Just Roots Chicago

Happy First Week of Harvest at our Farms! Can you imagine our soil was covered and dormant for the winter only 2 months ago?!

Once we were back on the farm in March, we prepped the soil to grow the food now ready for harvest. We practice regenerative farming by planting cover crops over the winter to reduce inputs, improve soil life, increase biodiversity, and reduce erosion. In March, we mowed the cover crop then covered the beds for a few weeks to let it decompose back into the ground.

This is one of the reasons why our produce tastes so fresh and is as nutritionally dense as possible. When we take care of the land, the land can take care of us!

We're glad to announce our 2025 Annual Report! Here's a sneak peak.

Select the following link to access the full report: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0674/8546/6859/files/2025_Just_Roots_Annual_Report.pdf?v=1778251146

In 2025, we completed the second year of our strategic plan, and accomplished more
than we originally set out to do. This is in large part due to the support of
hundreds of community partners, volunteers, CSA members, neighbors, and
donors who contribute to our work!

Every day, we experience so many beautiful moments of community at the farm, and we’re beyond grateful for all of those shared experiences.

We look forward to continuing this work in partnership with you in 2026 and beyond, and can't wait to see everyone on the farm!

In Community,
The Just Roots Team

April was a great month on the farm. We hosted over 10 volunteer groups, 5 youth groups, and many individual volunteers.

If you're interested in learning to grow your own food or getting involved in the local food system, join us on the farm for our weekly volunteer days! We host individual volunteers and groups every Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday from 9am - 12pm. You can come for an hour or stay for the whole morning.