Chicago Botanic Garden Urban Agriculture Programs Angela Mason, Director of Community Gardening 10 Year Anniversary

• 75,000 pounds of produce donated • Over 250,000 pounds of produce grown • Over 4000 WIC boxes distributed • 11 farm sites • 1050 program parcipants • 36 community partners • 7.5 acres in producon • Over $350,000 in produce sales • 5 community markets 2013 Projecons

• 70,000 pounds of produce • $150,000 in produce sales • 2200 WIC boxes distributed • 234 program parcipants New Training and Producon Sites

• McCormick Place Rooop • Legends- Incubator Farm USDA Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Update

Incubator farm and farmer development – Pilot Incubator Farmers Business and Entrepreneurship for Local Foods – Beginning this October – 70 Contact Hours 5 new industry specific cerficates – Rooop Farming – Value-added products – Season extension – Aquaponics and Vercal Farming Systems – Composng - Medium to large scale Incubator Farms

Windy City Harvest Incubator Program

-¼ acre plots for lease to 6 farmers over 3 years -Fenced site w/safe ferle soil -Shared tools -Shared hoophouse space -Rental fee for power tools -Shared water access -Shared wash pack staon and cooler -Onsite farm manager for technical assistance

Windy City Harvest Pilot Incubators

Three Pilot Incubators - Urban Aggies 3 City Lots Contract Farming, modified CSA - Cio’s Mobile Food Truck Tacos, Salads, Smoothies & Juices - Field and Florist Cut Flower CSA

Business and Entrepreneurship for Local Foods

Windy City Harvest Incubator Program Business Support

-Launching this fall, Business and Entrepreneurship for Local Foods Course -All incubator farmers must create a viable business plan based off of a crop plan prior to leasing land -Shared markeng for incubator farmers to our exisng wholesale markets

Industry Specific Cerficates

• 2014 – Season Extension – Aquaponics – Rooop Farming • 2015 – Composng – Value Added Products