Fun 2-day workshop.

Fun 2-day workshop.

Fun 2-day workshop.

You must be a member of CRAFT to register for this event. To join CRAFT, register now on-line.

Learn to make a wonderful and gentle soap using goat’s milk. Our lovely goats provide the milk, and our veteran soapmaker Neddy Astudillo explains the process and facilitates the hands-on soap making. Everyone gets several bars of soap to bring home!

CANCELED

 

Confused by the differences between organic foods, CSA farms, local foods, and seasonal diets? Hoping to find local options for healthier, better informed eating? In this workshop, we cover strategies for finding foods that fit your budget, health concerns and values about the environment and local economy. Dress for a brief tour of our farm.

Learn to make a wonderful and gentle soap using goat’s milk. Our lovely goats provide the milk, and our veteran soapmaker Neddy Astudillo explains the process and facilitates the hands-on soap making. Everyone gets several bars of soap to bring home!

Learn how to create a fall feast focused on vegetables. Whether you are a vegetarian, or simply want to expand your repertoire for cooking with the vegetables of late fall, we will have plenty of healthy, nutritious dishes to try cooking and tasting, including roasted root vegetables, kale with cranberries, sweet potatoes with maple syrup, and more. Bring your favorite holiday recipes for ideas on healthy adaptations.

 

In memory of Lora Krogman, and in honor of her creativity and joy in the kitchen, this class will be taught by Michael Staver, chef, educator, and co-owner of Brightflower Nursery.

Get your holiday shopping off to a good start at Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation's Hanukah bazaar offering fair trade gift options. Angelic Organics Learning will be selling our handcrafted milk soap, fresh local honey, and the Farmer John Cookbook.

Start your holiday shopping right at this fair trade sale at Lake View Presbyterian Church. This event supports Lake View Presbyterian’s mission to educate people throughout Chicagoland about fair trade practices. Angelic Organics Learning will be selling our handcrafted milk soap, fresh local honey, and the Farmer John Cookbook.

Presented by Sunday Dinner, Inc.

 

Savor the flavors of the fall harvest with a home-cooked gourmet brunch prepared by the up-and-coming chefs from Sunday Dinner. The five-course menu, showcasing local food at its best, will be prepared by chefs Christine Cikowski, Joshua Kulp, and Jason Stern.

 

Proceeds from the event will support Angelic Organics Learning Center, a nonprofit organization that helps urban and rural people build local food systems.

 

This event is BYOB.

 

Learn more about this event.

Did you know that the healthy bacteria in yogurt can be used to help preserve and enhance vegetables? Come learn how to make yogurt, sauerkraut, and other traditional foods. Bring wide-mouth jars to take home your own samples.

 

In memory of Lora Krogman, and in honor of her passion for fermented foods, we have rescheduled this class for November 18. The class will be taught by Michael Staver, chef, educator, and co-owner of Brightwood Nurseries.

Come down to Lula Cafe in Logan Square for an inventive, seasonal dinner featuring ingredients from Angelic Organics and other local farms. Lula is generously donating a portion of the proceeds from their popular Monday night farm dinner to Angelic Organics Learning Center.

 

The fixed-price, no substitutions menu is $45, not including tax, gratuity, or beverages.

 

Seating is first-come, first-served. Get there early -- these dinners often sell out before the end of the evening!

 

View the current Monday night farm dinner menu.

 

For more information, contact Rebecca Lavigne at 773.288.5462 or donate@learngrowconnect.org, or call Lula at 773.489.9554.

Join us for this annual festive celebration of the winter holiday season. Enjoy a variety of vendors, many unique handcrafted items, music, food, beeswax candle dipping, and crafts. Angelic Organics Learning Center will be selling our handcrafted milk soap, fresh local honey, and the Farmer John Cookbook.

This two-day event is scheduled for December 1 from 9am-3pm and December 2 from 9am-3pm.

 

Get your holiday shopping off to a good—and just—start at this fair trade sale at Fourth Presbyterian Church. The event features Ten Thousand Villages, Maya Works, and many others. Angelic Organics Learning will be selling our handcrafted milk soap, fresh local honey, and the Farmer John Cookbook.

This two-day event is scheduled for December 1 from 9am-3pm and December 2 from 9am-3pm.

 

Get your holiday shopping off to a good—and just—start at this fair trade sale at Fourth Presbyterian Church. The event features Ten Thousand Villages, Maya Works, and many others. Angelic Organics Learning will be selling our handcrafted milk soap, fresh local honey, and the Farmer John Cookbook.

Join us for Lake Street Church's 15th Annual Alternative Gift Fair to support local and international programs that create opportunities for artists and craftspeople to support themselves, and to promote non-profit agencies providing aid to communities. Angelic Organics Learning will be selling our handcrafted milk soap, fresh local honey, and the Farmer John Cookbook.

This two-day event will take place on December 8 from 12-8pm and on December 9 from 12-8pm.

 

Be sure to check out the 2nd Annual Renegade Craft Fair Holiday Sale. This unique, D.I.Y. event showcases the coolest crafts from all over the country. Angelic Organics Learning will be selling our handcrafted milk soap, fresh local honey, and the Farmer John Cookbook.

This two-day event will take place on December 8 from 12-8pm and on December 9 from 12-8pm.

 

Be sure to check out the 2nd Annual Renegade Craft Fair Holiday Sale. This unique, D.I.Y. event showcases the coolest crafts from all over the country. Angelic Organics Learning will be selling our handcrafted milk soap, fresh local honey, and the Farmer John Cookbook.

John and Leslie Harris are thrilled to invite Angelic Organics shareholders and Learning Center supporters to enjoy a seasonal meal together at their Glenview home.

All of your donation -- we suggest at least $40 a person or $60 a couple -- will support the work of the Angelic Organics Learning Center.

Leslie, along with Angelic Organics Learning Center Board members Joanne Aggens and Lali Watt will be cooking for you and John will be pouring the wine!

We hope you’ll join us for this casual, relaxing celebration. We are looking forward to cooking dinner for you and spending the evening together.

This event is sold out as of 1/23/08.

If you can’t attend but would like to support the work of the Learning Center we would, of course, welcome your donation! Give now.

Presented by Sunday Dinner, Inc.

 

This event is sold out. To be added to the wait list, please call Rebecca Lavigne at 773.512.0395.

 

Celebrate Valentine’s Day with a home-cooked gourmet dinner prepared by the acclaimed chefs from Sunday Dinner. The five-course menu, showcasing local food at its best, will be prepared by chefs Christine Cikowski, Joshua Kulp, and Jason Stern.

 

Proceeds from the event will support Angelic Organics Learning Center, a nonprofit organization that helps urban and rural people build local food systems. View the menu and learn more about this event.

 

This event is BYOB.

How do different faith values or spiritualities understand and respond to the challenges posed by human impact in the rest of the natural world? Join us for a conversation about different faith traditions and their understanding of God, nature and humanity. Led by Presbyterian pastor Neddy Astudillo, eco-theologian and Doctor of Ministry student on Ecological Ministries at Drew Seminary. 

Did you know that honeybees produce substances with healing properties? In this session, you'll learn how to use honey, beeswax, propolis, and pollen for body care and natural healthcare. You'll experience the luscious smells, tastes, and textures of bee products and choose a recipe to try in class. Leave with new ideas for personal use or to make as gifts.

Lift the winter blues in this workshop on designing an organically managed home vegetable garden. We’ll talk about various methods for building soil, plus planning for space needs and crop rotation. Especially for beginning gardeners, or those ready to convert to non-chemical techniques. Bring your dreams for this year's garden, and leave with a garden map and planting calendar. We'll share a potluck lunch. Discount available as part of Organic Gardening Series.

 

SOLD OUT! See Starting Your Organic Garden workshop on April 26.

Have you ever dreamed of starting your own farm? In this interactive workshop, you'll learn about types of sustainable farming careers in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin, take part in a series of self-assessments, and be better prepared to decide whether to pursue a farming business is the right choice for you. We'll hear about regional training opportunities through the Collaborative Regional Alliance for Farmer Training (CRAFT), university extension, small business development centers, and others. Includes a presentation of farming enterprises and an opportunity to ask questions about the development of successful local farms.

This class has been cancelled, please join us on April 5 for Farm Dreams.  Register now.

Are you concerned about how your everyday choices affect the earth? We'll explore together the environmental and human impacts of our economic choices, share ideas about alternatives, and each create a plan for how we individually can make a difference.

Sustainable architect, Roald Gundersen, will present an overview of sustainable building design options, show examples of his recent design work, and interpret the features of the Learning Center buildings (including whole tree architecture, passive solar heating, strawbale walls, and two styles of composting toilets). The afternoon will provide an opportunity for students to create charrettes of their own dream buildings, then receive feedback and guidance on finding local resources from Roald. Discount available as part of Sustainable Building series.  

Attend all four sustainable building workshops at a discount! Includes: Sustainable Building Design (March 15), Solar Hot Water Installation (April 12), Whole Tree Architecture (July 11 to 13), and Earth Oven Workshop (September 6).

As a pioneer of holistic approaches to many realms of life, Rudolf Steiner’s starting point was always the process of self-transformation in the individual. Come explore of his insights into self-development as a means of transformative action in the world. This special lecture is presented is in honor of Lora Krogman's life and passions. Discount available as part of Rudolf Steiner series.  

Attend all eight lectures and workshops in our series at a discount! Includes: Discovering Rudolf Steiner (March 15), Earth and Cosmos as One Organism (April 4), Biodynamic Compost Preparations (April 5), Healing the Earth and Healing Ourselves (May 9), Holistic Beekeeping Workshop (May 10), Intro to Biodynamic Agriculture (May 31), Developing New Eyes for the Natural World (July 26), and Eurythmy (September 20).

Join us for the 3rd Annual Chicago Food Policy Summit! Come for a day of expert panels, working groups, networking, and a delicious lunch of local and organic foods. You'll learn more about local food policy issues, meet people who are leading local efforts, and find out how you can get more involved.

 

Angelic Organics Learning Center Program Director Martha Boyd will moderate the "Developing the Englewood Food System" panel at 10:30am.

 

For more info and to register, visit chicagofoodpolicy.org.

Learn to make a wonderful and gentle soap using goat’s milk. Our lovely goats provide the milk, and our veteran soapmaker Neddy Astudillo explains the process and facilitates the hands-on soapmaking. Everyone will make several bars of soap to bring home.

Event Sold Out

In this program all about eggs, come meet the chickens and ducks, find out how baby birds develop, and collect colorful eggs from our rare-breed chickens. Using natural dyes, everyone will color an egg to take home. Children must be accompanied by adult. Appropriate for ages 4 and up.  CLASS IS FULL!

 

Price listed below is per family member.

Our 3-day spring break mini-camp will introduce (people) kids to the goats, right in the middle of birthing season. Come explore the farm, work and play with the animals, and help care for baby goats and their mothers. Ages 6-12. Program runs from 9 AM to 3 PM daily.

Our 3-day spring break mini-camp will introduce (people) kids to the goats, right in the middle of birthing season. Come explore the farm, work and play with the animals, and help care for baby goats and their mothers. Ages 6-12. Program runs from 9 AM to 3 PM daily.

Our 3-day spring break mini-camp will introduce (people) kids to the goats, right in the middle of birthing season. Come explore the farm, work and play with the animals, and help care for baby goats and their mothers. Ages 6-12. Program runs from 9 AM to 3 PM daily.

POSTPONED - NEW DATE TBA 

 

Come to the community Garden Fest, hosted by the Northwest Fellowship of Presbyterian Congregrations, to connect with a local network of information and resources.

 

This full-day event features Angelic Organics Learning Center Program Director Martha Boyd and other speakers addressing food production, eating ethically, community supported agriculture, and getting started gardening for yourself or with a community group. You'll learn how you can be an agent for change in your community and your life.

 

A healthy, organic, vegetarian lunch will be served, and an opportunity provided for informal discussion.

 

Cost: $10 if registered by March 20, $15 after March 20 or walk-in.

 

For more info or to register, contact Joan Parker at 773-774-2537 or Gloria Parker at 773-763-5978, or email mazboppy@sbcglobal.net.

Come to the farm to learn about goats, play with the babies already born, and — if the timing is right — witness a live birth. You’ll join us to feed the animals, learn about goat pregnancy and birth, and share a potluck lunch. The visit comes with naming rights for any goats born under your watch. Children (ages 4 and up) must be accompanied by adult.

 

Price listed below is per family member.

Join the Advocates for Urban Agriculture for their 2008 Spring Meeting: "Overcoming Barriers to Urban Agriculture: Access to Land & Composting. You'll hear from Ken Dunn (Resource Center), Ben Helphand (NeighborSpace), Harry Rhodes (Growing Home), and Michael Thompson (Chicago Honey Coop).

 

AUA is a network of organizations and individuals working to promote urban agriculture in Chicago.

 

This is a potluck meeting, so please bring a dish to share.

 

For more information call Growing Home at 773.549.1336.