Posted Nov 18, 2021
Saturday, November 20 is the final outdoor market of the season — but that doesn’t mean our 52 farmers and food producers are closing up shop until springtime.
Au contraire. There are quite literally hundreds (!) of seasonal, local, sustainably-produced products available all winter long. Think storage crops like apples, root veggies, cabbages, and onions, produce that can be grown indoors like microgreens and mushrooms, things like meat, cheeses, grains, breads, and pastries that are available year-round, and shelf-stable items like heirloom tomato soup, ghee, hot sauces, pestos, soups, kimchi, and so, so much more.
Though Green City Market will not be operating our Indoor Market in the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum this winter 2021-22 season, you can still support your favorite farmers’ market vendors all winter long.
Many of Green City Market’s vendors have products available for home delivery and curbside pick-up via WhatsGood, where you can choose from hundreds of seasonal, sustainably-sourced products from dozens of farmers and food producers from Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Michigan in one simple transaction.
Home delivery is available every Wednesday and Saturday. Starting December 1, curbside pick-up will be offered every Wednesday from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Swedish Hospital at the Galter Medical Pavilion (5140 N California Ave).
You can also order directly from our vendors through their own online stores or support local farms by signing up for a CSA. However you prefer to shop, check out our guide to shopping local this winter. We’ll keep this guide updated throughout the season.
Where to shop This winter
- Alden Hills Organic Farms: organic beef, chicken, turkey, pork, eggs, garlic, popcorn
- Create an account to order directly from their online store and get $5 off your first order.
- American Pride Microfarm: fresh-cut microgreens
- Home delivery or curbside pick-up via GCM Delivered/WhatsGood.
- Arnold J. Klehm Growers: house plants
- Order directly from their website.
- Avrom Farm: produce, eggs, dairy, organic, pasture-raised meats
- Order directly from their online store.
- Baked Cheese Haus/Brunkow Cheese: cheese, baked cheese, raclette, fresh mozzarella
- Order directly from their online store.
- Find them at Chriskindlmarket.
- Bushel & Peck’s: fermented foods, pickles, pesto, hot sauces, jams, preserves
- Home delivery or curbside pick-up via GCM Delivered/WhatsGood.
- Order directly from their Etsy store.
- Bennison’s Bakery: breads, pastries
- Order directly from their online store or stop by their Evanston storefront (1000 Davis Street).
- Bungalow by Middlebrow: fresh-baked bread, big, beautiful toasts, pizzas, kombucha
- Order takeaway or make a dine-in reservation at their Chicago storefront (2840 W Armitage Avenue).
- Chicago Honey Co-op: honey, beeswax candles, bath products
- Order directly from their online store.
- Chicago Maple: organic maple syrup and maple sugar
- Order directly from their online store.
- Daisies: fresh pastas, seasonal pasta sauces
- Order directly from their website or make a dine-in reservation at their Logan Square restaurant.
- Earth & Skye Farm: green smoothies
- Home delivery or curbside pick-up via GCM Delivered/WhatsGood.
- Text to order (708-945-9993); delivery available in Chicago for a minimum of 1 gallon purchase.
- Ellis Family Farms: fruit, vegetables, jam, honey, cider, eggs, vinegar
- Home delivery or curbside pick-up via GCM Delivered/WhatsGood.
- Order directly from their online store for curbside pick-up or email to order (ellisfamilyfarms@gmail.com) for delivery. Free delivery in Chicago for orders over $40. Delivery fee applies for orders under $40.
- Finn’s Ranch: organic, grass-fed beef, pork, poultry, eggs
- Home delivery or curbside pick-up via GCM Delivered/WhatsGood.
- Or, sign up for a CSA.
- Gai Ghee Butter: organic ghee
- Home delivery or curbside pick-up via GCM Delivered/WhatsGood.
- Order directly from their online store.
- Gayle V's Best Ever Grilled Cheese: grilled cheese sandwiches, cheeses, soups
- Home delivery or curbside pick-up via GCM Delivered/WhatsGood.
- Order pick-up at their Block37 location.
- Green Eyed Lady Farm: lavender and lavender products
- Order directly from their online store.
- Hoosier Mama Pie Company: pies, pastries
- Pre-order for pick-up at one of their storefront locations (Evanston, West Town, or Lincoln Square) or stop in.
- Jacobson Family Farms: vegetables, fruits, honey, hemp, microgreens, mushrooms
- Home delivery or curbside pick-up via GCM Delivered/WhatsGood.
- Order directly from their online store; purchase items a la carte or sign up for their CSA.
- Kikwetu Kenya Coffee Company: locally-roasted, direct-trade coffee
- Home delivery or curbside pick-up via GCM Delivered/WhatsGood.
- Order directly from their online store — find exclusive merch, including mugs and tumblers.
- Jake’s Country Meats: grass-fed beef, pork, chicken, fish
- Order directly from their online store; pick-up available in Lincoln Park and Logan Square.
- Joe’s Blues: blueberries (frozen, and dried), jams, sauces, salsas, kombucha, soaps
- Home delivery or curbside pick-up via GCM Delivered/WhatsGood.
- Order directly from their online store or sign up for their CSA.
- Mick Klug Farm: frozen fruit, pie kits, jams
- Order directly from their online store.
- Mint Creek Farm: organic lamb, goat, pork, duck, eggs, beef, honey
- Order directly from their online store.
- Nichols Farm and Orchard: fruit, vegetables
- pHlour Bakery: breads, pastries,
- Visit their bakery in Edgewater (1138 W Bryn Mawr Avenue).
- Phoenix Bean Tofu: tofu, seasoned tofu, tofu salads
- Home delivery or curbside pick-up via GCM Delivered/WhatsGood.
- Find their tofu at select grocers.
- Find their ready-to-eat tofu salads on UberEats, GrubHub, and DoorDash.
- River Valley Ranch: mushrooms, sauces, tamales, soups
- Order directly from their online store; delivery available in Chicagoland. Free delivery on orders over $75 and free same-day pick-up at their Chicago storefront (1820 W Wilson Avenue).
- Severson Organic Grains: whole grains, wheat flours, popcorn, oats, buckwheat, cornmeal
- Home delivery or curbside pick-up via GCM Delivered/WhatsGood.
- Order directly from their online store.
- Smits Farm: fresh-cut and potted herbs, fruits, vegetables
- Home delivery or curbside pick-up via GCM Delivered/WhatsGood.
- Star Farm Chicago: fruits, vegetables, eggs, honey, breads
- Home delivery or curbside pick-up via GCM Delivered/WhatsGood.
- Or, sign up for their CSA.
- Tomato Bliss: heirloom tomato soups, salsas, broths, and more
- Home delivery or curbside pick-up via GCM Delivered/WhatsGood.
- Order directly from their online store (and find exclusive recipes on their site!)
- Underground Meats: salami, smoked and cured meats
- Order directly from their online store.
- Verzenay Patisserie: breads, pastries
- Home delivery or curbside pick-up via GCM Delivered/WhatsGood.
- Check out their menu online and call to place a pre-order or stop by their new Chicago storefront (2507 N Lincoln Avenue).