Earthseed Co-op!

Who are the Earthseeds?

Earthseed Native Landscaping & Edible Gardens LWCA is a Chicago-based, worker-owned garden installation and landscaping business that provides skilled services by Black & Brown land stewards who have consolidated experiences, knowledge and resources to build a collective capacity to do landscaping & beautification efforts for the land, people, pollinators and ecosystem.

Greatly inspired by Octavia Butler’s Parable Series, Chicago’s Black and Brown led food & land sovereignty movement and social justice efforts around the world, Earthseed Coop Chicago joined the cooperative ecosystem to further initiate the creation of the world we hope to see.

ABOUT EARTHSEED CO-OP

What do Earthseeds do?

We believe in cooperativism, intentionality, community and biodiversity.

We apply these values to the quality of our communications, installations and ongoing engagement. With our strong commitment to supporting circular economics—we source local plants and aim to reclaim readily available materials.

We specialize in designing, installing and maintaining urban & peri-urban, native and edible landscapes.

For both residential and commercial clients.

Care about the planet and want to remove that front yard full of grass? Utilizing native and perennial plants has many benefits including increased biodiversity, improved air and soil quality, conservation of water, and increased nourishment to pollinators. These low maintenance installations are designed to uplift the planet and enhance the beauty and functionality of your landscape. The Earthseeds handle site assessment, material & plant selection, installation and upon request, ongoing maintenance.
Have you been wanting to grow your own food but don’t know where to start or have the time? Consider the positive impacts of immediate access to organic vegetables, fruits and herbs. Incorporating companion planting, flowers and regenerative growing principals . These installations can use lumber or log based, raised beds or in-ground mounded rows. Designed to maximize growing space, Earthseeds handle site assessment, material & plant selection, installation and upon request, ongoing maintenance, trellis installation and irrigation setup.
Do you work with youth and want to get them involved with the land? Consider garden education programming that engages food & land sovereignty, cooking, basic carpentry skills and solidarity economics. Earthseeds can support with installing a growing space, offer ongoing educational programming and maintenance.
Don’t have a potential growing space for youth engagement but have a group? We can host your group at community gardens and farms on Chicago’s south & west side.
With customized plans, we support the curation of the land experiences your group needs.
Interested in learning more self-sustaining practices but need some hands on support? We offer workshops on urban agriculture, basic carpentry, cooking and solidarity economics.
We can come to you or we can host your group within our network of community gardens and farms on Chicago’s south & west side.
With customized plans, we support the curation of the lessons your group needs.
Are you another cooperative or land stewarding entity that honors the planet, pollinators and people?
Or are you a community member looking to engage with urban agriculture, solidarity economics or community building?
Let’s talk about how we can collaborate on our aligned values.
With a vast network of growers, community organizers and artists we are called to host joy-filled opportunities for building regenerative relationships.