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Chicago Region Farmers Market Schedule, August 2-August 8
FARMERS MARKETS l It's peak local food season...but it won't long. If you're in our Chicago region, visit one of a market over the next week
Bob Benenson
Jul 31, 20245 min read
Local Gets Its Spotlight as Wild Onion Market Celebrates Opening
FOOD CO-OPS l Chicago's Wild Onion Co-op has its commitment to local food painted on its wall, and it's keeping its promise on the shelves..
Bob Benenson
Jul 28, 20242 min read
Chicago Region Farmers Market Schedule, July 26-August 1
FARMERS MARKETS l This is the best time of the year to buy locally produced food. Check out the weekly Chicago area farmers market schedule
Bob Benenson
Jul 25, 20246 min read
Busy Week Called for Weekend Kitchen Zen
HOME COOKING l When you love to cook, it can be very relaxing. I relaxed a lot this weekend: Jambalaya, an Ethiopian beet salad, and pasta.
Bob Benenson
Jul 22, 20243 min read
Schaumburg Shuffle: Kicking Off the Weekend With Suburban Excursion
FARMERS MARKETS l When you're carless, renting one needs a reason. A suburban farmers market visit — and seeing a friend — was reason enough
Bob Benenson
Jul 21, 20242 min read
Volunteer on a South Side Chicago Urban Farm on July 27
URBAN FARMING l Want to be a farmer, if just for a day? Sign up for the July 27 volunteer day at Chicago's Citadelle Green Mountain farm...
Bob Benenson
Jul 18, 20241 min read
Chicago Region Farmers Market Schedule, July 19-25
FARMERS MARKETS l Check out the Chicago region farmers market schedule for the next week. Buy healthy local food, support local farmers...
Bob Benenson
Jul 17, 20245 min read
Low-Line Market: Under the L Stop, Out of the Sun
FARMERS MARKETS l Chicago's Low-Line Market is small, but it's worth checking out because of its unique location — under a CTA train stop...
Bob Benenson
Jul 17, 20242 min read
Three Sisters Garden's First Sweet Corn Delivery is a Golden Moment
Tracey Vowell grows,many crops at her Three Sisters Garden in Kankakee, Illinois. Yet it is sweet corn that customers await most anxiously,
Bob Benenson
Jul 17, 20242 min read
Walk Through Our 61st St. Market Photo Tour
FARMERS MARKET l Recapping a tour of the social mission-driven 61st Street Farmers Market, the biggest market on Chicago's South Side.
Bob Benenson
Jul 15, 20242 min read
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