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Chicago Winter Markets: One Goes North, One's New, One Returns
FARMERS MARKETS l Exciting news for Chicago's winter farmers market fans: There are 3 new choices to add to your winter local food shopping.
Bob Benenson
Oct 27, 20242 min read
Chicago Region Farmers Market Schedule, October 25-31
FARMERS MARKETS lWhat's scarier for local food fans on Oct. 31 than Halloween? Except for a few, it's the end of our outdoor market season.
Bob Benenson
Oct 23, 20243 min read
(It Has to Be) Fall for This Delicious Salad Recipe
RECIPES l Natural Awakenings Chicago's recipe for an Autumn Roasted Vegetable Salad is a reminder that salad is a dish for all seasons...
Bob Benenson
Oct 21, 20241 min read
The Long Summer Crop Season Winds Down in Living Color
FARMERS MARKETS l The Chicago area's long peak crop summers is coming to a colorful end, just as the fall foliage colors start popping...
Bob Benenson
Oct 16, 20241 min read
Chicago Region Farmers Market Schedule, October 18-24
FARMERS MARKETS l The photo of our Chicago market haul on Oct. 16 had some beautiful holdouts from the summer season... but not for long...
Bob Benenson
Oct 16, 20244 min read
Chicago Region Farmers Market Schedule, October 11-17
FARMERS MARKETS l Some of our summer crops are going strong in October, but the gradual end to Chicagoland outdoor markets is upon us...
Bob Benenson
Oct 9, 20245 min read
At Dawn's Early Light, Proof That Some Summer Crops Were Still There
FARMERS MARKETS l A very early morning Chicago market visit showed that some of our summer crops are hanging in there a week into October...
Bob Benenson
Oct 8, 20242 min read
Chicago Region Farmers Market Schedule, October 4-10
FARMERS MARKETS l We've had a good long season for some of our summer crops. The clock is ticking though, so check the week's market sked
Bob Benenson
Oct 2, 20245 min read
Spirit of Farm Aid: Youthmarket, Compost, Big Apple Orchard
FARM AID l The Farm Aid organization presented its Spirit of Farm Aid Awards the evening before the big Sept. 21 Festival. See who got them.
Bob Benenson
Sep 29, 20243 min read
I Got Sunshine (and Local Produce) on a Cloudy Day
FARMERS MARKETS l The last September Saturday dawned gloomy in Chi. That's when our farmers market vendors need us most. My market haul...
Bob Benenson
Sep 28, 20241 min read
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