Quilen Blackwell 的 Southside Blooms 将芝加哥的空地变成了可持续的花卉农场，雇用了年轻人并在全国范围内运输。 Quilen Blackwell’s Southside Blooms turns Chicago’s vacant lots into sustainable flower farms, employing youth and shipping nationwide.

在芝加哥的Englewood街坊, Quilen Blackwell的非盈利性南边布鲁斯(Southside Blooms)自2017年以来将空地变成六个离网花卉农场, In Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood, Quilen Blackwell’s nonprofit Southside Blooms has turned vacant lots into six off-grid flower farms since 2017, using sustainable methods and employing 25 local youth. 该计划在不使用化学品的情况下种植百日草和苋菜，在当地运送花束并运送到全国，提供农业、物流和设计方面的工作和职业技能。 The initiative, which grows zinnias and amaranth without chemicals, delivers bouquets locally and ships nationwide, offering jobs and career skills in farming, logistics, and design. Blackwell及其妻子Hannah在土地使用不足和进口花卉成本高昂的启发下,力求在全国扩展,将城市花卉种植变成在服务不足的城市振兴经济的模式。 Inspired by underused land and high costs of imported flowers, Blackwell and his wife Hannah aim to expand nationally, turning urban flower farming into a model for economic revitalization in underserved cities.