Growing a Greater Englewood

A mural on the side of the Grow Greater Englewood farm located at 58th and Halsted in Chicago. The mural features a smiling elderly Black man in a yellow shirt next to the Grow Greater Englewood logo. Between them is the Adinkra symbol Aya, representing endurance and resourcefulness. Behind them is a background of greenery that matches the greenery of the farm behind it.

Synopsis

Where do you get food when the grocery stores aren’t open, or when their shelves have gone bare? Many Chicagoans asked themselves this question for the first time during the 2020 Covid pandemic, but for those living in the food deserts of the city’s West and Southside’s, the question wasn’t a new one. Join Change Agents producers EM Alexander and Dylan Cohen as they take a look at the urban farming collective Grow Greater Englewood, who works in partnership with community stakeholders to develop local food economies and land sovereignty which empower residents to thrive.

Produced with Dylan Cohen for Change Agents the Podcast (Juneteenth Productions)