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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…
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Posted April 26, 2022
Axios Chicago: Local's guide to best Chicago smoothies
By: Monica Eng, Axios Chicago Last week, Justin and Monica touted their favorite smoothies from Carver 47 in North Kenwood and Jubilee Juice & Grill in the West Loop. We asked you about your faves and didn't get a huge variety, but we did get ent…
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Posted April 15, 2022
Axios Chicago: Market Watch: Green City returns early
By: Monica Eng, Axios Chicago The Green City Market made its outdoor debut on April 2, a full month earlier than usual. Why it matters: The opening gives farmers more opportunities to sell early spring crops, cellared produce, and year-round products…
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Posted April 12, 2022
Green City Market Hosting Sustainable Supper at Cultivate by Forbidden Root, April 27th
From Chicago Food Magazine Green City Market, the nonprofit organization behind Lincoln Park’s flagship farmers’ market, is hosting a dining experience this spring centered on local, sustainable food and the farmers who grow it. The dinne…
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Posted April 5, 2022
Green City Market's 2021 Impact Report is Out Now
Green City Market’s 2021 Impact Report is out now! In 2021, Green City Market directly supported 34 local farms that are implementing practices that enrich the soil, protect landscapes and water systems, and reduce carbon emissions. Together, t…
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Posted April 1, 2022
Axios Chicago: Best Day Ever: Lifeway Kefir's Julie Smolyansky
By Monica Eng, Axios Chicago Julie Smolyansky took over her family's Lifeway Kefir business at 27 and has grown the Morton Grove-based company into an international empire of probiotic deliciousness. A native of Ukraine, the CEO signed up Lifeway to …
