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Saying Goodbye to Summer Doesn't Have to Be a Bummer
FARMERS MARKETS l Local Food Forum's Chicago Farmers Market Tracker is a resource to help people across the area to find delicious, healthy local food. Weekly update

Bob Benenson
3 days ago7 min read


Green City Market's Chef BBQ Feast Lived Up to Epic Reputation
FARMERS MARKETS l As always, Green City Market's Chef BBQ was epic. And it raised lots of money for market operations, including its food assistance programs,,,,

Bob Benenson
5 days ago2 min read


Transitional Market Season Becomes Official With Arrival of Winter Squash
FARMERS MARKETS l A Sept. 12 visit to a Chicago farmers market providing a sure sign of the summer-fall transitional season — the arrival of the first winter squash

Bob Benenson
6 days ago2 min read


Green City Market: A Routine Visit Before Thursday's Mega-Event
FARMERS MARKETS l It's still summer, and a visit to Green City Market, as it prepared for its epic Chef BBQ, showed mostly peak season with a few signs of fall...

Bob Benenson
Sep 73 min read


One September Week, Three Amazing Non-Profit Food Tasting Fundraisers
FOOD NON-PROFITS l Three of Chicago's leading food non-profits — Green City Market, Star Farm & Just Roots — are holding chef-driven fundraisers from Sept. 10-17...

Bob Benenson
Aug 313 min read


Peppers Are Practically Screaming at You to Eat The Rainbow
FARMERS MARKETS l After a last August market visit, we can confirm that the peak growing season is still in full swing... and the summer/autumn overlap has begun...

Bob Benenson
Aug 293 min read


Green City Market Update: Interim Co-Executive Directors Named
FARMERS MARKETS l The opening created when Green City Executive Director Letisha Steele completed her tenure will be filled on an interim basis by Board leaders...

Bob Benenson
Aug 263 min read


Sparkling Summer Weekend for These Chicago Farmers Markets
FARMERS MARKETS l Chicagoans have endured summer conditions that were too hot, humid, rainy and/or smoky. So a weekend of near-perfect weather a dream come true...

Bob Benenson
Aug 233 min read


Lincoln Square's Thursday Farmers Market is a Nice Afternoon Break
FARMERS MARKETS l Chicago's long-running Lincoln Square Farmers Market is back to its usual — but spruced up — surroundings near to the CTA's Western Brown Line stop

Bob Benenson
Aug 222 min read


Green City Market's Executive Director Concludes Her Tenure
FARMERS MARKETS l In a surprise development, Chicago's Green City Market announced on Aug.18 that Letisha Steele "has concluded her tenure as Exective Director"...

Bob Benenson
Aug 181 min read


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