Market Box Chicago

Market Box, the core project of Ecosystems of Care, bulk-buys food from small farms and distributes it for free to a network of 450 households across the South Side of Chicago. In supporting our local food ecosystem and our communities, we seek to reimagine how neighbors can act with accountability towards each other and generate community power in the face of government neglect. With every bag of food, we work toward three goals: to get fresh produce to our neighbors, to support small midwest farms, and to build a proven, replicable model of community-driven, locally sourced food-support.