The Chicago Botanic Garden's education and jobs-training program helps to bring food, health, and jobs to the community.

Food: More than 100,000 pounds of produce is grown every year on over 15 farms. Most of the produce stays in the communities where it’s grown on our farms. Health: We offer cooking and nutrition classes as well as affordable or free produce for more than 1,000 community health center patients with diet-related diseases every year. We support a network of more than 60 family-run community garden plots, empowering families to grow their own healthy food. Jobs: We provide paid, on-the-job training for more than 150 people every year, with an average of 80 percent placement rate in food systems jobs post-training. Since 2013, Windy City Harvest has helped to grow 25 small farm businesses.

Visit & Shop

Stop by and see our farms and markets at a variety of locations in the Chicago area. Tour our state-of-the-art facilities at the Farm on Ogden, organize a field trip to a farm site, or shop for fresh, locally grown produce at one of our market stands.

Farms & Markets

Learn

Windy City Harvest offers Aquaponics, One-Day Intensives, and Ten-Week Certificate Courses for students interested in learning more about industry-specific topics. Check out our educational opportunities to learn new skills or further your career.

Available Classes