Getting Grown Collective

04/03/2023

Hey Family! This is a fundraiser to help the continuation of weekly meal distribution via Farm, Food, Familias.

Click on the following link to to sign up for weekly meal prep, prepared by our very own Chef Roberto of Urban Pilón. Dates and payment information are included on the form.

Thank you for your continued love and support!

Like and share, to help spread the word! 😍

http://Tinyurl.com/Farm2FamilyMeals

10/30/2021

From the hands of our amazing chefs! Here is what the community received on Wednesday! 🥰

Baked Italian chicken breast
Loaded pasta salad - pesto broccoli, local tomatoes, artichoke hearts, sundried tomatoes, and red onions
Prepared by Chef Fresh

Braised Pork Chops w Peach & Garden Pepper Glaze
Kale & Fennel Bread Pudding
Prepared by Chef Kwamena

Loaded Stew Chicken with Root Vegetables Served with Garlic Rice & Pickled Spicy Cabbage
Prepared by Chef Roberto

10/22/2021

Hello GGC family and friends!

Kwamena Jackson is a nominee for Beginning Farmer of the Year award. If you don’t mind, please take 10 seconds to vote “Kwamena Jackson, Gardens & Farm”.

You can vote everyday until November 1st!

Thank you! You all are the best! 😍🌱🍃

The winner of the 2020 Beginning Farmer of the Year Award will be announced in September. The voting process ends on August 17th, 2020.

10/21/2021

Good afternoon GGC friends and family! Here is a peek at what our lovely Chef’s prepared yesterday. Thank you for continued love and support!

Smothered Chicken
Herbed Rice
Garlicky Green Beans
Prepared by Chef Kwamena

Lemon,Garlic Herb Baked Chicken Breast with Broccoli and Peppers
Rosemary Garlic Potatoes
Prepared by Fresher Together Farms Herby Goodness

Rice & Pigeon Pea Soup with Ginger, Chicken and Smoked Turkey
Prepared by Chef Roberto Pérez from Urban Pilón

10/14/2021

Getting to know GGC:

Everyone, say hello to Trae Wright!

🍁Trae has been with GGC since 2017
🍁Contributions: farmer/gardener/tradesman for GGC
🍁Goals: Continue building community enterprises and regrowing community relations
🍁Fun facts: He grew up gardening with his grandmothers and aunt as a child in addition to having a love of the earth which cultivated a relationship with gardening
🍁Gardening/farming is super refreshing. It provides spiritual, mental, and emotional healing
🍁He loves to cook, listen to music, participate in sports and build
🍁Trae is a father of 3 beautiful kids (2 boys 1 girl)

07/08/2021

Good afternoon everyone!😃 Just wanted to show you guys some photos of this weeks meal which was cooked by our chefs!🤩

Wondrous Westside Menu

•Apricot glazed salmon & Apricot glazed chicken
•Sautéed Vegetables in Garlic Butter & Smoked Sesame Oil.
•Lemon & Garlic Rice ”

Chef Roberto

🌱 TINGA~BOUT IT

~Tinga de flor de jamaica con repollo morado y verde
(Hibiscus flower with green and purple cabbage stewed in a chipotle sauce)

~Arroz poblano con elote
(Rice with corn cooked in a poblano sauce)

~Ensalada de espinaca con pepino, naranja, aderezo de aguacate cremoso, pepitas y cilantro)
(Spinach salad with cucumber, orange slices, and a creamy avocado dressing topped with pumpkin seeds and cilantro

Chef Karla

Coconut creamy black eyed peas, turkey & chicken sausage, & kale over rice

Chef Fresh

Roasted Sweet Potatoes
Coconut Collard Greens
Poblano Black Beans
Jicama Salad

Chef Kwamena

Thank you everyone for your love support🌸💗.

-peace , love, growth🌱💚

07/08/2021

Getting to know getting grown collective! 🌱💚

Good afternoon everyone . 🤩Today we are introducing Yasmin our assistant coordinator of FFF. Yasmin use to be a volunteer before she took a huge step in becoming a assistant coordinator! 🥰Yasmin hobbies are reading , running , playing basketball, & volunteering. An interesting fact about Yasmin is that she loves to grow her own teas such as chamomile, lemon balm & holy basil. 🌿Yasmin have proudly been with GGC for about 4 months but started volunteering with GGC & LVEJO a year ago. 🌸 Thank you Yasmin for being such a huge help to our organization😌

07/07/2021

Getting to know getting grown collective. 🤩🌱

Good morning everyone! This is Mama Taryn our legal consultant, design planner, master gardener , and most of all our mother figure all in one.😌 Mama Taryn Hobbies are Gardening, planning & designing, planting , & maintenance. She has been with GGC since April 2017! 🤩She has a strong belief that God intended for us to tend to the earth and gardening is a part of it which is why she enjoys it. 🌱💚 Gardening is a healing & peaceful environment for Mama Taryn. 🧘🏽‍♀️In fact, She picks the designs for the garden itself! She gained passion for gardening ever since she was a little girl. 👧🏽 Fun & interesting fact about Mama Taryn is that she grew up on the same block our garden is located & learned how to garden as a kid. Not only does she enjoys gardening but she’s also an Art collector and she loves to do arts & crafts! 🖍📚She even mentors young people! 👥 Mama Taryn is such a strong beautiful woman whom we all look up to. Thank you for inspiring us all!❤️

07/04/2021

Good morning everyone & happy Sunday!🤍 I hope everyone morning is starting off great! ☀️ Check out these photos of meals our amazing chefs had cooked last week!👩‍🍳👩‍🍳

Roasted Summer

Roasted smokey Turkey atop roasted garnet sweet potato with a thyme drizzle

Cantaloupe Feta Salad on mixed greens

Chef Fresh

Quinoa Salad w Roasted Sweet Potatoes, Cauliflower & Broccoli, Cashews & Golden Raisins, Za'atar Vinaigrette.

Chef Kwamena

Wondrous Westside Menu:

•Stuffed Bell Peppers with sofrito flavored chicken and rice topped with melting cheese
•Arugula, Cantaloupe & Goat Cheese Salad with lemony vinaigrette
•Smoky Roasted Vegetable Medley

Chef Roberto

Thanks everyone for the huge love & support. Happy 4th of July everyone & be safe!😌💙❤️🤍

-Peace , Love , & Growth🌱

06/24/2021

Greetings y’all! We are asking for folks to support one of our outstanding young people. Tamaya has been interning with us since last summer but Tamaya has been apart of our growth a little over 3 years. Join us in congratulating Tamaya on recently graduating from Johnson College Prep high school and on receiving acceptance to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. If you are able, please send some monetary love to Tamaya’s gofundme. All funds are going towards room and board. Everything else is covered for an August start date. Tamaya has handled weekly outreach to our meal & grocery recipients, helped with garden maintenance and assisted GGC’s social media accounts. We will miss Tamaya but we are rooting for continued progression for this amazing human. Please send some love if you are able and/or share! Link down below🙏🏾💚

Hi, my name is Tamaya Russell. I recently graduated from Johnson Col… Tamaya Russell needs your support for Help Tamaya pay her Room & Board fees for college

06/24/2021

Hey everybody!😁 I hope everyone’s morning started off great! Here’s a throw back from our previous meals our chefs cooked!🤯

Wondrous Westside Menu:

Pollo al achiote
Poblano rice pilaf
Smoothers potatoes & onions

Chef Roberto
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Turkey Salisbury Steak & rice( loaded with cauliflower and spinach). Chive blossom garnish fresh from the farm

Chef fresh
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🌱 BOW THAI
Spicey peanut sauce Noodles mixed with crisp fresh purple cabbage, mini rainbow bellpeppers, carrots, green onion, and garbanzos, topped with a sesame seed mix, accompanied with a seasoned citrus herb kale mix topped with watermelon, chopped roasted peanuts, cilantro, lime and roasted red chili peppers, drizzled with a avocado basil dressing

Chef Karla
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Smothered Chicken
Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Sauteed Spinach

Chef Kwamena
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A huge thank you to the chefs for cooking these amazing meals and a thank you to everyone else for being so supportive!🙏🏽💚

- Peace , Love , Growth🌱

06/24/2021

Good morning beautiful people😁❤️ I hope everyone morning started off great. I want to share these amazing meals our chefs had cooked.🧑‍🍳👩‍🍳

Loaded Herb, Quinoa, Roasted Cauliflower Salad on a Bed of Salad Greens
Blueberry Lime Dressing, Chicken Breast and Candied walnuts

Chef Fresh
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Wondrous Westside Menu:
•Blueberry BBQ Chicken
•Cauliflower and Potato garlicky mash
•Collards and Cabbage mix with Smoked Turkey

Chef Roberto
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Habichuelas negras guisadas en sofrito criollo con platano maduro
Ensalada de col rizado con jicama, mango y pepino con aderezo cremoso de arandanos(blueberries) limon y albahaca, acompañada con semillas mixtas, cilantro y chips de platano

Coconut rice
Black beans stewed in a creole veggie sautee with sweet plantain
Kale salad with jicama, mango and cucumber , drizzled with a creamy citrus blueberry basil dressing, sprinkled with a 6 seed mix, cilantro & plantain chips”

Chef Karla
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We appreciate & want to thank you guys for the support including everyone else support! Enjoy the rest of your day family.😊❤️

Peace , Love , & Growth🌱