Southside Blooms

07/15/2025

“In Our Nature” explores how environmental education – and the people who teach with it – can help heal some of our most pressing social, emotional, and political divides. E…

07/10/2025

Thank you University of Wisconsin-Madison for covering our co-founder Quilen Blackwell's story!

Quilen Blackwell draws on the Wisconsin Idea to turn vacant lots into flowers and then to turn flowers into an economic engine.

07/02/2025

Our farms are bursting with flowers!

06/26/2025

WTTW in Chicago covered our In Our Nature film premiere!

For years, Southside Blooms has been beautifying blocks one flower at a time. The new documentary “In Our Nature” digs into the nonprofit’s work and highlights environmental educators planting the seeds of meaningful change.

06/17/2025

06/16/2025

{A note from Hannah to Quilen on Father’s Day}

Quilen,
When I see how much our children adore you, and how they are flourishing because of your unwavering dedication to them, I know that choosing you to be their father was the best gift I could ever give them. In you they have a shining example of faith, strength, humility, purpose and love.

Your father’s heart extends well beyond our family, as I see you strive every day for the children of the hood. Thank you for all you to for us and for them, I am forever grateful 🫶🏻

Love, Hannah

{Happy Father’s Day to all of the dads and dad-figures out there making a big difference in kid’s lives! We appreciate you!}

04/14/2025

Have you checked out our bouquet subscriptions? This is our Empowering Blooms Club monthly bouquet for April, featuring our very own tulips, which Brian here from the farm team has helped to grow!

04/11/2025

Our Cook County farm is full of tulips just waiting for those sunny days to show their beautiful buds! How many of you have been enjoying our winter grown tulips this season?