Urban Growers Collective Inc

Urban Growers Collective — Chicago Urban Farm

Rooted in growing food, we cultivate nourishing environments that support health, economic developme Urban Growers Collective's work aims to address the inequities and structural racism that exist in the food system and in communities of color. Rooted in growing food, UGC cultivates nourishing environments which support health, economic development, healing and creativity through urban agriculture.
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2017
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Chicago, IL 60609 United States
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Building a More Just Equitable Food System At Urban Growers Collective local agriculture is at the root of health healing community Urban Growers Collective is a Black and womenled agriculture nonprofit in Chicago. We aim to address inequities and structural racism in the food system and in communities of color by Providing jobs and job training to create economic opportunities for youth and beginner BIPOC farmers Mitigating food insecurity Increasing access to affordable culturally affirming and nutritionally dense food The UGC team cultivates eight urban farms on 11 acres of land predominantly on Chicagos South Side. These farms are productionoriented and offer opportunities for staffled education training and leadership development. Our produce is available at farmers markets in our Collective Supported Agriculture program and via our Fresh Moves Mobile Market buses.

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