

The success of the Windy City Harvest program depends, critically, on the Chicago Botanic Garden’s broad institutional commitment and working collaborations with other public and private agencies, community organizations, educational institutions, and businesses. Examples include NeighborSpace, which holds title to two Windy City Harvest operating sites; Brinshore-Michaels, the Chicago Housing Authority and Chicago Alderman Pat Dowell, who together enabled the Legends Farm; the Lake Country Forest Preserves and its Preservation Foundation; McCormick Place and its food service operation, Savor…Chicago; and business partners like Midwest Foods and FarmedHere, which buy produce and/or hire Windy City Harvest Transitional Jobs and Apprenticeship graduates. It takes a network of enlightened partners to make the kind of impact that Windy City Harvest is having on Chicago’s food hub and the farmers and entrepreneurs who are being trained to help it grow.
Headquarters: Farm On Ogden
Address: 3555 W. Ogden Avenue, Chicago IL | Phone: (847) 835-6807