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Posted October 22, 2024
Green City Market’s Indoor Market at Avondale to Open December 7
Organizers are depending on community support to fund local farmers’ indoor season and feed food-insecure families Green City Market (GCM) is set to relaunch its indoor farmers’ market season on Saturday, December 7, 2024, at its Avondale…
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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 …
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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, …
