As part of their Ways to Age Well initiative, Mather is partnering with Chicago Public Library to promote hydroponic gardening to Illinois residents who are 50 and older. They are providing free Grow-It-Together kits which include personal hydroponic gardens, seed packets, and instructions.
Register with Mather here to pick up a kit at one of these participating library branches:
Edgebrook (5331 W. Devon Avenue)
Budlong Woods (5630 N. Lincoln Avenue)
Richard J Daley (3400 S. Halsted Street)
Garfield Ridge (6348 W. Archer Avenue)
Jeffery Manor (2401 E. 100th Street)
Brainerd (1350 W 89th Street)
North Pulaski (4300 W. North Avenue)
Mather will be hosting monthly virtual club meetings throughout the year where you can learn more about gardening. You can participate in the virtual programs from home, or you may visit one of the libraries that are hosting in-person viewings of the garden club meetings.
To learn more about hydroponic gardening, check out our list of Hydroponic and Small Space Gardening recommendations.
Mather is a non-denominational not-for-profit organization dedicated to creating Ways to Age Well℠. Their thoughtfully designed initiatives help spark creativity and curiosity, prompt meaningful connections and conversations, and, most importantly, foster a powerful sense of community with ever-changing options that can be accessed in communities across the country.
