ICG News & Events

Calendar of Events

Spring Prep: IUP "Into the Streets"Season 2025

Recurring Events:

Community Times in the Garden
- Every Wednesday and Thursday starting April 10 to mid-October
  - Wednesdays April-May, Sept - Oct: 5:00-7:00PM
  - Wednesdays June-August - 6:00-8:00PM
  - Thursdays March-October - 9:00-11:00AM

Nonrecurring Event Details:

April 2025
- 5: Spring Prep: IUP "Into the Streets"
  - Saturday, April 5th 1:00-3:00PM Indiana Community can join IUP Students at the garden to prepare for the 2025 season as part of "Into the Streets," a day of IUP student volunteer projects. For more information, please email [email protected] to get in touch with our garden volunteer staff.
- 9: Picnic in the Garden (hosted by IUP Transgender Ally Group and Students for Sustainability)
  - Wednesday, April 9th 4:00-5:00PM join IUP clubs TAG and SFS at a BYOB&B (Bring Your Own Basket & Blanket) picnic to promote community and a love for the outdoors. After the picnic, attendees are invited to volunteer at the 5:00PM Community Time!

Later Events with dates TBD:
Fall Clean-up

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PAST EVENTS:

2024
March '24

16: How to Prune Your Fruit Trees and Shrubs (1:00PM)- Charlie Venturella & Tom Nowak - Penn State Master Gardeners will teach the basics of pruning fruit trees and shrubs. Learn about various pruning techniques, as well as the use and care of pruning tools, on the shrubs at the Indiana Community Garden. Bring your pruning tools to try your hand at pruning. Please pre-register by emailing [email protected] or calling 724-422-0526 by 3/11/2024 *A Friends of the Parks Program*

April '24

3: Kids Grow! IFL Gardening Club (4:00PM) - The Indiana Free Library Gardening Club. All ages are welcome, but parents of those younger than 12 must stay with their kids (The parents are welcome to stay and garden also).
10: Kids Grow! IFL Gardening Club (4:00PM) - The Indiana Free Library Gardening Club. All ages are welcome, but parents of those younger than 12 must stay with their kids (The parents are welcome to stay and garden also).
13: Composting Workshop (12:00-1:00PM) - At Indiana Community Garden - Come learn about the basics of composting and how to build a compost pile during this workshop. Tour the garden’s composting facilities, learn about the tools that are used, and how you can participate in the garden’s efforts to feed the soil and keep food waste out of the landfill. Get your questions answered about the difference between compostable and biodegradable products and why the garden can’t accept them.
17: Kids Grow! IFL Gardening Club (4:00PM) - The Indiana Free Library Gardening Club. All ages are welcome, but parents of those younger than 12 must stay with their kids (The parents are welcome to stay and garden also).
16: Composting Workshop (6:00-7:00PM) - At Chevy Chase Food Forest (Description above)
20: Intro to Gardening: Growing Herbs Workshop (12:00 PM) at Indiana Community Garden - A hands-on experience planting herbs. Learn about the various herbs growing in the garden, how to prune herb plants for continued harvests, and spend some time creating an herb planter to take home. Supplies will be limited so preregistration will be required. Each session will have 14 planters available, limit 1 per family.
22 Earth Day Indiana film festival (6:00 to 9 p.m.) at the Indiana Theater, 637 Philadelphia Street
23: Intro to Gardening: Growing Herbs Workshop (6:00-7:00 PM) at Chevy Chase Food Forest (Description above)
24: Kids Grow! IFL Gardening Club (4:00PM) - The Indiana Free Library Gardening Club. All ages are welcome, but parents of those younger than 12 must stay with their kids (The parents are welcome to stay and garden also).
27: Spring Prep (10:00AM-12:00PM) - Join the ICG team, plot owners, and other volunteers as we prepare the garden for spring planting!

May '24

1: Kids Grow! IFL Gardening Club (4:00PM) - The Indiana Free Library Gardening Club. All ages are welcome, but parents of those younger than 12 must stay with their kids (The parents are welcome to stay and garden also).
4: Getting the Most Out of Your Backyard Garden: Seed Starting and Small-Scale Solutions (11:00AM)- Family friendly workshop at the Indiana County Conservation District. *A Friends of the Parks Program*
5: Rise and Shine Yoga (10:00AM) - Join yoga instructor Katie Reed in the community garden for a free 45 minute class focused on connecting with nature and gentle movement. Immerse yourself in the beauty of nature as you learn the foundations of yoga asana, meditation, and various breathing techniques. All ages and all levels of yoga experience are welcome- even beginners! Bring a mat, towel or blanket for the dewy grass, and a water bottle.
8: Kids Grow! IFL Gardening Club (4:00PM) - The Indiana Free Library Gardening Club. All ages are welcome, but parents of those younger than 12 must stay with their kids (The parents are welcome to stay and garden also).
13: Composting for Beginners (5:30-6:30) - Learn the basics of composting and how to start composting at home (under your sink, vermicomposting, in a bin in your backyard, in your garden bed, and more!) Play games and see real working compost bins and vermicompost (worm composting) bins in action! Lead by Outdoor Educator/farmer Chloe Drew at the Indiana Community Garden. Learn more and register at Remake Learning Days
15: Kids Grow! IFL Gardening Club (4:00PM) - The Indiana Free Library Gardening Club. All ages are welcome, but parents of those younger than 12 must stay with their kids (The parents are welcome to stay and garden also).
18: Intro to Gardening: Lettuce Workshop at Indiana Community Garden (12:00PM-1:00PM) - A hands-on experience planting lettuce. Learn about the various types of lettuce, when to plant additional plants for continued harvests, and spend some time creating a lettuce planter to take home. Supplies will be limited so preregistration will be required. Each session will have 14 planters available, limit 1 per family. Click Here for the ICG workshop flyer.
- Preregistration required. Email us at [email protected] or call Alex Clark's business line at (724) 762-6297.
18: Planting Day (1:00PM-3:00PM) - Join us as we put our summer crops into the ground!
19: Rise and Shine Yoga (10:00AM) - Join yoga instructor Katie Reed in the community garden for a free 45 minute class focused on connecting with nature and gentle movement. Immerse yourself in the beauty of nature as you learn the foundations of yoga asana, meditation, and various breathing techniques. All ages and all levels of yoga experience are welcome- even beginners! Bring a mat, towel or blanket for the dewy grass, and a water bottle.
21: Intro to Gardening: Lettuce Workshop at Chevy Chase Food Forest (6:00PM-7:00PM) - A hands-on experience planting lettuce. Learn about the various types of lettuce, when to plant additional plants for continued harvests, and spend some time creating a lettuce planter to take home. Supplies will be limited so preregistration will be required. Each session will have 14 planters available, limit 1 per family. Click Here for the ICG workshop flyer.
- Preregistration required. Email us at [email protected] or call Alex Clark's business line at (724) 762-6297.
22: Kids Grow! IFL Gardening Club (4:00PM) - The Indiana Free Library Gardening Club. All ages are welcome, but parents of those younger than 12 must stay with their kids (The parents are welcome to stay and garden also).
29: Kids Grow! IFL Gardening Club (4:00PM) - The Indiana Free Library Gardening Club. All ages are welcome, but parents of those younger than 12 must stay with their kids (The parents are welcome to stay and garden also).

June '24

15: What's Wrong With My Garden Plant and What Can I Do About It? (5:00 PM) - Learn how to diagnose problems in your garden caused by common pests, diseases, and growing conditions such as weather or nutrient deficiencies. Discover strategies to help minimize problems so you can grow healthier, more productive plants. Feel free to bring photos showing problems you have had with garden plants. Pre-register by emailing [email protected] by 6/10/14. *A Friends of the Parks Program*
17-22: Art in the Garden (9:30-11:30AM) for ages 6-10. See our Children's Garden Page for more details and to register your child!
19: Kids Grow! IFL Gardening Club (4:00PM) - The Indiana Free Library Gardening Club. All ages are welcome, but parents of those younger than 12 must stay with their kids (The parents are welcome to stay and garden also).
24-29: Art in the Garden (3:00-6:00OPM) for ages 10+. See our Children's Garden Page for more details and to register your child!
25: Soil Health and Permaculture at Chevy Chase Food Forest (6:00 PM - 7:00 PM) - Come tour the gardens and learn how we are using permaculture methods to help build soil health. Learn how to do some simple soil tests to understand where you are growing and why it is important to keep the soil planted or mulched.Click Here for the ICG workshop flyer.
- Preregistration required. Email us at [email protected] or call Alex Clark's business line at (724) 762-6297.
29: Soil Health and Permaculture at Indiana Community Garden (12:00 PM - 1:00 PM) - Come tour the gardens and learn how we are using permaculture methods to help build soil health. Learn how to do some simple soil tests to understand where you are growing and why it is important to keep the soil planted or mulched. Click Here for the ICG workshop flyer.
- Preregistration required. Email us at [email protected] or call Alex Clark's business line at (724) 762-6297

July '24

10: Kids Grow! IFL Gardening Club (4:00PM) - The Indiana Free Library Gardening Club. All ages are welcome, but parents of those younger than 12 must stay with their kids (The parents are welcome to stay and garden also).
16: Composting Workshop at Chevy Chase Food Forest (6:00 PM - 7:00 PM) - Come learn about the basics of composting and how to build a compost pile during this workshop. Tour the garden's composting facilities, learn about the tools that are used, and how you can participate in the garden's efforts to feed the soil and keep food waste out of the landfill. Get your questions answered about the difference between compostable and biodegradable products and why the garden can't accept them. Click Here for the ICG workshop flyer.
- Preregistration required. Email us at [email protected] or call Alex Clark's business line at (724) 762-6297
20: Composting Workshop at Indiana Community Garden (12:00 PM - 1:00 PM) - Come learn about the basics of composting and how to build a compost pile during this workshop. Tour the garden's composting facilities, learn about the tools that are used, and how you can participate in the garden's efforts to feed the soil and keep food waste out of the landfill. Get your questions answered about the difference between compostable and biodegradable products and why the garden can't accept them. Click Here for the ICG workshop flyer.
- Preregistration required. Email us at [email protected] or call Alex Clark's business line at (724) 762-6297
23: Intro to Gardening: Lettuce Workshop at Chevy Chase Food Forest (6:00 PM - 7:00 PM) - A hands-on experience planting lettuce. Learn about the various types of lettuce, when to plant additional plants for continued harvests, and spend some time creating a lettuce planter to take home. Supplies will be limited so preregistration will be required. Each session will have 14 planters available, limit 1 per family. Click Here for the ICG workshop flyer.
- Preregistration required. Email us at [email protected] or call Alex Clark's business line at (724) 762-6297
27: Intro to Gardening: Lettuce Workshop at Indiana Community Garden (6:00 PM - 7:00 PM) - A hands-on experience planting lettuce. Learn about the various types of lettuce, when to plant additional plants for continued harvests, and spend some time creating a lettuce planter to take home. Supplies will be limited so preregistration will be required. Each session will have 14 planters available, limit 1 per family. Click Here for the ICG workshop flyer.
- Preregistration required. Email us at [email protected] or call Alex Clark's business line at (724) 762-6297

August '24

20: Intro to Gardening: Growing Herbs Workshop at Chevy Chase Food Forest (6:00 PM - 7:00 PM) - A hands-on experience planting herbs. Learn about the various herbs growing in the garden, how to prune herb plants for continued harvests, and spend some time creating an herb planter to take home. Supplies will be limited so preregistration will be required. Each session will have 14 planters available, limit 1 per family. Click Here for the ICG workshop flyer.
- Preregistration required. Email us at [email protected] or call Alex Clark's business line at (724) 762-6297
24: Intro to Gardening: Growing Herbs Workshop at Indiana Community Garden (12:00 PM - 1:00 PM) - A hands-on experience planting herbs. Learn about the various herbs growing in the garden, how to prune herb plants for continued harvests, and spend some time creating an herb planter to take home. Supplies will be limited so preregistration will be required. Each session will have 14 planters available, limit 1 per family. Click Here for the ICG workshop flyer.
- Preregistration required. Email us at [email protected]

September '24

7: Intro to Gardening: Microgreens and Low Light Growing at Indiana Community Garden (12:00 PM - 1:00 PM) - With the fall season fast approaching and the time for seasonal produce coming to an end, come learn who to keep growing over the winter months. Topics will include a hands-on microgreen demonstration, what other crops can be grwon indoors through the winter months, and when supplemental lighting is required. Prepare and take home a microgreen tray that will be ready to harvest in under two weeks. Supplies will be limited; preregistration will be required. Click Here for the ICG workshop flyer.
- Preregistration required. Email us at [email protected] or call Alex Clark's business line at (724) 762-6297
10: Intro to Gardening: Microgreens and Low Light Growing at Chevy Chase Food Forest (6:00 PM - 7:00 PM) - With the fall season fast approaching and the time for seasonal produce coming to an end, come learn who to keep growing over the winter months. Topics will include a hands-on microgreen demonstration, what other crops can be grown indoors through the winter months, and when supplemental lighting is required. Prepare and take home a microgreen tray that will be ready to harvest in under two weeks. Supplies will be limited; preregistration will be required. Click Here for the ICG workshop flyer. Preregistration required. Email us at [email protected] or call Alex Clark's business line at (724) 762-6297
21: IUP 'Into The Streets' (10:00 AM - 12:00 PM) - Join IUP students for their Fall 2024 'Into the Streets' event. The garden has a variety of needs that are met by the work of our lovely volunteers. We benefit strongly from the sense of community garnered at Indiana Community Garden and are able to produce food for our local food banks. IUP students wishing to become involved please email [email protected]

2023
April '23

12: Community Time starts, every Wednesday 5:00-7:00 PM
22: Spring Prep & IUP Into the Streets at Indiana Community Garden 9:00 AM-12:00 PM

May '23

13: Planting Day and "Soil your Undies" challenge begins at Indiana Community Garden 9:30-12:30
*Plot owners and community bed gardeners, bring a clean pair of 100% cotton undies, we are going to have a friendly competition of whose garden soil is most ALIVE by planting our undies at least 6 inches deep and then in 6 weeks we all will dig them up and see the results*

June '23

18: Community Yoga in the Garden at 10AM: Come and FLOW in the ICG! Enjoy the benefits of yoga in this FREE, all-levels, all-ages event. Local yoga instructor Katie Reed will offer a 45 minute class. Bring a mat and water bottle. Rise and Shine Yoga.
24: Chevy Chase Food forest walk with Marie Olson at Chevy Chase 6:00PM click here for details
25: Community Yoga in the Garden at 10AM: Come and FLOW in the ICG! Enjoy the benefits of yoga in this FREE, all-levels, all-ages event. Local yoga instructor Katie Reed will offer a 45 minute class. Bring a mat and water bottle. Rise and Shine Yoga.

July '23

2: Community Yoga in the Garden (10AM) - Come and FLOW in the ICG! Enjoy the benefits of yoga in this FREE, all-levels, all-ages event. Local yoga instructor Katie Reed will offer a 45 minute class. Bring a mat and water bottle. Rise and Shine Yoga.
9: Community Yoga in the Garden (10AM) - Come and FLOW in the ICG! Enjoy the benefits of yoga in this FREE, all-levels, all-ages event. Local yoga instructor Katie Reed will offer a 45 minute class. Bring a mat and water bottle. Rise and Shine Yoga.
16: Community Yoga in the Garden (10AM) - Come and FLOW in the ICG! Enjoy the benefits of yoga in this FREE, all-levels, all-ages event. Local yoga instructor Katie Reed will offer a 45 minute class. Bring a mat and water bottle. Rise and Shine Yoga.
23: Community Yoga in the Garden (10AM) - Come and FLOW in the ICG! Enjoy the benefits of yoga in this FREE, all-levels, all-ages event. Local yoga instructor Katie Reed will offer a 45 minute class. Bring a mat and water bottle. Rise and Shine Yoga.

31 - August 5: ART in the Garden with Beth Wheeler. For kids ages 4-10 from 9:30-11:30 AM. $10/day or $50/full week. Pre-registration is required. Email [email protected] for more info.
31: Sketching in the Garden (ART in the Garden program, ages 4-10, must pre-register)

August '23

1: Garden Crafts (ART in the Garden program, ages 4-10, must pre-register)
2: Bugs and Birds (ART in the Garden program, ages 4-10, must pre-register)
3: Painting in the garden (ART in the Garden program, ages 4-10, must pre-register)
4: Flowers and Leaves (ART in the Garden program, ages 4-10, must pre-register)
5: Fairy Garden (ART in the Garden program, ages 4-10, must pre-register)
6: Community Yoga in the Garden at 10AM: Come and FLOW in the ICG! Enjoy the benefits of yoga in this FREE, all-levels, all-ages event. Local yoga instructor Katie Reed will offer a 45 minute class. Bring a mat and water bottle. Rise and Shine Yoga.
7-12: ART in the Garden with Beth Wheeler. For kids ages 11+ from 3-6 PM. $15/day or $75/full week. Pre-registration is required. Email [email protected] for more info.
7: Nature Journal (ART in the Garden program, ages 11+, must pre-register)
8: Nature Sketching (ART in the Garden program, ages 11+, must pre-register)
9: Plein-Air Painting (ART in the Garden program, ages 11+, must pre-register)
10: Ephemeral Arts (ART in the Garden program, ages 11+, must pre-register)
11: Petals and Prints (ART in the Garden program, ages 11+, must pre-register)
12: Garden Crafts (ART in the Garden program, ages 11+, must pre-register)
13: Community Yoga in the Garden at 10AM: Come and FLOW in the ICG! Enjoy the benefits of yoga in this FREE, all-levels, all-ages event. Local yoga instructor Katie Reed will offer a 45 minute class. Bring a mat and water bottle. Rise and Shine Yoga.
20: Community Yoga in the Garden at 10AM: Come and FLOW in the ICG! Enjoy the benefits of yoga in this FREE, all-levels, all-ages event. Local yoga instructor Katie Reed will offer a 45 minute class. Bring a mat and water bottle. Rise and Shine Yoga.
27: Community Yoga in the Garden at 10AM: Come and FLOW in the ICG! Enjoy the benefits of yoga in this FREE, all-levels, all-ages event. Local yoga instructor Katie Reed will offer a 45 minute class. Bring a mat and water bottle. Rise and Shine Yoga.

September '23

18: Food Forest and Pollinator Meadow Walk at Indiana Community Garden: 6:00PM

October '23

26: Community Time Fall Clean-up 4:00-6:00 pm, Indiana Community Garden
27: Community Garden Volunteer Clean-up 9:00-11:00 am, Indiana Community Garden

November '23

2: Community Time Fall Clean-up 4:00-6:00 pm, Indiana Community Garden

3: Community Garden Volunteer Clean-up 9:00-11:00 am, Indiana Community Garden

5: Fall Clean-up 2:00-4:00 pm, Indiana Community Garden
6: Fall Clean-up 2:00-4:00 pm, Indiana Community Garden

2022
May '22

23: Cultivating Wine Cap Mushrooms, Free Program - 6:00 at Chevy Chase Food Forest (640 N. 5th Ave)
25: Green Drinks Fundraiser - 5:30-7:00 at Noble Stein Brewing (1170 Wayne Ave)

June '22

6: Growing Green Thumbs Youth Garden Program - 9:30-10:30 AM at the Indiana Community Garden
18: Indiana Art Association Garden Party - 12:00-2:00 at the Indiana Community Garden
20: Growing Green Thumbs Youth Garden Program - 9:30-10:30 AM at the Indiana Community Garden
25: Pollinator Week Celebration - 6:30-8:00 PM at the Indiana Community Garden

July '22

18: Growing Green Thumbs Youth Garden Program - 9:30-10:30 AM at the Indiana Community Garden
31: Summer Wellness Event - at the Indiana Community Garden

August '22

1: Growing Green Thumbs Youth Garden Program - 9:30-10:30 AM at the Indiana Community Garden
6: 10th Year Anniversary Celebration at the Indiana Community Garden
--Visit our Facebook events page to learn more!
--Register your child for painting "en plein air" in the garden lessons during our anniversary event!
15: Growing Green Thumbs Youth Garden Program - 9:30-10:30 AM at the Indiana Community Garden

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