Academy for Global Citizenship

• Type: Public, Urban
• Region: Midwest
• Address: 4647 W 47th St
• City: Chicago
• State: IL
• ZIP: 60632
• URL: http://www.agcchicago.org
• involvement in the Real Food Challenge?
  Level 1: Connected to the network
• Food budget: 500,000
• Provider: Chartwells (Compass)
• Dining Services Director/Executive Chef: Efrain Cuevas
• Farm size: .25
• Farm operated by students? yes
• Needs and challenges: We offer 100% Organic Breakfast and Lunch and an afternoon snack.
• Successes and achievements: We are an environmental charters school and the Midwest's first recipient of the USDA Healthier US Schools Gold with Distinction Award.
• Composting: pre-consumer food waste, post-consumer food waste, food waste from special events, other organic waste
• Food activities: student farm/garden, fair trade purchasing, organic purchasing, humane purchasing, local purchasing, academic programs, student organizations
• Farm functions: supplies dining hall, research, training growers, other educational, food consumed by volunteers, food donated for hunger relief , other
• comments: We are drafting the School Garden Food Safety for garden-to-cafeteria program, for Illinois, with Chartwells.
• Relevant academic programs: Course(s) offered, Research, Internships, Extracurricular Activities, Student-run programs
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