Mobile Food Collective

Fresh food is on the move and may be coming to a neighborhood near you – if you live in Chicago.  Archeworks latest project, is a series of produce-vending carts called the Mobile Food Collective. The project finds mobility and agriculture working hand in hand with the hopes of educating and fostering community around urban farming and healthy eating in underprivileged neighborhoods. Each cart serves a multi-functional purpose — they act as mobile farms, stands at the local farmers market, demonstration tables for hands-on cooking exhibitions, and distribution centers for locally-grown goods. The ReBuilding Exchange, a local non-profit, donated all the recycled building materials to build the first full-scale prototype, which will be permanently based at the Gary Comer Youth Center.

Mobile Smart Cart Farms brings Urban Agriculture to Chicago Residents | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building