During the week of May 5th, 2025, over 4,000 fourth-grade students and 160 teachers participated in the first ever “Grow Your Own Food” program! During the program, students viewed an educational video featuring DuPage County Farm Bureau and College of DuPage staff where they learned about farming, plant care, seed production, and transplanting. Afterward, each student transplanted a cherry tomato plant and took it home for the summer. Students were invited to the July 2024 DuPage County Fair to enter their tomato plant in a special judging.

Thank you to our sponsors!
DuPage County Farm Bureau
College of DuPage
Ball Horticulture Company
DuPage Events Center & Fairgrounds
DuPage Foundation

Midwest Trading
Country Financial
Ace Hardware

4-Imprint
DCFB Volunteers and Individual Donors

Grow Your Own Food will be returning for a third year in May 2026!     
Keep an eye out for registration details and volunteer opportunities coming this fall.