Welcome to the Garfield Park Master Gardener Association (GPMGA).
The goals of the GPMGA are to share knowledge about gardening with our members and others and offer volunteer opportunities.
GPMGA Next Meeting: February 12
The Garfield Park Master Gardener Association will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 12, at the Garfield Park Conservatory to learn about hydroponics from GPMGA Member Jo Ann Klooz.
Participants will learn to grow their own lettuce, inside, without soil. With an investment in lights and some supplies, the farm to table distance can be measured in feet, not miles!
Hydroponic gardening is a method of growing plants without soil and feeding them through nutrient solutions. Hydroponic plants may grow in the nutrient solution itself, in a soilless growing medium or even with roots suspended in air.
The hydroponic growing method is being used across the globe to provide produce in challenging situations. Hydroponics is a wonderful way to keep learning and gardening when it’s too cold and dark to grow anything outside.
Jo Ann Klooz has been a Master Gardener since 2009 and learned about hydroponics as a participant in a hydroponics research project at Purdue University.
2025 GPMGA Meeting Dates
March 12
April 9
May 14
June 11
July 9
August 13
September 10
October 8
November 12
December 10
GPMGA Meetings and Locations
At present, the meetings occur on the 2nd Wednesday of the month February through December and feature both a program and a business meeting. We meet either virtually or at the Garfield Park Conservatory(accessible through the entrance by the Children’s Garden). Exceptions include off-site field trips (typically in April and September) and our annual picnic (typically held in July at the shelter near the Arts Center in Garfield Park). 
If you require an accommodation or special assistance to attend these meetings due to a disability, please contact us at 317-275-9286. Some accommodations may require a 2-week notice.