Help Build Iron Street Farm on Chicago's Southside

Spring is finally here in Chicago and we have some wonderful updates to share with you at Iron Street Urban Farm.   1. We have goats. Yes, you read that correctly- Iron Street Urban Farm now has two adorable pygmy goats. Welcome Little Debbie and Billy Ray Valentine to the Growing Power Family! If you can't tell,...

Happy New Year! We hope you had a safe and healthy holiday season. Even though winter is upon us, Growing Power is still hard at work at Iron Street Urban Farm. Intensive Leadership Facilitator Training held at Iron Street December 7-9th, 2012: Growing Power Chicago and the Growing Food and Justice for All Initiative (GFJI)...

Even though summer is officially over, Iron Street Urban Farm is still in full bloom. This summer has been especially exciting as we have seen this once abandoned site, which we've spent so much time transforming, prove to be a productive urban farm! We have tons of tomatoes, cucumbers, eggplant, okra, and other delicious...

 The Good Food Revolution: Celebrating the Heroes and Sheroes of the Movement Thursday, June 28th, 2012 6-8pm @ Iron Street Urban Farm (3333 South Iron Street, Chicago, IL 60608) Come celebrate Growing Power Chicago's first official year of transforming Iron Street Urban Farm from an abandoned warehouse to a...

February 25th, 2012- 1-5pm Growing Power Chicago is Turning 10!  Celebrate by taking a Tour, Aquaponics Workshop and staying for Small Bites and Cheers!Growing Power Chicago transforms communities by supporting people from diverse backgrounds and the environments in which they live through development of Community Food...

Happy New Year!  Despite the drop in temperatures, Iron Street Urban Farm is still bustling with activity and year round food production!  Updates: -We now have 6 hoop houses finished that are growing delicious winter greens such as kale and spinach. These along with other Growing Power goodies are sold at our...

  We were so excited to have the First Lady, Michelle Obama, come visit the farm on October 25th with Mayor Emanuel. Mrs. Obama and Mayor Emanuel came for a tour of Iron Street Urban Farm after holding a press conference at a Walgreens in Chicago's Chatham community, located on the City's south side. The Chatham...

This has been a busy busy summer for Growing Power and Iron Street Urban Farm. On June 21st, Growing Power held the grand opening of Iron Street Urban Farm. That morning WGN featured the new farm on their "Around Town" segment. In the evening over 250 individuals from the surrounding community and beyond came to support...

Please come join us next month for the grand opening of Iron Street Urban Farm. We will join with Growing Power supporters and the local community to celebrate how far we've come and the potential for this site to become a true community food center in Chicago. We can't wait to share with you all that we've accomplished!

It's been an exciting month for Iron Street Urban Farm! After months of waiting, the bees have arrived! 33,000 italian honey bees traveled in the back of our trunk from Milwaukee to Iron Street Urban Farm last night and we could not be more excited. Take a look at the 6 bee hives we now have installed on the roof of Iron...

Growing Power Chicago would like to take another moment to thank all of you that have so generously donated to the development of Iron Street Urban Farm...because of your donations we have 25 compost bins, over 60 vermicomposting bins, 6 bee hives, and a hoop house constructed. Our next goal is to have our first aquaponics...

Even during one of the coldest weeks this winter, Growing Power is still hard at work ensuring that Iron Street Urban Farm is up and ready to go for the upcoming season. Check out the pictures below of our youth hard at work building bee hives for the farm.  So far, we have 6 hives completed. Each hive will start with...

Yesterday, candidate for Chicago Mayor, Rahm Emanuel, decided to hold a press conference at Iron Street Urban Farm as an opportunity to discuss his strategy about solving the City's growing problem with "food deserts." Iron Street Urban Farm was highlighted as one of the innovative ways to improve fresh food access to the...

Finally! Our first hoop green house has been built at Iron Street Urban Farm! Our youth and staff spent over 6 hours over two days constructing this hoop house that will be able to grow spinach and other winter green in even the coldest of months.  Check out the pictures of all their hard work! Keep on speading the...

The youth at our Iron Street Urban Farm have built over 40 vermicomposting bins over the past month! Soon Growing Power will be able to increase the amount of food waste it is able to pick up from local businesses to create even more healthy soil for our growing beds as well as other urban agriculture projects in the...

Donate at least $25 before October 7, 2010 and be entered to win a $100 gift certificate to Uncommon Ground. If you are unfamiliar, Uncommon Ground is a delicious local restuarnt in Chicago that is dedicated to serving local, organic and seasonal meals... including produce grown by Growing Power! Gift certificate is...

Once again, thank you to everyone who has donated to this project. Growing Power greatly appreciates your generosity! A lot is happening this week at Iron Street. Below you will see a picture of a mural that is currently being created on one of the sides of the site's building. All 40 of our youth are participating in...

This week Growing Power's Iron Street Urban Farm was featured on wttw's Chicago Tonight. Exclusive interviews from Will Allen, Chicago Project's Manager Erika Allen, and the youth that have been working on the site this summer. Take a moment to watch the video and please continue supporting this project! Thank you to all...