Amplifying CPS Youth Voices on the Lower West Side
Connecting high school students, their school, and families to the health-promoting benefits of nature.
Location: Pilsen & Little Village, Chicago
Partners: Chicago Botanic Garden; Instituto del Progreso Latino
Role: Education; Community Design & Development
Envisioning a new master plan for the Bethel New Life community
A new era and vision for the historic Bethel campus and community space in the Austin neighborhood.
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Partners: Chicago Botanic Garden; Bethel New Life; WJW Architects; Himsben Design Studio
Role: Community Design & Development
Creating public awareness through exhibition and programming
Educating garden visitors on the accessibility and importance of nature engagement through accessible gardens, adaptive tools and programming.
Location: Washington, D.C.
Partners: United States Botanic Garden
Role: Educational seminars; Exhibit design
Advocating for food justice in Chicago and beyond
Local and national organization, Slow Food, advocating for good, clean and fair food to all people.
Location: Chicago
Partners: Slow Food Chicago
Role: Non Profit Management; Community Engagement and Programming
Gardening as social enterprise for resilient communities
Creating garden-based enterprises and programs that contribute to the development of healthy communities, resilient local food systems, and the conservation of biodiversity.
Location: Chicago, Illinios
Partners: Chicago Botanic Garden; Chicago Public Schools
Role: Program development; Program Facilitation; Design
Connecting patients with nature based therapy
Connecting patients and families at Shriner’s Children’s Hospital with the measurable and restorative benefits of outdoor therapy and programs.
Location: Chicago
Partners: Shriners Children’s Hospital; Olsen Landscape Architects
Role: Program development; Program facilitation; Design