FOOD NON-PROFITS l Whether you are familiar with or new to the Experimental Station Chicago non-profit, you can learn more at their Fall Fête Brunch on Sept. 20...

FARMERS MARKET EVENTS l Green City Market's Chef BBQ on Sept. 4 is predicted to get a breath of fresh air from a taste-of-fall cool front with temps in the 60s...

FARMERS MARKETS l Local Food Forum is all about markets, but my visit to Chicago's Independence Park Market was a first. Thumbs up to this nice twice a month place..

FARMERS MARKETS l The Ravinia Farmers Market manager's dream of a combo market and concert at the nearby festival venue came to fruition, & the evening was a success

FARMERS MARKETS l Peak summer produce season is awesome, but the transition between summer and fall is like a taste of both seasons. No sour grapes, for sure...

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...