http://altgeldsawyer.cornerfarmchicago.com If you're in Logan Square, stop on by the community garden! Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:54:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hello Fellow Farmers!! oin us to celebrate Autumn, Halloween, and Day of the Dead with our neighbors. It’s a community work-day, and a celebration! Bring your kids! Wear your costumes! Come dig with us! Saturday, October 31st, 2009 10a – 3p at: Altgeld-Sawyer Corner Farm map:  http://altgeldsawyer.cornerfarmchicago.com/location/ TO DO: - put the garden to ... http://altgeldsawyer.cornerfarmchicago.com/2009/10/halloween-harvest-fest-sat-oct-31-10a-3p/ Archi-ASM is an After School Matters class about architecture, design, and the built environment. They have class twice a week at the community-based organization Voice of the City. On Wednesday Oct 21st they presented their proposed  bench and cold beds designs for the garden.  On Saturday Oct 24th the spent the afternoon constructing ... http://altgeldsawyer.cornerfarmchicago.com/2009/10/310/ We ordered 1500 adult Live Ladybugs from gardeningzone.com to help combat the Aphids that had been relentlessly attacking our Milkweed all summer.  The kids from Christopher House helped release them on Friday October 2nd and they seem to be doing the trick! [caption id="attachment_290" align="aligncenter" width="378" caption="Aphids on Milkweed"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_291" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Ladybugs eat Aphids"][/caption] [caption ... http://altgeldsawyer.cornerfarmchicago.com/2009/10/ladybugs-and-aphids/ Below are images from the Joyful Noise hand made paper installation: [caption id="attachment_274" align="aligncenter" width="504" caption="Joyful Noise"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_273" align="aligncenter" width="378" caption="Joyful Noise"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_280" align="aligncenter" width="504" caption="Joyful Noise"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_279" align="aligncenter" width="504" caption="Joyful Noise"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_275" align="aligncenter" width="504" caption="Joyful Noise"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_277" align="aligncenter" width="432" caption="Joyful Noise"][/caption] Below are images from Trail, a one day hand made ... http://altgeldsawyer.cornerfarmchicago.com/2009/10/art-on-the-corner-farm/ [caption id="attachment_258" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Paper Demo on the Farm"][/caption] Altgeld Sawyer Corner Farm will be a featured program in Chicago Artist Month 2009. We will be giving a garden tour, a hand made paper demo and natural dye demo by artists Amy Mall and Shayna Cohen.  Tours of the farm begin on ... http://altgeldsawyer.cornerfarmchicago.com/2009/09/chicago-artist-month-feature-program/ Weather Permitting [caption id="attachment_254" align="aligncenter" width="461" caption=""Joyful noise""][/caption] Altgeld Sawyer Farm is proud to announce a one-day, temporary installation of Laurie LeBreton's interactive, hand made paper, sound sculptures. We invite you to come explore the possibilities of hand made paper, to play and interact with this work! “Joyful Noise” is a series of 29 ... http://altgeldsawyer.cornerfarmchicago.com/2009/09/sunday-october-4th-from-2-5pm-joyful-noise/ [caption id="attachment_243" align="aligncenter" width="504" caption="Paper Sculpture Installation"][/caption] One day site-specific outdoor installation Friday, September 18, 2009 6-8pm at Altgeld Sawyer Corner Farm www.altgeldsawyer.cornerfarmchicago.com Trail by JE Baker Trail is an installation that questions the place we call "safe." It illustrates the story of a dead doe, killed for her heart by the Huntsman and his hounds, ... http://altgeldsawyer.cornerfarmchicago.com/2009/09/trail-by-je-baker-at-altgeld-sawyer-corner-farm-friday-sept-18th-6-8p/ [caption id="attachment_235" align="aligncenter" width="382" caption="paper making"][/caption] Hello Fellow Farmers. Please join us for a paper making demo / community workshop at the Farm!! this Saturday August 22nd 10a  - 12p Come learn how to make paper out of plants and see how the process fits into Altgeld Sawyer farm.  We will cover the basics of ... http://altgeldsawyer.cornerfarmchicago.com/2009/08/paper-demo-workshop-at-the-farm-this-saturday-aug-22nd-10a-12p/ [caption id="attachment_211" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Spinnin Poi"][/caption] Hello Friends of the Farm! We will be offering FREE Poi Spinning workshops at the garden in the upcoming weeks.  We can accommodate about 5 (or more) people for a workshop and they will run for 45 minutes.  The cost is FREE, but donations of $5 ... http://altgeldsawyer.cornerfarmchicago.com/2009/08/poi-spinning-workshops-aug-12th-aug-20th-please-rsvp/ Heres a link to the original article: http://www.mnn.com/the-home/gardening-landscaping/stories/art-farms [caption id="attachment_199" align="aligncenter" width="576" caption="Growing herbs and veggies"][/caption] Art has always been food for thought, but these days it’s also thought about food. At Northern California’s Sonoma County Museum, patrons this autumn can dispense with the usual crackers and brie; instead, they’ll head straight ... http://altgeldsawyer.cornerfarmchicago.com/2009/07/art-farms-art-as-eco-movement/