This page is currently in development. It includes partial lists of Chicago area farms, gardens and urban agriculture-related organizations, services, blogs, listservs, reports, guides, and other resources. In the coming months, AUA and the Chicago Urban Agriculture Mapping Project will be asking urban agriculture practitioners to complete a survey that will be used to create a comprehensive map and directory with profiles of all urban agriculture projects across the city. If you have a farm, garden, organization, service, blog or other urban agriculture-related resource that ought to be listed here, please contact Billy Burdett at coordinator@auachicago.org.
Urban Farms and Gardens in Chicago and Nearby
- 3409 Urban Garden and Mini Orchard
- 62nd & Dorchester Community Garden
- The Abundance Project
- African Heritage Garden
- Altgeld Gardens Urban Farm
- Altgeld Sawyer Corner Farm
- Angelic Organics Learning Center
- Benton House Backyard Botany
- Bronzeville Community Garden
- Chicago Honey Co-Op
- Chicago Lights Urban Farm
- Chicago Patchwork Farms
- Chicory Center (On The Fly Farm)
- City Farm
- DePaul Urban Garden
- Dunne Technology Academy Mini Farm
- Dyett/Washington Park Green Youth Farm
- East Garfield Block Club Garden
- Eco Rooftop Garden
- Eden Place Nature Center
- The Edible Gardens (Lincoln Park Zoo)
- Frankie Machine Community Garden (Wicker Park)
- Gingko Organic Gardens
- Grant Park “Art on the Farm” Urban Agriculture Potager
- Growing Station Community Garden
- Honore St. Urban Farm (Growing Home)
- Iron Street Farm
- Jackson Park Urban Farm and Community Allotment Garden
- Jr. Green Youth Farm
- Kilbourn Park Organic Greenhouse and Community Garden
- The Millenium Neighborhood Garden
- Moah’s Ark
- Mt. Greenwood Children’s Garden
- North Chicago Green Youth Farm
- North Lawndale Green Youth Farm
- Peterson Garden Project
- The Plant
- Pleasant Farms
- preSERVE garden
- Purple Leaf Farms
- Roots & Rays
- Roseland Community Peace Garden
- Rosemarie Rochetta Wessies Rooftoop Garden (Loyola)
- The Ruby Garden
- School Gardens in Chicago (partial list from GreenNet)
- South Chicago Art Center’s Artists’ Garden
- Su Casa Market Garden (Growing Home)
- The Talking Farm
- Third Unitarian Church Community Garden
- Timuel D. Black Edible Arts Garden
- Uncommon Ground Organic Roof Top Farm
- Urban Canopy
- Windy City Harvest
- Wood Street Urban Farm (Growing Home)
- Xochiquetzal Peace Garden
Urban Agriculture and Sustainability Organizations, Services and Other Resources
- The Abundance Project
- American Community Gardening Association
- Angelic Organics Learning Center
- Chicago Botanic Garden
- Chicago Food Policy Advisory Council
- Chicago Honey Co-Op
- Chicory Center
- DePaul Urban Farming Organization
- Faith in Place
- FamilyFarmed.org
- Forever Victory Gardens
- Fresh Taste
- Garfield Park Conservatory
- Gingko Organic Gardens
- Green Chicago Restaurant Coalition
- Green Youth Farm
- GreenNet Chicago
- Growing Home
- Growing Power, Inc.
- Heifer International
- Illinois Local and Organic Food and Farm Task Force
- The International Network for Urban Agriculture (INUAg)
- Kilbourn Park Organic Greenhouse and Community Garden
- Mike Nowak
- Neighborhood Nutrition Centers
- NeighborSpace
- Openlands
- Operation Frontline
- Peterson Garden Project
- Pleasant Farms
- Resource Center
- Rogers Park Garden Group
- Spontaneous Vegetation
- The Land Connection
- The Local Beet
- The Talking Farm
- UIC Office of Sustainability
- Uncommon Ground Organic Roof Top Farm
- Urban Canopy
- Urban Habitat Chicago
- Urban Habitats
- Urban Programs Resource Network
- UrbanFarm.org
- We Farm America
- Windy City Harvest
Urban Agriculture and Sustainability News, Blogs and Listservs
- Advocates for Urban Agriculture discussion group
- Cheryl’s Garden Goodies
- Chicago Chicken Enthusiasts
- Chicago Farm & Table
- Chicago Food Policy Advisory Council listserv
- Chicago Gardeners
- Chicago Green Jobs
- Chicago Honey Co-Op Blog
- Chicago Urban Gardening
- City Farmer News
- FamilyFarmed.org
- Forever Victory Gardens
- Fresh Taste
- Gingko Organic Gardens Blog
- Green Roof Growers
- The International Network for Urban Agriculture (INUAg)
- Local Food in Northern Illinois
- Mike Nowak
- Milkweed Diaries
- Mr. Brown Thumb
- Roots & Rays
- Seeding Chicago
- The Slow Cook
- Thirty Five by Ninety
- UIC Office of Sustainability Blog
- Urban Habitats
Urban Agriculture and Sustainability Reports and Guides
- Building Successful Food Hubs: A Business Planning Guide for Aggregating and Processing Local Foods in Illinois
- Eat Local, Eat Healthy
- Feeding Ourselves: Strategies for a New Illinois Food System — Report
- Guide to Rooftop Gardening, City of Chicago
- Helpful Resources for Growing an Urban Farm
- Profitability and Sustainability of Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture (PDF)
- Wholesale Success: A Farmer’s Guide to Selling, Post Harvest Handling, and Packing Produce
