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- Posted October 4, 2024 Inspiring the Next Generation of Local Food Lovers Like you, we believe that securing the future of food starts by educating the next generation. Our Farm to Market Field Trips are a key part of this effort, helping children understand who grows their food, how it’s grown, and why this knowledg…
- Posted September 11, 2024 Green City Market Awarded $125,000 to Deepen Support for Local Farmers We’re thrilled to announce that Green City Market has been awarded a $125,000 grant from Food:Land:Opportunity, a collaboration between Kinship Foundation and The Chicago Community Trust funded through the Searle Funds at The Chicago Community …
- Posted July 10, 2024 Our vendors at the south end of GCM Lincoln Park have the summer items you need Get all your summer goods along Stockton! Looking for a change in scenery during your next Saturday visit to GCM Lincoln Park? Shake things up by starting at the south entrance of N. Stockton Drive, where our dedicated vendors have new summer items j…
- Posted June 24, 2024 100+ of Chicago’s Top Culinary Talent Will Gather in Lincoln Park for Green City Market’s Chef BBQ on September 5 (Chicago) — Chef BBQ, Chicago’s premier local food festival, is back on Thursday, September 5 from 6:30-9:00 p.m. CT. In a food festival unlike any other, 100+ of Chicago’s top restaurateurs, chefs, brewers, winemakers, and mixologi…
- Posted May 22, 2024 Tickets on Sale Now for Green City Market's Annual Peak Season Celebration; a Farm-to-Table Four Course Meal at Mick Klug Farms Green City Market (GCM) has opened ticket sales for their 2024 Peak Season Celebration in partnership with Ritual Zero Proof. The nonprofit organization behind Chicago’s flagship sustainable farmers’ markets will host a four-course farm-t…
- Posted March 26, 2024 Green City Market Aims to Open Early, April 6 in Lincoln Park, May 4 in West Loop Vendor fees fund only 50% of the cost to run GCM’s markets; organizers are depending on community support to fund an extended season. To unlock more economic opportunities for local farmers and increase access to nutritious produce for food-ins…
- Posted December 7, 2023 Your 2023 Green City Market Holiday Gift Guide The winter holidays are right around the corner, and it’s the perfect time to purchase gifts for your local-food-loving friends and family! We’ve put together a list of some of our favorite seasonal products, gift bundles, and more from o…
- Posted December 1, 2023 Recipe Spotlight: Warm Apple Tartes Tatin Green City Market's own Katie Schwartz (@katiefeedsyou on Instagram) is bringing spiced flavors straight into winter with her warm apple tartes tatin! Katie suggests using an assortment of firm apples like the one's found at Nichol's Farm and Orchard…
- Posted November 3, 2023 Katie Schwartz' Fall Recipe: Kabocha Squash Sauce and Fried Sage over Pasta GCM's own Katie Schwartz of @katiefeedsyou has squash season in full effect! This week Katie's bringing you a creamy roasted kabocha squash sauce with fried sage over fresh Daisies pasta. Throw together an Iron Creek Farm kabocha squash, Kankakee Val…
- Posted August 17, 2023 Green City Market Awarded $100,000 Grant for Third Year to Increase Visibility of Local Food Sector We’re thrilled to announce that Green City Market has been awarded a $100,000 grant from Food:Land:Opportunity, a collaboration between Kinship Foundation and The Chicago Community Trust funded through the Searle Funds at The Chicago Community …