They have a green camp, a two-week-long summer day camp at Higgins Community Academy. Campers build raised beds and plant vegetables while learning about science and agriculture.

The Urban Canopy is pioneering the local food cycle to create a more sustainable and equitable food system in Chicago. They are growers, distributors, composters and community members who seek to positively impact our city’s environment, people’s health, and local economy. They strive to make healthy produce accessible to all, reduce the miles fresh food travels, keep food waste out of landfills, and create and maintain local jobs.

To achieve this, they structure our business into seven Branches: Compost Club, Indoor Farm, Outdoor Farm, Local Unified CSA (LUCSA), Farmers Markets, non-local Distribution and Processing. These branches each work in their own way to change the way our food is grown, distributed, and wasted.

312 Aquaponics is a Chicago company developing indoor, vertical farming systems for schools, restaurants, and corporate offices.

Offers full-time transitional jobs for formerly incarcerated individuals and others with significant barriers to employment in a green industry.

A vegetable garden utilizing two vacant lots. It is affiliated with Trinity Church.