Growing Home's Wood Street Urban Farm at Open House Chicago
Growing Home works to ensure access to good jobs and good food on the South Side of Chicago through innovative work in urban agriculture. It offers a comprehensive, paid employment training program to help individuals with barriers to employment find and keep stable, full-time jobs. Its USDA-certified organic farms provide healthy, fresh food and food education to neighbors in Englewood. Built in 2006, Growing Home's 1.5 acre Wood Street Urban Farm is the city's first USDA-certified organic farm and is a fantastic example of edible greenscapes in Chicago. All growing spaces, the processing area, and training trailers will be open.
