Core Members
Richard Dobbins, Jr.
Principal and Founder
South Side Roots
Richard founded South Side Roots, a sustainable horticulture and landscaping service firm. He has served as a landscape garden judge for the City of Chicago’s Community Gardening and Landscape Award program. He has also held instructor roles with Openlands’ Community Garden Training program, GreenCorps Chicago, and the Chicago Botanic Garden. He is most passionate about horticulture and its relationship to urban communities, particularly the rich conversation around the concept of “sustainability”.