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october 1998


risky agribusiness


Cabrini Greens





The Cabrini Greens work on the homestead.

(photo: courtesy HPI)





Cabrini Greens





The agricultural and social club raises livestock to complement its gardening business.

(photo: courtesy HPI)


Cabrini Greens



"I learned how to milk goats over the phone," says Helen Marshvanks, one of six teenagers gathered at a two-acre Chicago lot to spend the night protecting their garden, goats, chickens, and ducks from thieves and vandals.

(photo: courtesy HPI)


Cabrini Greens






The Cabrini-Green projects, are home to most of the group's young farmers.

(photo: courtesy HPI)
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