Would you like to learn more about Organic Gardening in small spaces?  How about apple grafting techniques? Or learn how to prepare and preserve what you grow at home? Slow Food City’s Edge is a local chapter of Slow Food, an international organization with members worldwide who celebrate local and seasonal food traditions, support sustainable agriculture, and embrace the pleasures of eating good food.



Slow Food City’s Edge is a local chapter that is sponsoring three great events in March and April. The first will be held Sunday, March 6 at 2 p.m. at The Morton Arboretum ,  Lisle with Bill Shores. Bill has exceptional experience with small space gardening. With an extraordinary knowledge of soils and skill for food production, he is growing food for Chef Rick Bayless's three restaurants in Chicago both in Rick's backyard and on the rooftop of one of the restaurants. In these spaces, Bill harvests great quantities of greens, microgreens and more each week. The cost is $25 and includes all-day admission to the Arboretum, Find more on this program and others here.

—Nina A. Koziol
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