WTTW | Chicago, IL

In 2013, Jeanne Nolan appeared on WTTW’s Chicago Tonight program to discuss the launch of her book, From the Ground Up. Her visit inspired a larger partnership – why not build an organic edible garden right there at the WTTW North Park studios? As Chicago’s PBS station, WTTW would serve as an ideal medium for sharing basic gardening how-to with its many local viewers using this on-site garden as a teaching model. The idea was to create an affordable, productive organic vegetable garden that anyone – urban or suburban – could learn from.

In 2014, Jeanne and the TOG crew worked closely with the WTTW team to design, plan, and maintain two raised beds at the studio. WTTW employees enjoy the harvest, and Jeanne visits regularly to film season-specific garden segments for Chicago Tonight. Check out videos from the show and learn more about WTTW’s resources here.