Sharing More Than Food Through the Giving Garden

It is springtime in Chicagoland, and when the weather begins to get warmer, our members look forward to the summer season in our Giving Garden. The windows in the Early Learning Area of the Indian Trails Public Library look out to this space, and families love viewing the progress of the plants growing throughout the summer months. Youth staff coordinate several programs over the summer for children up through fifth grade to work in the garden and learn about the plants.  The Indian Trails Library Giving Garden began in 2009 and is active thanks to a dedicated team of staff and volunteers from the Wheeling Garden Club.  Our facilities staff begin the season by adding compost and turning the garden beds. Cool weather crops are planted in the spring from starter seeds of a local volunteer master gardener.  Several retired volunteers and master gardeners also help maintain the garden during…
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