First Church in Elmhurst kicks off Organic Seedlings Sale
The First Congregational United Church of Christ in Elmhurst has launched their ninth annual Organic Vegetable and Herb Seedlings Sale.
The deadline for submitting preorders is Feb. 28, so on a cold winter day, take a few minutes to warm yourself with dreams about your summer garden by going to their website: first-congregational-store.square.site/green-garden-store.
Pay by credit card on the site or find a hardcopy order form there. Print it out and send it to the church office with cash or check, if you prefer. See the website for more details.
There are new growers in 2023. Organic vegetable and herb seedlings will be provided by Baas Greenhouses Inc. Their seedlings are grown in Mokena, which is just 30 miles south of Elmhurst, so the church is offering a very local product. Baas has been USDA Certified Organic since 2005. They will be providing plants in 3½- to 4-inch containers. Many of your old favorites will be back as well as some fun new varieties.
Baas doesn't provide flowers, but to be sure that our pollinator friends are taken care of, the sale will offer flower seedlings from We Grow Dreams Greenhouse in West Chicago.
The floral seedlings will not be organically grown. But We Grow Dreams provides job training and employment for the developmentally disabled, and also grows beautiful plants, so it's well worthwhile to support their mission.
Unfortunately, the organic compost and growing mix offered in prior years is not available for preorder in 2023.
Seedlings will be available for pick up on Saturday, May 13, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Green Garden Fair to be held on the church grounds at 235 S. Kenilworth, Elmhurst.
Those picking up their seedlings on May 13 will be able to stop and visit with exhibitors at the Fair who will be sharing information about living sustainably.
For more information about the Seedlings Sale or the Green Garden Fair, contact the church at elmhurstucc@sbcglobal.net or by calling (630) 832-2580.
You can also follow the church at www.facebook.com/FirstCongregationalUCCofElmhurst/