Chicago Market will be a big, bright, beautiful community-owned grocery store featuring local, sustainably farmed, organic produce, meat and dairy products, as well as all of the other staples you’d expect from your market — dry goods, bulk foods, frozen foods, wine, beer and liquor. They will have a butcher shop, delicious prepared foods and fresh-baked goods. Chicago Market will be a community hub where shoppers can enjoy the juice and coffee bar while attending workshops, classes, meetings and performances.

Plant Chicago’s mission is to cultivate local circular economies.

They envision a paradigm shift in production, consumption and waste driven at the local level, generating equity and economic opportunity for all residents.

They equip people and businesses with the tools to live more sustainably through community-driven, hands-on programs and innovative research projects.

The Irving Park Community Food Pantry focuses on increasing community awareness of hunger related issues as well as feeding people at risk of hunger.

Gary Comer Youth Center has an food and Culinary Arts program that integrates urban agriculture and culinary arts education with healthy cooking, culinary careers and a youth-led crop business selling produce locally.

Urban Juncture, Inc. develops commercial real estate and related enterprises that address the needs of currently underserved urban communities. Urban Juncture, Inc. enterprises are tailored to the unique needs of their host communities.

Following the Positive Youth Development model, the goal is to give youth the tools, support, and guidance they need to reach their full potential academically and with social and life skills development.

Creating small urban agriculture initiatives around Englewood. Reaching out to the community to create a real feeling of community.

Offers activities for the community to engage in such as movies in the park, senior craft days and “Pick Up the Parkways� clean-ups.