“Because of the one and only Chicago Grows Food grow bag I received, this spring we started our own seedlings and actually transplanted 7 different crops! I'm excited to say we've harvested our 1st zucchini and are looking forward to the rest of the season.”
Welcome to Chicago Grows Food! A collaborative project devoted to expanding and unifying the food growing community in Chicagoland. We are working towards food sovereignty by providing the materials, tools, education and resources anyone needs to garden!
We believe that communities in and around Chicago deserve equitable and holistic health outcomes and that empowering and creatively connecting advocates for safe and environmentally-conscious food production, land stewardship, food access, food security and nutrition will help bring this vision to life.
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homes received a garden to grow their own food.
sites partnered with CGF to distribute Grow Kits.
Chicago communities received CGF programs.