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Urban Farm & Community Garden Composters: Register today to keep your site in compliance!
As you likely know, in 2015 the city of Chicago passed amendments to the city...
Save the Date Aug. 9th for AUA’s Grown in Chicago Soirée!
AUA's Grown in Chicago Soirée returns! Featuring a night market-style showcase of urban gardens...
AUA’s “Member May” and Spring Newsletter!
AUA is delighted to share your spring urban agriculture newsletter, bursting with all the latest...
Free Soil Testing, Urban Ag Workshops & More at the Good Food EXPO!
The Good Food EXPO is here! AUA is delighted to be a part of the largest gathering in the Midwest...
The Latest Urban Ag News & Community Events: AUA’s Winter Newsletter is Here!
Dear Advocates, As growers, we know that winter is the perfect time to reflect and plan for the...
Request for Urban Ag Workshop Proposals at the Good Food EXPO
Calling all urban growers, composters, keepers of livestock, and chefs! Share your urban...
AUA’s 2017 Year and Impact Review
Advocates for Urban Agriculture (AUA) is delighted to share our Year in Review with you! It’s...
Your Donation to AUA Doubled at 7am tomorrow, #GivingTuesday – But Until The Fund Runs Out!
Beginning at 7am tomorrow, November 28th, Facebook and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation are...
2018 Beginning Farmer of the Year Competition Announced: $1,000 Cash prize! Great Publicity!
The Beginning Farmer of the Year award, sponsored by Routes to Farm, a Farmer Alliance of...
AUA’s Fall Newsletter Is Here!
Did you catch AUA's Fall Newsletter? Read on for: details on hoop house funding for Cook County...
Save the Date for AUA & Patchwork Farms’ Urban Ag Fall Gathering – Thurs, Oct. 26th!
AUA and Patchwork Farms warmly invite you to our annual FREE Fall Gathering on Thursday,...
Laura Calvert Named New Executive Director of Advocates for Urban Agriculture
Advocates for Urban Agriculture (AUA) is very pleased to announce that the 501(c)(3) organization...
Join us for Grown in Chicago: Urban Agriculture Soirée & Showcase, August 10th!
You're invited! Join Advocates for Urban Agriculture (AUA) for the 3rd annual Grown in Chicago:...
CPS Board Votes to Adopt Good Food Purchasing Policy!
We are thrilled to bring you the news of another good food victory! The Chicago Public School...
YOUR INPUT NEEDED! Urban Farm Business License Proposal
Advocates for Urban Agriculture, Chicago Food Policy Action Council (CFPAC), and other community...
This Spring, Chicago’s Urban Agriculture Community Needs You
Every day, AUA works towards a flourishing local food system, one where urban agriculture supports...
AUA’s Spring Newsletter is Here!
AUA's Spring 2017 Newsletter has arrived! Read on for: An important message from AUA's Executive...
AUA is Hiring! Seeking Executive Director.
AUA Chicago is seeking a new Executive Director Advocates for Urban Agriculture (AUA), a 501(c)(3)...
Join Us at AUA’s Cultural Heritage Spring Gathering, May 20th!
Cultural heritage panel! Seed swap! Community slideshow of urban farms and gardens! Potluck! Come...
Four Bills to Contact Your State Legislators About – Support Local Food Economies with a Phone Call Today
AUA's Board of Directors has officially voted to support the following legislation! Let's all do...
AUA Photo & Blog Contest – Submit and Win!
Hey Chicagoland gardeners! Spring is all around us and AUA wants to see and hear about it! Submit...
This Earth Day, Support AUA with a Drink at HopCat!
Enjoy a drink and directly support AUA’s work this Earth Day, Saturday, April 22! All day long,...
Join a Chicago Contingent for Local Food Lobby Day, April 6th in Springfield!
Want to improve statewide policy that affects urban agriculture in Chicago? Passionate about...
Request for Proposals! AUA is Organizing Micro-Workshops at Good Food Festival 2017 – Application Deadline: 2/20/17
Advocates for Urban Agriculture is delighted to invite you to be a part of the 2017 Good Food...
Join AUA’s Winter Gathering & Urban Livestock Expo on Saturday, Feb. 18!
Ever considered how to keep bees, goats, chickens, ducks or quails in your backyard? Join AUA's...
USDA-NRCS Announces $300,000 for Cook County Urban Farmers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announces...
Thank You for Helping AUA Reach our Year-End Fundraising Goal!
A grateful thank you to all who helped AUA reach our year-end goal of raising $1,000! As a...
Get Involved! 8th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Food Justice and Sustainability Weekend: January 13-15, 2017
Climate Change and Water KAM Isaiah Israel’s Food Justice and Sustainability Committee presents...
AUA Named One of Five Urban Farming Projects to Watch in 2017: Last Chance to Help Us Reach Our Year-End Fundraising Goal!
As we all look ahead to a new year, we're proud to share that AUA was recently named one of Five...
Join us! New Year’s Resolutions Celebration: Saturday, January 7th, 3pm-6pm
Join us as we start the new year right – our resolutions are to grow sustainable urban...