FARMERS MARKETS l Local food fans are enjoying the bounty of peak season. Use our Farmers Market Tracker to find local food, support local farmers

FARMERS MARKETS l Green City Market's Chef BBQ, the hyperlocal fundraiser for the Chicago nonprofit, is a highly anticipated feast featuring culinary all-stars...

FARMERS MARKETS l A tour of Chicago's Green City Market featured Local Food Forum, Naturally Chicago, Green City's executive director, and two chef-philanthropists

LOCAL FOOD l It's one of my favorite annual rituals: receiving a watermelon of immense size from one of my favorite Illinois farmers. Get a load of this 22-pounder..

LOCAL FOOD l One of my favorite times of the year is when I receive my first humongous watermelon from my farmer friend at Three Sisters Garden in Kankakee, Illinois

FARMERS MARKETS l Special event alert... Join Local Food Forum and Naturally Chicago Aug. 13 for a tour of Chicago's Green City Market led by award winning chefs...

FARMERS MARKETS l Local Food Forum got its first 2025 sighting of watermelons at a Chicago market, checking off one of the few favorite summer crops to hit town...

FARMERS MARKETS l Farmers markets are lauded for enabling consumers to buy local food. They also play a key role in providing food access to those facing need...

FARMERS MARKETS l No two growing seasons are exactly alike. Happily, in the Chicago region, this season has been superb... and much of the produce is super-sized...

FARMERS MARKETS l A flawed rain forecast sent Bob of Local Food Forum to the farmers market super-early, but there was a upside to Bob's Farmers Market Sweep...