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81 people are interested
Volunteer Garden Club
ORGANIZATION: Historic Wagner Farm
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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81 people are interested
Learn about agriculture and horticultural while providing service to the community and beautifying the farm! Club volunteers plant and maintain the historic kitchen garden, food pantry donation plots in the community garden, flower beds and containers around The Heritage Center and help raise funds at the fall harvest sale and winter greens sale at the farm. Guidance is provided for all activities by farm staff and master gardeners. All levels of skill are encouraged to join! Garden Volunteer Club meets for gardening projects bi-weekly, on Tuesday evenings. Club members are asked to commit to a minimum of two days a month, May-Oct. Benefits of volunteer club membership include learning farming and gardening practices, meeting new people with similar interests, being active outdoors, quarterly farm and garden themed volunteer meet-ups, volunteer t-shirt, , and the opportunity to serve the community. Members must be 16 years of age or older, OR 12 years old WITH a parent or guardian. In 2015 volunteer gardenrs donated over 1400 pounds of produce to local food pantries!
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About Historic Wagner Farm
Location:
1510 Wagner Rd., Glenview, IL 60025, US
Mission Statement
To promote an educational and memorable experience through programs and site visits that ignite the imagination, inspire our visitors, and preserve our local agricultural history.
Description
Historic Wagner Farm is one of the last working dairy farms in Cook County and is open to the public for recreation and learning. The farm provides a unique opportunity for families to learn about our farming heritage and experience first hand "the way things used to be."
In addition to the cows in the pasture, Wagner Farm has chickens, draft horses, and pigs as well as a restored farmhouse and barn and the award-winning Wagner Farm Heritage Center. The Heritage Center contains interactive exhibits where you can learn about farming from the early 20th century through the present, "shop through history" at our 1930s Grocery Store or purchase a souvenir of your visit from our Museum Store.
Historic Wagner Farm offers public visitation hours, educational programs for all ages, and special events throughout the year as well as seasonal sales of farm products.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
1510 Wagner Rd.Glenview, IL 60025
DATE POSTED
March 9, 2016
SKILLS
- Environmental Education
- Farming
- Animal Care / Handling
- Habitat Restoration
- Gardening
- Horticulture
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
N/A