Volunteers at the community garden helping to assemble.
Photo credit: NeighborSpace

Xōchiquetzal Peace Garden is located in Pilsen, Chicago. Their mission is to grow and distribute fresh produce to their community, Chicago Love Fridge, and other Pilsen organizations. Their new garden beds are all community designed, funded, and built. Today the Xōchiquetzal Peace Garden is an important symbol of community resilience and cultural preservation in the neighborhood.

This peace garden in Pilsen, Chicago serves to teach new generations of people how to grow their own food and combat food insecurity in their own neighborhoods.