Monday, June 25, 2012
Gateway Green's Business Spotlight: Truck Farm Chicago
Welcome to Chicago Gateway Green's Monday
business spotlight! Every Monday we will be profiling a local business
that is making a difference in Chicago with a green angle. This
week we put the spotlight on Sydney Weydemeyer from Truck Farm Chicago.
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. This Garden-on-Wheels is a traveling educational project
connecting kids to food and health. Their mission is to show how
good, healthy food can be grown anywhere there’s sun, space and
creativity. In addition, they strive to inspire
youngsters to explore where food comes from and learn how our
decisions affects our bodies and everything around us. All
to empower young people to be active, grow food locally, cook, and eat
healthily.
Name: Sydney Weydemeyer
Title: Farmer Sydney
Office Location: EVERYWHERE! Their
reach is to underserviced neighborhoods.
So they end up mainly on the south and west neighborhoods. They partner a lot with Chicago Public
Schools and the Park District as well as farmers markets and green festivals.
Favorite thing Chicago?: Chicago has
opportunities to try and do everything and anything. And the food!
What is Truck Farm Chicago's green angle?: Truck Farm Chicago not only teaches kids
about the process of growing plants but also the holistic nutrition that eating
clean and natural foods give your body.
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