Habitat & Community Restoration

Saturday, September 30th, 2023

2:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Join us to celebrate the season’s accomplishments during our 14th Annual Harvest Festival: Habitat & Community Restoration on Saturday, September 30th from 2 pm to 9 pm.

Live Music, Open Mic, Family Fun, Resources, Vendors, Health Fair, Raffle Giveaways, & more!

• Musical performances include Tierra Roja & The Family Junket.
• Panel Discussion “Habitat & Community Restoration” with the Community Food Navigator at 4 pm
• Family activities tents with Pilsen Arts & Community House, Brookfield Zoo, Shedd Aquarium and more!
• Health screenings, pediatric vaccines, flu shots, covid vaccines, and resources with Blue Cross Blue Shield, CDPH, Sinai Chicago, Alivio Medical Center and more!
• Test your soil! (For more information on how to collect your soil click here.)
• Vendors include Yvolinas Tamales and more!
• 21+ area begins at 5:30 pm with garden inspired cocktails and Lo Rez beer.

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Thank you to our blue sponsor Blue Cross Blue Shield and silver sponsors US Forest Service, Openlands, and The Nature Conservancy!

Health & Wellness

Get your kid’s school vaccines, flu & covid shots, health screenings, & more!

 Sign up for vaccines from 2 pm – 5 pm! Limited Space! This option will allow nurses to prepare vaccine for individual needs. Walk-ins are welcomed.

• Routine Pediatric
• COVID (Pfizer All Ages)
• FLU (All Ages)

Full list of vaccines offered by BCBS & CDPH
Lista de todas las vacunas ofrecidas por BCBSIL y CDPH

Sign up here/ Reserva tu lugar:  https://tinyurl.com/Paseo-BCBS

Full Schedule!

Visit our partner tables for activities, resource tables, and participate in scheduled activities as well.  

Some activities available include:

• Pick your own Produce at sliding scale
• Visit the quails
• Beekeeping demo
• Herbalism activity (until supplies last)
• Bonsai Demo Table
• Test your soil! (For more information on how to collect your soil click here.)
• Open mic from 6-7pm. For more information on our open mic and to sign up click here! (Limited spots available.) 

Partner & Resource Tables

Activity Partners:

Pilsen Arts & Community House
Community Food Navigator
Rudy Lozano Branch, Chicago Public Library
Shedd Aquarium
Chicago Zoological Society – Brookfield Zoo
Bonsai with Edwin Barrera
Janeth Barrera Yoga
Chicago Commons

Health & Wellness:

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois
Sinai Chicago
Centro Medico Alivio
Embrace Corazon Counseling, P.C.
Vive Healthy
Papalotzin Healing Collective

Conservation & Environment:

Openlands
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum (C3 Program)
MVR Solar
Chicago Muslims Green Team
Faith in Place
DePaul University
Pilsen Environmental Rights and Reform Organization, Chicago Safe Soils, EPA
Pilsen Alliance

Vendors:

Yvolina’s Tamales
Papaloztin Healing Collective
Guzman Studio
jim frankd bread
DECA Studios
Amawa
RIP REPURPOSED
Werk Mija
Espiritu Embroidery
5th Corona

Raffles and Giveaways!

*One raffle ticket will be provided to people that sign in, additional raffle tickets are available to purchase*

Giveaways include:

• Blood pressure monitor with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois (BCBSIL) until supplies last.
• Snacks and refreshments provided by partners including fruit cups with BCBSIL

Raffles will be done all throughout the day!

Raffle items include:

• Patagonia giveaway merch ($372 retail value)
• Speaker
• Bundle of Books
• 3 Unlimited Fitness Classes + 2 Personal Training Sessions with Vive Health
• And many more!

Transportation and Parking:

We encourage public transportation and biking to not overwhelm resident parking. We are close to Halsted, Cermak, and 18th bus routes. However, free street parking is available throughout the neighborhood and metered parking along Canalport. Our address is 944 W 21st St, Chicago, IL 60608. However, the event will take place at the north side of the garden at 947 W. Cullerton St.