growing season report on community gardening at CBG, summer 2010

1. Community Education Programs 2010

2. The Green Youth Farm Program Windy City Harvest Cook County Boot Camp Garden & Composting Operation Native Seed Farm Program Community Gardening 2010 Growing Season Report

3. Green Youth Farm In 2010, 65 high school students worked, learned and served their communities at four separate garden sites.

4. Green Youth Farm North Chicago 22 students 6,300 lbs. produce twice weekly market stands twice monthly farmers markets at CBG weekly cooking demos for WIC recipients

7. Green Youth Farm at Dyett High School/Washington Park 17 teens 2,100 lbs. produce weekly farm stand with LINK sales Supported by Alderman Preckwinkle

11. Green Youth Farm North Lawndale 16 teens 1,100 lbs. produce Weekly farm stand Stopping point for federal agency listening tours by Health and Human Services, EPA and USDA

13. Jr. Green Youth Farm – South State 10-12 students Special event sales Huge example for CPS of the “edible schoolyard” model

15. Windy City Harvest 15 adult certificate students 14,000 lbs. of premium produce from three growing sites unique urban agriculture certificate program in the state supported by federal, state and local public funding

16. Windy City Harvest at Arturo Velasquez Institute/Daley College

19. Windy City Harvest at Garfield Park Conservatory “back yard”

20. Windy City Harvest in West Garfield Park

22. Cook County Boot Camp training 45-50 each year Employing 10-15 post release each year 1-acre production area Staffed by Windy City Harvest growers 5,000 lbs. of produce harvested Supported by Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity and Cook County agencies

25. Boot Camp Composting Project $80,000 grant from the Cook County Environmental Control Office 2-acre windrow composting site on Boot Camp site Closed loop recycling from farm to kitchen to compost Possible additional funding

28. Native Seed Garden -Bridgeport 3-year, $150,000 grant from IMLS Unique chance to propagate rare native Seeds of Success stock for restoration and landscaping Possible broad use for vacant/brownfield lots and corporate owned sites

31. Working Partnerships Current Institute of Museum and Library Services City Colleges of Chicago (Daley/AVI/Kennedy King) City Department of Family & Support Services‏ USDA –Food and Nutrition Service EPA–Region 5 Cook County Boot Camp Cook County Forest Preserve District Cook County Environmental Control Office Delta Institute Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity