The Garden’s History
Maxwell Street Community Garden was started in 2012 by neighbors from a diverse community on the near west side of Chicago. Their mission was to include all community members to not only grow food, but to get to know one another and create a safer, healthier neighborhood. The Garden was built on 10 city lots of vacant land owned by the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA). Each year, the allotment and ornamental garden added more plots and other amenities: a shade structure, children’s garden, stage to host musical bands, and annual and perennial flowers to beautify the neighborhood.
The story continues…
Garden Projects
Continuous Growth Murals
Beekeeping
Monarch Waystation
Memorial Mosaic Benches
Learn moreOur impact since our first growing season in 2019
10,000
pounds of produce grown
300
community events
100
pounds of honey harvested
Our Structure
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