We want to inspire everyone to grow their own food... seriously. Can't garden with us or come to a class? It's ok. We have lots of other resources to help you learn successfully. Please share!

Fearless Food Gardening in Chicagoland

A first of its kind, Fearless Food Gardening in Chicagoland: A Month-By-Month Growing Guide for Beginners, is a how-to on urban gardening, written for beginning food growers, in backyards, on balconies, and in community gardens. It offers basic instructions and information, organized month-by-month, and tailored specifically to the Chicago growing region. Purchase on Amazon or from a local retailer.+MORE-LESS

We Can Grow It

Our blog and Facebook page provide real-time gardening advice for novice food growers. You’ll also find harvest tips and recipes for what to do with your garden bounty and updates on PGP programs and initiatives.

The Garden Minute

The Garden Minute is a series of quick videos you can watch in the garden, on your phone, that offer advice for beginning food gardeners.

Start a Community Food Garden: The Essential Handbook (Timber Press)
Inspired by Peterson Garden Project? Think you might want to try something similar in your neck of the woods? Our founder, LaManda Joy, has written the playbook for community garden organizing and development and you might be surprised by what she has to say. You can order it here.