The Wood Street Urban Farm is located in the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, just a few blocks west of Ashland and 58th St. This site, as well as all of Growing home's other farm sites, is USDA Certified organic.
While the site is small – only about 2/3 of an acre – we are able to grow a great deal of produce. In 2008 we produced approximately 5,000 lbs of produce; in 2009 we expect to grow and harvest over 10,000 lbs.
At the Wood Street urban farm, we grow spinach, salad mix, arugula, and swiss chard, which all like to grow in the warm, moist hoophouse climate, as well as tomatoes, zucchini, beets, turnips, kale, mustard greens, and collards.
For more information on the development of this farm site, read our summer 2008 progress report on the Wood Street Urban Farm.
The Wood Street Urban Farm is located at 5814 S. Wood Street, Chicago, IL 60636.