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Posted April 28, 2021
"Surviving on the Strength of Local Consumption"
Ahead of our 2021 farmers market season, we chatted with Eric Rose of River Valley Ranch in Burlington, Wisconsin about his experience as a small-scale farmer weathering the pandemic. Learn more about the Covid-19 Farmer Relief Fund, and how you can …
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Posted April 23, 2021
Eater: Green City Farmers' Market Lincoln Park's 2021 Season Starts Next Month
By Naomi Waxman, Eater Chicago "Green City Market, the farmers market that’s served Chicago for nearly two decades, will return at 7 a.m. on Saturday, May 1 in Lincoln Park. James Beard Award-winning chef Beverly Kim (Parachute, Wherewithall) w…
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Posted April 21, 2021
Small farm, big impact: Featuring Raya Carr of Mint Creek Farm
Ahead of our 2021 farmers market season, we chatted with Raya Carr of Mint Creek Farm in Stelle, Illinois about her experience as a small-scale farmer weathering the pandemic. Learn more about the Covid-19 Farmer Relief Fund, and how you can provide …
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Posted April 20, 2021
Chicago Food Magazine: Save the Date for Chicago May Happenings
From Chicago Food Magazine "Green City Market will celebrate its return to Lincoln Park on Saturday, May 1, 2021. The market — which chef and restaurateur Alice Waters once called “the best sustainable market in the country” —…
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Posted April 14, 2021
"Green City Market's future is vital to the future of my farm"
Ahead of our 2021 farmers market season, we chatted with Jerry Boone of Froggy Meadow Farm in Beloit, Wisconsin about his experience as a small-scale farmer weathering the pandemic. Learn more about GCM's Covid-19 Farmer Relief Fund, and how you can …
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Posted April 7, 2021
Announcing the Covid-19 Farmer Relief Fund
If the last year has impressed anything upon us at Green City Market, it’s that the conventional food system is even more fragile than we realized. The empty grocery store shelves that marked the past year showed us that the connection between …
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Posted March 25, 2021
From software to farm to table: Jackie Gennett of Bushel & Peck's
Jackie Gennett of Bushel & Peck’s just might be superwoman. Farmer, chef, restaurateur, business-owner, entrepreneur, member of Green City Market’s Board of Directors, and self-proclaimed “Plant Lady,” she really does it a…
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Posted March 24, 2021
Standing Together Against Racism
A letter from our Executive Director, Mandy Moody Dear friends of Green City Market, The history of harassment faced by Asian Americans is longstanding in America. And, since the start of the pandemic, Asian Americans have faced a surge of violent at…
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Posted March 18, 2021
Celebrating Green City Market's women farmers: Oriana Kruszewski
Oriana Kruszewski, Green City Market’s beloved long-time grower specializing in Asian pears, never intended to be a farmer. Born in China and raised and educated in Hong Kong, Oriana’s Chinese roots have deeply influenced her work ethic a…
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Posted March 8, 2021
Kick off Women's History Month with the bakery queen of Chicago: Arshiya Farheen
The beautiful display of Verzenay Patisserie’s assortment of French pastries is the most wonderful welcome as you enter Lincoln Park in the morning, reusable shopping bags in hand waiting to be filled with the bounty awaiting you. Up ahead, kal…
