Chicago Eco House

The Chicago Eco House is a 501c3 nonprofit based in Englewood on the southside of Chicago with the mission of using sustainability to alleviate poverty. The organization does this by converting vacant lots into solar powered flower farms and training at risk youth in the floral industry.

The Chicago Eco House’s core programs are its K-8 afterschool program that provides educational workshops in floriculture and urban agriculture as well as its workforce development program that train youth between the ages of 16 and 24 to be florists and flower farmers. The organization has 10 acres of flower farms across Chicago and operates its in house flower shop Southside Blooms which employs the youth it trains long term.