𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫, 𝐁𝐰𝐞𝐳𝐚 𝐈𝐭𝐚𝐚𝐠𝐢, Sustainable Program Steward at Grow Greater Englewood, Co-Founder of Sistas in the Village, Founder of Ebimera Vines, & a member of AUA’s Advisory Committee for our Capacity Building Grant. Auachicago.org/capacity-build… for info.

𝐎𝐭𝐢𝐬 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 provides access to fresh food for Chicagoans, specifically in underserved areas. The city’s failure to provide affordable water access requires them to transport buckets to keep crops alive. Sign our petition at bit.ly/wateraccess4all #auachicago

Tickets for our Virtual Grown in Chicago Soirée available now. $25 off until this Friday! growninchicago2020.eventbrite.com. 🍄 🍄 🍄 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 #𝟏 : 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 with Full Circle Fungi. All materials included in ticket purchase!

We are excited to welcome Emily O’Keeffe to the AUA team as our Marketing & Communications Coordinator! #auachicago #aua #urbanagriculture #chicagourbanag #explorechicago #chicago

𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐦 : 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐬, a vegetable farm that remediates vacant land on Chicago’s south & west side to provide bio-diverse community spaces & improve the access to healthy food for their neighbors. #chicagofarm #auachicago #aua #patchworkfarms

𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 : 𝐑𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐥 𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐢 𝐊𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐫𝐚, Owner & Lead Farmer at @hinatafarms & a member of our Advisory Committee for the Capacity Building Grant. Check our Instagram to learn more about Rachel & Hinata Farms / visit auachicago.org/capacity-build… for details

Today is the last day to pre-order your AUA tote for our virtual Soirée tomorrow from 4-6. Grab yours now at growninchicago2020.eventbrite.com and join us to celebrate Chicago urban agriculture! #auachicago #chicagoagriculture #chicagogrower #chicagofarmer #supportlocal #urbanagriculture

Join us for our Fall Gathering tomorrow night at 6PM to learn about Mycelium at Work, a discussion on health equity, environmental justice, and labor rights featuring LVEJO, @transformchgo, & Your Bountiful Harvest Family Farm. Register now at auafallgatherings.eventbrite.com #aua #urbanag #chicagoag #chicago

#VacantLots are everywhere in Chicago, predominately in the South and West side. Chicago DPD seeking public input on City-owned vacant lots. Take a brief survey about at bit.ly/vacantlotssurv…, it’s open until March 21

The job fair is growing!! On June 2nd from 4-5pm we're hosting a food justice job fair with Urban Growers Collective, BraveSpaceAlliance, Farmworker & Landscaper Advocacy Project - FLAP and now AUA Chicago too! Join us to learn more about the open positions within these orgs! Register here: us02web.zoom.us/j/85675141226?…

Thanks for elevating our Development Steward position! So excited to be a part of the virtual job fair.

**Funding Alert** Micro-grants are now available for eligible businesses and organizations serving food to suburban Cook County communities most impacted by COVID-19. For more information and to apply visit bit.ly/food4SCC 🍓 🍉 🍏

Join us on Saturday, June 11th to support Earm's Garden Mae's Kitchen in their garden. Link to sign up and volunteer is below! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Check out our June Newsletter: Reconnecting with the Land and Each Other - mailchi.mp/auachicago/aua… #urbanagriculture #summer #chicago

Our People's Garden is located in City of Chicago, at the Urban Transformation Network. ☺️ They grow and distribute fresh food around Chicago with the mission of advocacy, education, and empowerment. More here. 👇urbantransformationnetwork.org Dept. of Agriculture National Association of Conservation Districts AUA Chicago

We are so excited to be in partnership with Pitchfork Music Festival Chicago this summer! We'll be present for all three days of the festival and spreading the word about #urbanagriculture. Come through to have fun and get plugged in!

🌽 There's still time for farms and food enterprises to apply for funding to serve emergency meals to suburban Cook County communities! Learn more here bit.ly/food4SCC -- Deadline is July 15th. Cook County Department of Public Health #cookcounty #goodfood #communityfood #applynow #funding

Join our second Food Justice Job Fair in on August 4th 4-5pm and learn about incredible positions with some of our partners! There are open positions across multiple experience levels! Register and read job descriptions at bit.ly/foodjusticejob…!

Looking for ways to decrease waste, increase efficiency, and grow your customer base? Learn how to do all three in our self-guided launch your own cottage food or value-added farm enterprise course! Register here: thelandconnection.org/resource/grow-…

Build upon your market analysis knowledge and take it a step further into developing a marketing strategy for your e-commerce business with this self guided course. Register here: thelandconnection.org/resource/marke…