“Rooted in growing food, we cultivate nourishing environments, which support health, economic development, healing and creativity through urban agriculture.”

Urban Growers Collective’s approach is to demonstrate and support communities in developing community-based food systems where food is grown, prepared, and/or distributed within these same communities. In this way, vulnerable populations help themselves by learning how to provide for their own needs in a sustainable way. UGC tackles food insecurity through a variety of programming. Our portfolio of programs includes: the Fresh Moves Mobile Market; Farmers for Chicago, a job-readiness program which trains over 200-250+ teens annually, 30 – 100 formerly incarcerated adults through an 18-month job-readiness program, as well as an Incubator Farmer program which provides land and technical assistance for new Chicago farmers; and a head-start preschool farm which serves over 150 preschoolers and their families. We also provide education to a larger audience through a series of agriculture, small business development, and equality building workshops.