Date: 06/30/2020

Number: 1

Located in Darien, IL, Indian Prairie Public Library's Prairie Patch is a community garden with 40 fabric pots or raised containers that are used to grow a variety of vegetables, herbs, fruits, and flowers. The Prairie Patch season starts with a Community Planting event in April and lasts through the end of harvest, generally in October.

The Prairie Patch benefits the community in three major ways:

-It builds community, bringing people together and creating a connection and a sense of belonging.
-It provides kids and teens with an outdoor, hands-on classroom where they can play while learning natural science concepts and basic STEM skills.
-It feeds people. All of the food grown in the Prairie Patch is given to families in our community.

The Prairie Patch is also home to Bea's Garden, a special home for insects in the Prairie Patch, which includes a large, handmade insect hotel, several bee habitats, an observatory to watch the bees working, and pollinator plants to attract butterflies and bees. Bea's Garden was created through a donation from the Lawrence family in loving memory of their daughter, Beatrix.

Darien, IL

Latitude: 41.8 Longitude: -88

Observed by: Megan
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