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If Beating the Rain Were an Olympic Sport...
I got out early Saturday morning because I was racing the rain on my first 2024 trip to the Green City satellite market in Chicago’s..

Bob Benenson
May 31, 20243 min read


Two Leading Non-Profits Join on Farmland Deal
Tuesday afternoon brought some rain showers to Chicago. As the storm passed, I was busy reading something when Barb, who was...

Bob Benenson
May 28, 20245 min read


Begyle/Dovetail Oomph-Pa-Pa Beer Fest
Among the other highlights, we have a straight-on view of Navy Pier. We arrived at our new home on a Wednesday, not knowing that there...

Bob Benenson
May 25, 20243 min read


Hello, Picasso, My Old Friend
Barb and I had an errand to run in the Loop, so we timed it so we could drop in on the season opener of the venerable Daley Plaza Market...

Bob Benenson
May 22, 20246 min read


Illinois Rice? It's Nice... and at Green City
Yesterday I spent the whole day working at Naturally Chicago’s impressive Pitch Slam and Financing & Innovation Forum. As many of you know..

Bob Benenson
May 21, 20244 min read


Berry Good News: 1st Strawberries are In!
Thursday was a lot, but I managed to squeeze in a first-of-the-season visit to the late afternoon/evening Lincoln Square Farmers Market in t

Bob Benenson
May 17, 20242 min read


Farmers Market Webinar Recording for You!
The conversation on last night’s Local Food Forum “Better” Dialogues, titled Food Education and Its Impact.

Bob Benenson
May 14, 20245 min read


TONIGHT: Webinar on Food Ed and School Food
The Local Food Forum “Better” Dialogues webinar TONIGHT at 7 p.m. central: Food Education and Its Impact.

Bob Benenson
May 13, 20243 min read


Chicago Chefs Cookbook Launch Was Food Fan Fest
The just-published Chicago Chefs Cookbook — a fundraising collaboration of the Chicago Chefs Cook non-profit and Mariano’s supermarkets is..

Bob Benenson
May 12, 20243 min read


Market, May I?
With the Chicago Chefs Cookbook launch at Mariano’s Lakeview on my calendar for 11 a.m. (details below), I had to make an early morning...

Bob Benenson
May 10, 20241 min read


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