions are spent on garden maintenance and costs of managing the public spaces. Plants and seeds for private plots are purchased by the plot maintainers privately.

Volunteer

We can always use help maintaining the communal areas of our garden, such as parkways, trees, and the communal plots (herb garden and others). Contact us to get information, or come to one of our community work days, listed on the calendar.

We have leaders and coordinators for different parts of the garden who can help if you have specific questions about different activities.

  • Social Media Management
  • Community Engagement
  • Thomas West Parkway
  • Thomas Center Parkway
  • Corner Parkway
  • Water Hookup Area
  • East and West Espalier
  • 1st Ward Alderman Liaison
  • Website Management

Getting a Plot

To have a private plot, there is currently a long wait list. However, if you would like to be on the wait list you will need to get involved and help out at the garden in the interim. This rule helps us to make sure that people who are assigned plots will be able to commit the time and energy that is required and are as excited to be part of the garden community as we are!