About Us
Angelic Organics Learning Center was founded in 1998 by biodynamic farmer John Peterson and a group of Chicago-area residents. As members of the Angelic Organics farm, our founders knew first-hand how a farm could help people renew relationships with land, farmers, and community.
Angelic Organics is a community-supported agriculture farm, commonly known as a “CSA.” Families buy a “share” of the harvest and, in return, receive weekly deliveries during the growing season. Today, more than 1,400 families in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin get their fresh produce from Angelic Organics, making it one of the largest CSA farms in the country.
In 1999, the Learning Center was established as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational organization and a partner to the Angelic Organics CSA.
Since then we’ve become a regional leader helping urban and rural people build local food systems. We transform Angelic Organics into a living classroom for hundreds of kids, adults, and families each year. Graduates of our training programs now lead dozens of new local farms. And from urban gardens to farmers’ markets, we’re preparing leaders in Chicago and Rockford to make positive food system changes in their communities.