Urban Farm Center

Waukegan and modern ag: The perfect pair

High-tech agriculture has a new home: A landmark building at the corner of Sheridan Road and Madison Street. It's a welcome addition to our Lakeshore Campus. Get to know your new neighbor!


A community hub

CLC is one of the country’s top 10 greenest community college campuses. We aim to be a regional leader in sustainable agriculture and resilient food systems.

Our goal? Coordinate the many county organizations working separately to create a unified food-system approach. Through food production, education and training, we can create economic vitality, promote environmental sustainability and address public health and wellness.

Growing locally

The planned 24,000-square-foot facility will support all aspects of the local food system from farm to table, including:

  • Training & educational programs for growers
  • Innovative growing systems that produce diverse crops year round
  • Essential infrastructure to process, store and sell locally grown and/or produced provisions