Bike tour of local food / urban agricultural education initiatives in Chicago.
Sunday March 22, 2009
Start at 33 S. State St. @ 10a
approx distance : 20 miles
pace : meandering
stops / route :
- Knowledge Lab / Avant-gardening at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago
- Growing Power at Grant Park
- Pacific Garden Mission at 1100 S. Canal
- Windy City Harvest at 28th and Western
- Experimental Station at 61st and Blackstone
- Growing Home at Ashland and 58th +51st and Laflin
- 4929 S. Campbell - home of organizerss Sean O'Connell, Megan Ransmeier, Vanessa Smith, and David Cook


The tour is a part of the Spring 2009 BFA show at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. ((maybe off the record) On some level I am thinking of the tour as a relational art project .. I'd like to go into this here but it may get a little long winded)
We will stop at each site to have a brief chat about the organization's history , what happens there , and if / how one can get involved.
At the end of the day we will end up at my house to eat lunch and discuss the various organizations while hopefully delving into a broader conversation about food / transportation issues in Chicago. Bringing food to contribute for lunch would be greatly appreciated.