![Volunteers gather the GardenWorks Projects first harvest. (Photo provided by Teri Woods)](https://codcourier.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/first-harvest-1200x900.jpg)
DuPage’s Community Garden Network
Community gardens are an important resource for residents and a large donation base for food pantries.
![Cicada Photos by the Morton Arboretum. HSC Greenhouse Photo by Mariyam Syed.](https://codcourier.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Courier-cicadas-1200x857.png)
Summer of the Cicadas
The periodic cicada emergence this summer is a busy time for COD’s Natural Area managers, Morton Arboretum researchers and the region’s naturalists.
![COD Fuel Pantry main shelf](https://codcourier.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/1-Fuel-Pantry-1200x567.jpg)
Fuel Pantry: A Lifeline Against Food Insecurity
The COD Fuel Pantry is taking food insecurity head-on with strengthened donation efforts, and two of its clients talk about why the Pantry is an important part of the campus.
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Roll Up Your Sleeves! COD Cares Volunteers and Cleans Up
COD Cares rolls up their sleeves and cleans up around the DuPage County area.