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Creative Food Solutions

In the 2011 season, Truck Farm Chicago engaged over 2700 kids at 47 schools in conversations about creative ways to eat healthy in our fast-food world.

Creative Food Solutions

Petunia in all her glory

Meet Petunia, our 1994 Ford F250 (with 232,000 miles), whose 5′ x 8′ bed grows more than 25 different plants—from chocolate mint, corn and chives, to basil, berries, broccoli and beans—all for kids to touch, smell and taste.

Petunia in all her glory

Mission

Truck Farm exists to ensure kids understand that what they eat makes a difference. To start, the choice of food we put in our bodies impact how our bodies perform. We also draw the connections between what we eat and the health of natural resources and the policies which effect the health of the economy [...]

About Us

Truck Farm Chicago is a simple concept with a big impact. It’s a mini-farm planted in the back of a biodiesel-fueled pickup truck. The Farm-on-Wheels is a traveling exhibit connecting kids to food and health.

Sponsors

Truck Farm couldn’t grow without the support of its sponsors, donating money, time, materials or expertise. In-kind donors include: Chicago Specialty Gardens The Resource Center’s City Farm Jack Design Chicago High School of Agricultural Sciences The 2011 Pilot Season was made possible by Interface Flor and Stonyfield Yogurt.    

What We Do

We deliver programming to Chicago-based schools, including gardening (planning, installing, doing), nutrition lessons and hands-on cooking classes. Additionally, for older students we offer ‘food system’ lessons. All are designed to to empower kids and communities.

In the News

We’re taking the lessons we learned from the 2011 pilot season and preparing for spring. If you’re interested in experiencing the magic that is Truck Farm Chicago, email: sydney@sevengenerationsahead.org.

“Our 
youth 
were
 able 
to 
eat 
fruit 
and 
vegetables 
from
 the
 garden, 
ask
 questions,
 and
 plant 
seeds
 to
 take 
home.  The
 presenters 
connected
 information 
about 
farming 
to 
food
 deserts 
and
 common 
junk
food 
choices 
in 
our 
neighborhood.” —Chicago Public Schools teacher

“The kids loved getting to the dig in the garden… showed them that what is growing in the garden WILL be a vegetable one day!” – Chicago Public Schools teacher

“Some of our students, truthfully, had never seen a garden before.  Many of them are still talking about the whole adventure.” – Chicago Public Schools teacher

“After the visit, the kids kept pointing out containers in the classroom (such as yogurt and orange juice bottles) that they could use to plant seeds in. They really transferred the information.” -Chicago Public Schools teacher