The Altgeld Sawyer Corner Farm is a little different from most urban gardens and farms. Rather than offering individual plots, we plant and tend the entire space as a community of neighbors. We grow plants for food, beautiful flowers, as well as plants that can be used to make fibers and dye cloth. We partner with Christopher House - a not-for-profit serving low-income families in the neighborhood - and contribute their food pantry. We have a goal of saving approximately half our harvest for the Christopher House pantry, with the rest of our bounty (which grows every year!) going to neighbors that participate in the garden. If you're interested, you can become part of one of our volunteer teams and help out on a regular basis. We also host bi-monthly farm workdays and weekly community nights, and everyone is welcome to come by and get dirty. Participation level is up to you - and if you work, take a bit of whatever's ripe! The Altgeld Saywer Corner Farm is a meeting place, a classroom, an outdoor laboratory, an art gallery and a much-needed green space in our neighborhood. Our goal is to cultivate not just a garden, but also a community.
