Urban Farming - Organic Agriculture - Job Training - Food Access
Chicago, IL
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Big win for Growing Home, Inc., Englewood and the South Side of Chicago! Growing Home Inc. was awarded $5 million towards our Capital Campaign as part of Mayor Johnson's 2024-2028 $1.25 billion Housing and Economic Development Bond. #HEDBond
Looking forward to being part of #MLKDay2023 of service with @ObamaFoundation and other great partners! Hope to see you there!
This #MLKDay, we're turning hope to action with The Honeycomb Project as we co-host a day of service in support of four Chicago organizations: @NourishHopeChi, @GrowingHome, @CAWC_Chicago, and @TheLoveFridge. Sign up to join us: obamacenter.typeform.com/to/…
Our Volunteer Extravaganza week is almost here!
What: Staff & Volunteers help us prepare our beds for next season
Where: Growing Home Urban Farm, 58th & Wood
Who: All of you!
Sign up for your shift now at growinghomeinc.org/volunteer.
A sneak peek into our mission and work at Growing Home!
For #GivingTuesday tomorrow, JOIN US in reaching our $25K Goal to support access to Good Jobs and Good Food in Greater Englewood.
Donate at donorbox.org/donatetogrowing….
🙏🏾 Grateful to @LtGovStratton for supporting local urban farms like us!
I’m proud of our work to expand access to locally grown food.
Today at @GreenCityMarket, I picked up turnips and brussel sprouts from Star Farm, kale and carrots from @growinghome’s Englewood Organic Urban Farm. What a way to #supportsmallbusiness! 🥕🥬🍎#AgConnectsUsAll
ALT Me with sun behind me holding a bag of kale.
ALT Brussel sprouts on the stem, with a few green peppers next to it, in brown basket on a display table.
ALT Kale, peppers, greens and other vegetables on display.
ALT Red tent that says Growing Home Englewood Organic Urban Farm and display tables of various vegetables for sale
Looking for volunteers for November on the farm!
And if you are a company or group interested in community service for the giving month, sign up.
Thanks to @amazon for coming by last week to volunteer and tour our operations at Growing Home!
Englewood Farm Stand is still going strong tomorrow! So much delicious produce available.
**We will be closing early at 2pm - and this is the second to last farm stand of the season.**
So come on by between 11am-2pm at 59th & Honore!
Stop by @GreenCityMarket tomorrow for a special treat!
Our partner and friend Sebastian from The Evolved Network will do a live (free!) culinary demonstration featuring produce from Growing Home!
Our HarvestFest Event is Tomorrow! Here are some helpful tips and maps.
Thank you to our partners & vendors!
@FifthThird
@howardbrownhc
@familyfocus_org
@MetroFamChicago
ZShavinne Designs
Chef Maurice
Shane Adams Cleaning Services
Our talented Farm Staff and Cohort 4 PA Team have harvested some INCREDIBLE organic vegetables this week for our markets!
We'll be at @GreenCityMarket and @expstation today with our organic veggies - don't miss out on this last month of our market season!
"There are more than 500 employment laws, policies and sanctions that prevent people with criminal records from accessing employment in Illinois" - WTTW Chicago
Learn more from Ms. Williams, Director of Employment Training at Growing Home & @wttw at: news.wttw.com/permanent-puni…
Can’t wait!
Calling our friends far and wide to join us at @growinghome 's Harvest Fest next Thursday, 10/13! 🌾
Enjoy:
✅ A delicious chef lunch and food boxes,
✅ Pumpkin crafts and activities,
✅ Local Vendors....
...and much more - for free!
#EmpowerEnglewood #GrowingHome
Volunteer with Growing Home this October for a fantastic experience on our urban farms! Sign up now at: growinghomeinc.org/volunteer.
Thanks to @nyhan_c and @vitalproteins for volunteering with us last week to harvest, build equipment and weed! Thank you!
Looking for jobs in Food Justice? Sign up for @ChiFoodPolicy Virtual Job Fair tomorrow!
Growing Home will be there - we have 3 openings we are looking to fill and would love to answer your questions on joining our team!
Attention Job Seekers!: Join our Food Justice Job Fair on October 6 4-5pm. Learn about our open positions on our Summit Leadership team and Good Food Purchasing Program team!
Register at bit.ly/foodjusticejobfair
Don't miss one of our best Farm Stand events of the year: HarvestFest! RSVP at bit.ly/Harvestfest22
Come celebrate the end of the Harvest Season with Growing Home at our 3rd Annual HarvestFest with Growing Home, @FifthThird @howardbrownhc and more!
Get your greens and beans with us today @greencitymarket! 7am-1pm.
We're here through the end of October - come stop by!
Photo credit: Meg R. - Thanks for being a fantastic Growing Home customer!
Two events in one today!
Stop by our Farm Stand at 59th & Honore for incredible organic produce at the best prices - and then swing by our *NEW* Computer and Job Resource Center Open House for info sessions, raffles & more!
Computer questions? Applying for jobs? Promoting your own business? We have answers at our new Computer and Job Resource Center!
Come by this week for the Grand Opening from 9am-12pm Tuesday through Friday at Growing Home to learn more! Register at bit.ly/GHJobCenter.
This just made our week! Growing Home Alumni Miguel won a monthly employee award at @SHIELDIllinois for his positive outlook and extraordinary work ethic!
Congratulations, Miguel - well-deserved! We are so proud!
Growing Home Volunteers are the best! Thank you to all of our individual volunteers who've come by the last few weeks.
📢 Sign up for your shift now! growinghomeinc.org/volunteer
