AUA Announces 2020 Capacity Building Grant

AUA Announces 2020 Capacity Building Grant

Advocates for Urban Agriculture (AUA) is excited to announce the 2020 Capacity Building Grant available to Chicagoland urban farm businesses. This is the third grant opportunity AUA has launched in 2020. In the spring, AUA awarded over $120,000 in grant funds to 67...
Equitable Water Access for Chicago Food Security

Equitable Water Access for Chicago Food Security

Sign this petition to support a more equitable water policy for Chicago Gardens and Farms For more reading on this issue, check out the Block Club, NBC and Sun Times articles. In recent years, the City of Chicago has recognized the positive contributions of urban...
Black Lives Matter

Black Lives Matter

Black Lives Matter.  Our team at AUA continues to be deeply saddened and angered by the unjust deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbury, Breonna Taylor, David McAtee, Tony McDade, James Scurlock, Laquan McDonald, Rekia Boyd, and the too many Black People who have died...
COVID-19 Farmer Support Grant — Round 2

COVID-19 Farmer Support Grant — Round 2

Advocates for Urban Agriculture (AUA), Food:Land:Opportunity (FLO), and Slow Food Chicago (SFC) announced the names of 32 Chicagoland farm businesses awarded grants through the first round of the COVID-19 Farmer Support Grant. 1st Round Grant Awardees: Anonymous Farm...