Neighbors Garden Park

Neighbors Garden Park "By bringing a soulful consciousness to gardening, sacred space can be created outdoors." S. Kelly Harrell

Creating an outdoor sacred space is our goal.

Title: "Morning rays through blinds"Materials: charcoal on butcher paperDate: August 16, 2024Note: Unfinished
08/16/2024

Title: "Morning rays through blinds"
Materials: charcoal on butcher paper
Date: August 16, 2024

Note: Unfinished

Title: "Flourish"Materials: Digital from pencil sketchDate: 7-29-24
07/29/2024

Title: "Flourish"
Materials: Digital from pencil sketch
Date: 7-29-24

"A garden is like a community, if not tended with love and care the roots will not grow strong stems. The stems will not...
05/18/2020

"A garden is like a community, if not tended with love and care the roots will not grow strong stems. The stems will not grow strong branches. The branches will not bear strong buds. The buds will not have the strength to become the beautiful flowers that they were meant to be." (Migdalia Galarza)

When my time comes to move on, I will remember this small patch of land (two city-lots) as my humble contribution to a better world and be comforted to know that this, this double-lot garden park in Logan Square will continue to grow strong, inspiring and receiving inspiration from others.

Hello, Neighbors Garden Friends. I have retired as Neighbors Garden volunteer manager after 25 years of service and I ju...
03/08/2018

Hello, Neighbors Garden Friends. I have retired as Neighbors Garden volunteer manager after 25 years of service and I just want to thank you for your support. Jose Nieves and Jeff Bongiovanni have accepted the role of management for the 2018 season. Thank you and good luck to all. Your partner in keeping it green, Migdalia Galarza

02/12/2018

Start your starts.

12/17/2017

Happy Holidays from Neighbors Garden.

11/19/2017

Hello, All.

If you are interested in a spot as Neighbors' Garden volunteer/co-manager for 2018, please send me your contact information.
Name:
Address:
Phone:
email:

Thank you. Migdalia


On Tuesday, November 14, 2017 11:32 AM, MIGDALIA GALARZA wrote:

11/04/2017

Thank you, Neighbors for your support of our Community Garden Halloween candy give-away. We were so focused on the event that we did not coordinate to document it so there are no photos : (
But volunteers dressed up, came out, and help pass on treats that you all donated...Thank your again, migdalia

09/17/2017

Neighbors Garden Park will be forming a management team that will assume responsibility for the following: 1. Administration and management of Neighbors Garden, 2. Garden Maintenance, 3. Volunteer recruitment and community outreach, 4. Environmental education. There are 4 plots therefore 4 co-managers.

Neighbors Garden has 4 3'x10' plots available to be used as personal growing spaces in exchange for "adopting a plot" in the community garden and becoming a co-manager. Co-managers will be required to meet 1/mo to discuss garden needs and goals and plan out a schedule for meeting the goals.

Each co-manager holding a plot will be required to work their community garden plot at least 1/wk for at least 1 hour or once per month for 4 hours.

Community awareness, teamwork, and accountability are important requirements needed for the successful management team and so is a two-year commitment. Year 1 you serve as apprentice under current team mentor, Year 2 you become the mentor for the incoming member/s.

For more information, email me at:
[email protected]

please write "neighbors garden" on the subject line

Thank you.

migdalia galarza'
volunteer manager, 1993-2017

09/04/2017

Neighbors’ Garden Park
Gardener/Manager Retiring
(years of service: 1992-2017).

Dear Neighbors,

My name is Migdalia Galarza and this note is to announce my retirement as volunteer gardener/manager of Neighbors’ Garden Park as of November, 2017.

I believe all communities need a garden to serve as sacred space. This is why I dedicated 25 years of my life as Neighbors’ Garden Park volunteer gardener-manager.

I have been involved with Neighbors’ Garden Park since Peter Draper and I drafted the idea on paper back in 1992. The idea grew with support involving the community, Chicago Botanic Gardens, and Chicago Park District…a true grassroots movement that resulted in an award- winning garden still enjoyed by many today.

Thank you for your support throughout the years and please keep supporting green space and community gardens everywhere.

Sincerely,

Migdalia Galarza

Neighbors’ Garden will need a new volunteer gardener/manager. If interested please contact Rebecca at Kosciuszko Park, Chicago Park District:

(312) 742-7546

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Chicago, IL

Telephone

(773) 276-8140

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