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Posted September 24, 2020
We're movin' on up! New space = more deliveries
GCM Delivered — our new online ordering and home delivery platform, designed to keep our farmers connected to shoppers and to provide a safe option for Chicagoans to access the food they need — is growing! Green City Market is moving our …
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Posted September 23, 2020
Get a taste of Mick Klug Farm at Bang Bang Pie & Biscuits
"For some people," Food Insider shares, "pie really means fruit pie." The Pastry Sous Chef at Bang Bang Pie & Biscuits, Chelsea Gerdeman, shares, "Something about fruit pies I love, both making and eating: there's really no room to hide when the …
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Posted September 14, 2020
8 Tips for Fighting Food Waste at Home
Meeting the people who bring fresh food to the market every week may make you consider all the hard work and dedication that goes into producing what we eat. But how much of that is for nothing? The reality is that 40% of the US food supply is wasted…
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Posted September 10, 2020
National Eat Local Day, Sept. 22, Urges Restaurants and Consumers to Prepare Locally Sourced Meals
Tuesday, September 22 is National Eat Local Day, a day to encourage restaurants and people cooking at home to prepare and serve a complete meal created with locally grown ingredients. “Our goal is to raise awareness that supporting our local su…
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Posted August 20, 2020
WGN Lunchbreak: How To Use Farmer's Market Veggies In A Cold Soup
Plus, get the recipe at wgntv.com.
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Posted August 19, 2020
Cook the seasons: Solutions for your peak season market haul
Kathryn Domanchuk Shiels lives in Lincoln Park and is a frequent patron of Green City Market. If you often find yourself in a panic over what to do with your GCM haul, you can follow her on Instagram (@cooktheseasons), where she hopes to ease your fa…
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Posted August 13, 2020
The All of Us Research Program: Changing the Future of Health
The All of Us Research Program at Northwestern is a historic effort to collect and study data from one million or more people living in the United States. The program is calling on volunteer participants like you to share information about your healt…
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Posted August 12, 2020
Chef BBQ @ Home: Travelle's Summer Solstice Panzanella
As part of Chef BBQ @ Home, twenty Chicago restaurants are serving up locally-, sustainably-sourced dishes that feature products from GCM vendors between July 16 and August 16. Plus, a portion of the proceeds go back to Green City Market's nonprofit …
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Posted July 23, 2020
Vin Chicago and Green City Market: A natural pairing
Peter Schwarzbach’s family has been in the wine business since 1934. They got their start with a single family-run store on Madison Street right after Prohibition ended, and now they operate three locations in Chicago, Barrington, and Highland …
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Posted July 20, 2020
New vendor alert: Kikwetu Kenya Coffee Company
Martha Itulya-Omollo and Leecox Omollo were both raised in Kenya but had different paths to Kikwetu Kenya Coffee Company. For Martha, the aroma of Kenyan coffeeis very nostalgic. "My parents would take me along on their frequent trips to the localcof…
