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Posted July 14, 2021
Green City Market Awarded $100,000 Grant 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 June 7, 2021
Chicago Tribune: What Chicago-area Farmers' Markets Will Be Like in 2021
By Hannah Herrera Greenspan, Chicago Tribune "Orange you glad farmers markets are back this season? Produce lovers and farmers alike are celebrating the full-fledged return of farmers markets in the Chicago area this year. Not only are they beginning…
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Posted June 3, 2021
Block Club: Green City Market Returns to the West Loop This Weekend
From Block Club Chicago "CHICAGO — The Green City Market is set to reopen its farmers market Saturday in the West Loop. The popular outdoor farmers market will be open 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays through the end of October at Mary Bartleme Park, 11…
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Posted June 1, 2021
Bridge to Phase 5 Market Update
A reflection and update from Executive Director, Mandy Moody For many, Green City Market has long been a place of nourishment. A place where we connect with family and friends over good food. A place where we do our weekly grocery shopping, where we …
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Posted June 1, 2021
Chicago Food Magazine: Green City Market Returns June 5 in West Loop
From Chicago Food Magazine "Green City Market (GCM) will celebrate the return of its West Loop market on Saturday, June 5, in Mary Bartelme Park. The market — which chef and restaurateur Alice Waters once called 'the best sustainable market in …
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Posted May 27, 2021
Green City Market's 2020 Impact Report Is Here!
Through this year of unimaginable change, our community helped to create a more accessible, more sustainable, more resilient food system together with Green City Market.There is more work to be done in 2021, but for now, the entire Green City Market …
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Posted May 17, 2021
Chicago Parent: 12 Chicagoland Farmers' Markets for Families
By Chicago Parent "Whether you are trying to engage a picky eater, support local farmers or simply find something fun to do outdoors, visiting a farmers market needs to be on your family’s summer bucket list. So grab your favorite tote bag and …
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Posted May 14, 2021
Eater: Farmers' Markets Are Back in Chicago After Record Sales in 2020
By Samantha Nelson, Eater Chicago "Last year, the COVID-19 pandemic transformed the shopping experience at Chicago-area farmers markets, and as the 2021 season kicked off this month, vendors and organizers will continue to employ safe shopping standa…
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Posted May 11, 2021
Chicago Star Media: Let's Go Back to the Farmers' Markets!
By Candace Jordan, Chicago Star Media "So many farmers' markets are returning after a long dark year. They bring glimmers of hope about a return to normalcy so it was with great excitement that I re-visited one of the first openings around town on Ma…
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Posted May 10, 2021
NBC: Guide to Chicago Farmers' Markets this Spring, Summer
From NBC Chicago "As the city continues its reopening plan, farmers' markets across Chicago have begun welcoming residents back for the 2021 season. Though some markets have not announced official plans for a summer reopening, others have released sc…
