The GardenWorks Project partners with over 50 area food pantries, community gardens, and social service organizations to identify clients who are both in need of food assistance and want to grow their own food. Please see the program pages for details on these different alliances!
We are proud to partner with the following organizations
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When we grow together, we all thrive.
Whether you volunteer, donate, or partner with us, you become part of a practical and hopeful solution to hunger in our community.
Let’s grow something good together.
Matt Tansley is a Land Use Planner with the Kane County Development and Community Services Department. He provides staff support for the implementation of various county long-range and strategic plans, including the Kane County 2040 Plan, the Growing for Kane Report, and the Kane County Food Hub Feasibility Study. He also coordinates the activities of the Kane County Planning Cooperative, an interdepartmental working group of planning practitioners representing the Departments of Development, Health, and Transportation, as well as publishes the group’s monthly newsletter. Matt holds a B.S. in Political Science from Bradley University and a Master of Urban Planning from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. For the past four years, Matt has served as Secretary on The GardenWorks Project’s Board of Directors. Matt can be reached at matt@gardenworksproject.org