Program 1: Chicago Botanic Garden, Main Campus

Chicago Botanic Garden,
Main Campus

Overview

Taste of Community Programs

1. Chicago Botanic Garden,
Main Campus

Community Stories and Recipes

2. Faith in Place

3. Garfield Park Conservatory

4. Little Village Environmental Justice Organization

5. National Museum of Mexican Art

6. Northern Suburban Special Recreation Association

7. PCC Austin Family Health Center

8. Chicago Botanic Garden,
Farm on Ogden Campus

The Taste of Community program series kicked off at the Chicago Botanic Garden's main campus.

We asked participants—Community Advisory Group members and internal staff advisory—to bring a recipe, dish, or story representing food that "brings them home." Plates were passed, and emotions surfaced; there was power in every bite.

What follows are stories from participants—their original words and recipes, including, in some cases, facsimiles of handwritten slips of paper stained over the years from busy kitchen counters.

Participants	Recipes and Stories	Location
Cesar Almeida	Empanada con Azúcar	Faith in Place
Melissa Chrusfield	Smitten Kitchen Cinnamon Brown Butter Breakfast Puffs	PCC Austin Family Health Center
Craig Culp	Chocolate Chip Cookies	Northern Suburban Special Recreation Association
Veronica Harry-Jackson	Trinidad and Tobago Callaloo	Chicago Botanic Garden
Elory Rozner	Frucht	Chicago Botanic Garden
Vanessa Sanchez	Galletas De Nuez	National Museum of Mexican Art
Alex Schneider	Gomba Leves	Chicago Botanic Garden
Jennifer Schwarz	Pickles	Chicago Botanic Garden
Drea Slaughter	Cliff's Turkey Hash	Garfield Park Conservatory
Stacy Stoldt	Pierogi	Chicago Botanic Garden
Kristie Webber	Mom’s Marble Birthday Cake	Chicago Botanic Garden