About Us
Chicago, like urban areas across the country, is changing its relationship to food and the system that produces it. On the South Side, West Side and North Side, people are sowing the seeds of hope and change. They are transforming their neighborhoods — one household, one block, one community garden at a time. The inexperienced gardener, the high school student, the community activist, the retired grandmother are all seeing a world of possibilities that can come from a packet of vegetable seeds and a small mound of soil. They’re discovering the life-giving power of the sun and air to bring forth nature’s riches in a patch of land long overlooked.
Seeding Chicago is the project of several Chicago journalists who have a passion for local food and a commitment to social justice. We believe that small efforts can lead to big changes. We believe Chicago is among the urban centers leading the way to a more sustainable way of life. People here are bursting with ideas and plans to change and improve how we grow and get our food.
The mission of Seeding Chicago is to bring you the stories of our metropolitan area’s urban farmers and the lessons they’re learning in their journeys toward sustainability. We’re also here to be a resource for ideas and information and to introduce you to people just like you who are sowing and cultivating seeds of change.
Cassandra West, founding editor
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