Midwest
1. City Farm, Chicago
City Farm operates a farm and farm stand directly between Chicago’s low-income Cabrini Green neighborhood and its upper-end Gold Coast.
2. Green Youth Farm, Chicago
Green Youth employs
high school students on its organic farms and sells produce at several
markets, including at the Chicago Botanic Garden.
3. Earthworks Urban Farms, Detroit
Earthworks provides for the Capuchin Soup Kitchen and also hosts several vegetable markets.
4. Kansas City Community Farm, Kansas City, Kansas
This 2-acre, certified organic farm offers educational programs for urban farmers and much more.
East Coast
5. Greensgrow Farms, Philadelphia
Greensgrow operates a 65-farm community-supported agriculture (CSA) program, plus community and educational programs
6. Brooklyn Rescue Mission Bed-Stuy Farm, Brooklyn
7. reVision Urban Farm, Boston
reVision works in conjunction with reVision House, providing shelter and jobs for pregnant or parenting homeless women.
South
8. Jones Valley Urban Farm, Birmingham, Alabama
This 3-acre farm on a formerly vacant downtown property grows produce and healthy communities through urban farming and youth education.
West
9. Homeless Garden Project, Santa Cruz, California
Providing homeless men and women job training and transitional services, the Homeless Garden Project cultivates
organic produce, flowers and education through its training programs.
Find organic produce and handmade products through its CSA and online
store.
10. Rio Grande Community Farm, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Rio Grande Community Farm manages
a portion of Los Poblanos Fields Open Space to demonstrate sustainable
urban agriculture. A highlight is the annual Corn Maze Festival Market.
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