Education — Community Gardening

North Lawndale Green Youth Farm

Dexter Sullivan and Paris Wright hold the "before" shot of the North Lawndale Green Youth Farm.
In the background, you can see the difference four months makes.

Construction on the North Lawndale Green Youth Farm began in the spring of 2005, building on the success of the North Chicago/Waukegan site. The land was preserved for the project by the City of Chicago's Department of Planning and Development and ultimately, Neighborspace (www.neighbor-space.org), an urban land trust. Much of the first season at the new site was spent constructing raised beds in order to protect plant roots and crops from the contaminated soil (the prior site occupant was a dry cleaning plant). During the second season, 15 students helped to enhance the site through the addition of art work, compost systems (vermicompost and "regular" compost), and more abundant crops.


The farm in context: El on one side, Ogden Avenue on the other

Green Youth Farm North Lawndale Farm

Education — Community Gardening

North Lawndale Green Youth Farm

Green Youth Farm
North Lawndale Farm