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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 …
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Posted February 6, 2023
Green City Market Welcomes Six New Members to the 2023 Associate Board
Green City Market’s Associate Board is a dedicated group of emerging leaders who are committed to creating a more local, more sustainable, and more accessible food system in Chicago. Members serve as ambassadors of Green City Market’s mis…
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Posted October 7, 2022
Get to Know the Deloitte Team Partnering with Green City Market to Offer Organization-Wide Strategy Support
In 2021, Deloitte became a partner and sponsor of Green City Market. Since then, Deloitte has been conducting a number of pro bono projects to support our strategy development across our marketing, fundraising, programming and volunteer management. A…
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Posted July 27, 2022
Chicago Farmers Market Collective to Provide Free Produce to 7,500 Chicago Seniors
Chicago Farmers Market Collective to aid in distribution of $375,000 in Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program benefits at Chicago farmers markets Members of the Chicago Farmers Market Collective, a volunteer-led group of farmers market directors, m…
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Posted July 27, 2022
Tickets On Sale Now for Chef BBQ, Chicago’s Premier Local Food Festival: Featuring 100+ of Chicago’s top restaurants
Chicago's premier local food festival, Chef BBQ, is back on Thursday, September 8 from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. for its twenty-first year. Located in the heart of Lincoln Park, Chef BBQ attracts 100+ of Chicago’s top restaurants, brewers, winemakers, …
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Posted June 29, 2022
Local Food Forum: Green City Market’s Sustainable Supper Series
During the off season, Green City Market began hosting a Sustainable Supper Series that features and cultivates conversation on local sustainable food and the farmers who grow it. Grace Novacek, GCM Programs Manager, recently wrote a reflection on GC…
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Posted May 11, 2022
Fox 32 Chicago: Green City Market in Lincoln Park officially open for the summer
From Fox 32 News CHICAGO - The Green City Market in Lincoln Park reopened Wednesday. The market is located right next to the zoo and is usually full of morning walkers. There is a second market in the West Loop — which will open for the season …
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Posted May 4, 2022
Block Club Chicago: Green City Market Opens Saturday In West Loop — A Month Early After Eager Fans Flooded It With Donations
By Melody Mercado, Block Club Chicago WEST LOOP — Green City Market is opening its West Loop location Saturday with 14 local farmers and food producers. The market at Mary Bartelme Park, 115 S. Sangamon St., is opening a month earlier than in p…
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Posted May 4, 2022
Chicago Food Magazine: Green City Market to Open May 7 in West Loop
From Chicago Food Magazine Green City Market (GCM) will open its West Loop market on Saturday May 7, 2022, a full month earlier than years prior. Market operations are a large expense for GCM. Vendor fees fund less than 40% of the costs to operate th…
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Posted May 2, 2022
WGN 9 Midday News: Lunchbreak: Sweet Potato Sopes
By: Kristina Miller, WGN9 Aaron Harris, Co-Founder of Molino Tortilleria http://www.MolinoTortillas.com Check them out at: Molino Tortilleria @ Green City Market (Lincoln Park) Saturdays May-Oct 7am-1pm http://www.greencitymarket.org Molino Tortiller…
