Last June, a group of gardeners from Taylor Street Farms had the pleasure of taking a guided tour of the private garden of Rick Bayless. He’s one of Chicago’s most renowned chefs and the winner of Top Chef Masters. In addition to his skills in the kitchen, Rick has an amazing home and backyard in the Wicker Park neighborhood.

His personal garden engineer showed us techniques in growing microgreens during hot weather, utilizing microclimates and ideas for starting seeds early.

We would like to plan another tour for this year. If you are interested, please let us know via email! The price is around $20/person and the tour lasts around one hour.