About AGA | Urban Agriculture and Community in Avondale Chicago

Our Mission

Hi Neighbor! Glad you stopped by!

The mission of the Avondale Gardening Alliance is to mobilize neighbors to maximize the benefits of urban agriculture. We strive to create a safer and healthier Avondale, where people share their skills and resources to create a network of support for sustainable gardening practices. While we are anchored in the Avondale neighborhood of Chicago, we welcome folks from across Chicagoland who share our vision for a better world through urban agriculture and community building!

Avondale Gardening Alliance is a not-for-profit under the fiscal sponsorship of Chicago urban land trust NeighborSpace, the only nonprofit urban land trust in Chicago that preserves and sustains gardens on behalf of dedicated community groups.

The Year with AGA

Through the Avondale Gardening Alliance, you can join your neighbors in free workshops and events throughout the year. We follow the Wheel of the Year, a modern framework of the ancient, cyclical celebrations that mark the ebb and flow of darkness and light over the course of a year. The spokes of the Wheel comprises eight holidays: four solar holidays (the summer and winter solstices, the spring and fall equinoxes) and four fire festivals that mark halfway points between solstice and equinox.

If you’ve been around for a while, you might have noticed that we send our email newsletters to coincide with these spokes on the wheel. :)

In The Media

6/16/2025Avondale Gardening Alliance: Building Community Through Urban AgricultureSource: WGN

4/14/2025Avondale Gardening Alliance sprouts new hope for urban agricultureSource: Fox 32 Chicago

8/24/2021Avondale Gardening Alliance Champions Equity Through ‘Porch Economy’Source: WBEZ, Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons

8/12/2021 ‘Chicago Tonight’ in Your Neighborhood: Avondale Source: WTTW, Chicago Tonight

1/17/2020 Avondale Gardening Group Raising Money For Community Garden, Agriculture Fair Source: Block Club Chicago

Our Community Partners

We’re on a mission to make Avondale the best small town in Chicago, and we’re lucky to have great partners in the neighborhood and the city to support our work!

Community Dinners

Community Dinners functions on the premise that access to wholesome food is not only a human right, but a way to communicate acceptance and love to individuals in a community, and offers free meals on Thursdays at Saint Nicolai Church on Kedzie. AGA’s Mindful Living Garden grows produce that is served at Community Dinners to address food insecurity in Avondale.

Concordia Place

The AGA works with Concordia Place, a nonprofit with economically inclusive childhood and adolescent programming, to support their teen garden, the foundation of their Ruckus Teens entrepreneur programming.  

Avondale Mutual Aid

The AGA Mindful Living Garden grows produce specifically for Avondale Mutual Aid to address food insecurity in Avondale.

Avondale Neighborhood Association

The Avondale Neighborhood Association (ANA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, non-partisan organization with the mission of unifying the Avondale community by preserving history, embracing diversity, and connecting neighbors.

Brands Park Advisory Council

The Brands Park Advisory Council (BPAC) is a volunteer group that works to build strong community ties in Avondale by promoting and maximizing our green spaces as cultural, wellness, and entertainment hubs, where all members of the community can come together.