Dulce Margarita Morales
Co-Founder, Lead Educator

Dulce Margarita Morales is an immigrant, native to Veracruz, Mexico. She started working in restaurants as a teenager and now has more than 24 years of experience in food service, 18 of them as an operations and food safety manager. Since 2016, she has managed Cedillo’s Fresh Produce with her life and business partner, Juan Carlos Cedillo. Dulce leads CFP’s marketing and outreach. She is also co-founder of Mercado de Colores, a farmers market in Chicago’s primary Mexican neighborhood, La Villita and of Colectiva Ukulima, a collective that is solely for BIPOC farmers. Passionate about food and cooking, Dulce devotes herself to provide her family and community with fresh and healthy food options.

Karla Cedillo
Bug Manager

Karla Cedillo is a 4th grader at Gunsaulus Scholastic Academy, a rollie pollie enthusiast, and the youngest daughter of Dulce and Juan. Currently, her favorite topic in school is a three way tie between reading, writing and math. She wants to be a pediatrician when she grows up because she is passionate about supporting children, especially those who are disadvantaged. On the farm, she can most frequently be found instructing volunteers on proper harvesting techniques or hunting for insects to feed to the chickens (sometimes both at the same time!). At farmers markets, she’s known for encouraging other kids to eat their veggies. She loves working with people, so if you're new to the farm or have any questions, she's happy to show you around!

Alex Cedillo
Farmers Market Retail & Harvester

Alexandra is daughter of Juan and Dulce, making her fourth generation farmer in the Cedillo family. She, like her parents, has done multiple training sessions with Windy City Harvest as well as an internship with Angelic Organic Learning Center, which supplemented the knowledge and love for agriculture her parents had already shared with her. 

Her passion for agriculture has led her to pursue a degree in Biological Sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago. However, during the summer, Alexandra is at the farm and market, connecting with both nature and people.

Alexandra is vegan and thoroughly enjoys the wide range of produce grown on the farm!

Cristal Alba
Program and Development Manager

Cristal is a community worker and artist based in both Chicago and California’s Inland Empire. They dedicate their time to creating book art via El Calbario, running community workshops and organizing for BIPOC queer and trans resiliency via House of Huitlacooch. They began working with us as a volunteer and farmer and are now responsible for our CSA program, Amor por la Comunidad program, Farmers Markets and educational workshops.

Michael Dennis
Volunteer Manager & Farmers Market Retail

Michael is a Chicago native who comes from a background of structural engineering, permaculture, and is an aspiring digital marketer. He first came to Cedillo’s as a volunteer and quickly fell in love with the work and welcoming vibe of the other volunteers. In addition to coordinating weekend farm volunteers, Michael harvests produce for CSAs and staffs farmers markets. He’s also taken a special interest in beekeeping this year.