Tours






Taking a tour of our Community Food Center and Urban Farm in Milwaukee or of one of our urban farm sites in Chicago is a great way to learn about Growing Power. 

 

In Milwaukee:

Tours are offered Monday-Sunday at 1:00pm and are open to the public. If you plan to attend with a group larger than 10 people, please inquire about a private tour.

There will NOT be tours on the following dates:

During Workshop week : Jan. 9-10, Feb. 20-21, Mar. 20-21, Apr. 24-25, May 15-16, Jun. 12-13, Sept 8 -12

A tour of the urban farm in Milwaukee takes approximately 1 ½ hours.  During the tour you will see our growing methods hard at work; worms eating waste, fish fertilizing plants, and honeybees pollinating the neighborhood. Tours occur everyday at 1:00pm. The tour fee is $10.00 per person. For groups of ten or more people, the cost per person is $10.00. We can accommodate groups of 30 people.

 


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Will Allen, our CEO, also provides a scheduled tour of the farm once every month.  To find out when the next tour is scheduled, please check our calendar of events.  

 

 

In Chicago:

We grow in the heart of the city and on a vacant asphalt basketball court.  Come see how we do it.  A suggested donation of $10.00 per person is appreciated.

 

The Chicago Avenue Garden

Saturdays, June 6th through October 31st

1:00pm to 2:00pm

 

Grant Park Urban Agriculture Potager

Senior Youth Corps Representatives will give weekly tours of the Grant Park Farm

Fridays, July 3rd through August 21st

10:30am to noon

 

Jackson Park Urban Farm and Community Allotment Garden Tours

To be announced for 2009. 

 

Twilight Harvest Meals

To be announced for 2009. 

Come out and learn how to harvest over 50 varieties of vegetables, herbs, and fruit. Attendees will tour the garden, assist in the weekly harvest and prepare a meal together on site. We will enjoy salads, veggie kabobs and homemade ice cream!

 

 

Milwaukee Headquarters:  5500 W. Silver Spring Drive, Milwaukee, WI 53218

Tel. 414.527.1546 l Fax 414.527.1908

Chicago Projects Office:  2215 W. North Avenue, Chicago, IL 60647

Tel. 773.486.6005