Get Involved

Taylor Street Farms is a diverse all-volunteer organization with a commitment to growing organic food, sharing knowledge, and connecting with the community.

Be a part of Taylor Street Farms

Garden with us

Applications are open for this year, 2025.

Visit the farm

All are welcome to enjoy the garden.

Join our mailing list

Be in the know of community news and events.

Garden with us

If you are interested in urban gardening and can commit to the responsibilities of Taylor Street Farms Gardener, we’d love to have you join us! If you need a more flexible time commitment, consider joining as an Associate Gardener!

Gardeners

$125 – First Year as a Gardener
$60 – Returning as a Gardener

Being a Gardener means:

  • Committing to the weekly maintenance of a personal garden plot during summer months

  • Contributing a minimum of 7 volunteer hours to the garden community*

  • Having access to and use of communal facilities, including gardening implements, water and hoses, composting bins, and shed

  • Having a full voice and vote at Taylor Street Farms meetings (one vote per garden plot)

  • Agreeing to follow the garden’s Constitution and Rules and Practices

Associate Gardeners

$25 – Annually

Being an Associate Gardener means:

  • Tending to communal garden areas (not a personal garden plot) during summer months

  • Volunteering as many hours as you like to the garden community*

  • Having access to and use of communal facilities, including gardening implements, water and hoses, composting bins, and shed

  • Having a full voice at Taylor Street Farms meetings but no vote

  • Agreeing to follow the garden’s Constitution and Rules and Practices

*Some ways to volunteer include mowing the lawn, managing the water hook-up, filling water barrels, coordinating crop donations, assisting with family programs and events, participating in workdays, and making general repairs.

Ready to join Taylor Street Farms?

Please review the Taylor Street Farms Constitution and Rules and Practices prior to submitting an application.

Visit the farm

Come by and say Hello!

Garden events are open to the public. The garden grounds are also open to all for quiet contemplation and admiration. Taylor Street Farms is a place to learn about and see how food is grown.

At the corner of Ada & Arthington Streets in Near-West Chicago.

Join our mailing list

If you are not currently a Gardener or Associate Gardener, use this form to sign up for emails about community events at Taylor Street Farms.