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Green City Market Featured in Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning Video
Friday, September 28, 2012
Every day, innovative Chicagoans are finding new ways to make fresh local food available in our city. Watch the video and keep an eye out for your favorite Green City farmers!The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning has launched a new microsite and …
Q&A with new Executive Director Dana Benigno
Thursday, June 30, 2011
After two weeks on the job, Benigno talked to the Stew about the success of GCM, its future and the elusive quest for free parking on a Saturday morning.Check out the whole story here.
Green City Market moves to redone site
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
"...Now GCM, which has been camping just north of its usual spot since opening in May, moves back home to an improved site, complete with paved walkways and drainage tiles. Tomorrow's market (GCM is open 7 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays) sees …
AARP Names Green City Market as one of 12 Must-See Farmers' Markets
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Tis' the season for farmers' markets and AARP scoped out the 12 best in the nation! Green City Market was named on of these 12 Must-See Farmers' Markets and the story features many of our vendors including Peter Klein from Seedling, and Flora Lazar …
Green City Market on Columbia College's FrequencyTV
Friday, June 17, 2011
Get to know GCM from the perspective of staff, farmers, and customers: http://youtu.be/fuF4JOpdDXE
Fresh Meals at Green City Market
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Not only can you pick up produce at Green City Market, you can also stop by a booth for a snack or meal made with products from many of the farmers selling goods nearby. The Green City Market began rather humbly next to the Chicago Theater. Over …
More farmers are coming to market with certifications
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
The vast majority of GCM farmers have already voluntarily earned certification — under one of seven national programs that monitor animal welfare, growing practices and labor practices. But by next year, certification will become a requirement …
Chef's BBQ Benefit Tickets ON SALE NOW!
Thursday, May 05, 2011
Green City Market Chef's BBQ BenefitThursday, July 21, 20115:30pm-8:00pmSouth End of Lincoln ParkRain or Shine. No dogs allowed.One of the best summer events in Chicago, this grand picnic is held every July in picturesque Lincoln Park, with the …
Green City Market Preps for Busy Summer Season
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Green City Market preps for busy summer seasonFrom: RedEye ChicagoBY Stephen Markley · Tuesday, April 19, 2011 1:00 p.m.Nationally recognized by the likes of Time Magazine and Travel + Leisure as one of the country’s best farmer’s …
Happy New Year! GCM meets again on 1/15
Thursday, January 06, 2011
Green City Market is getting ready to launch our 2011 Indoor Season! Please join us for Markets on the following Saturdays from 8am-1pm: January 15, February 12 and 26, March 12 and 26, April 9 and 23. See you INSIDE the Peggy Notebaert Nature …
GCM wins Mayor Daley's GreenWorks Award for "Innovation in Green Business"
Thursday, December 02, 2010
On Wednesday, December 1st, Green City Market was presented with Mayor Daley's GreenWorks Award for "Innovation in Green Business" recognizing the organization's contribution for creating outstanding social, environmental and economic value. The Awards …
Top 5 Charities in Chicago - GCM #4 from Haute Living
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Green City Market was voted one of the top five charities in Chicago this year by Haute Living Magazine. Among other great organizations such as Imerman's Angels, Be Bright Pink, Common Threads, and The Glass Slipper Project we are pleased to be …
Food fights: Locavores, conventional food fans battle over benefits
Thursday, September 02, 2010
Thomas Stern is an unabashed locavore, buying everything from beets and basil to lamb and legumes from nearby producers. "Things like salt and oils are a little harder to source," the 23-year-old Evanstonian said at a farmers market recently. "But …
CNN votes GCM #3 for America's Best Farmers' Market
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Food writers and Chefs told CNN their picks for farmers' markets across the United States and Green City Market was voted #3! Richard Ruben, chef and author of "The Farmer's Market Cookbook" says of Green City Market, "For me, in the Chicago market, …
Snookelfritz Ice Cream, Hot Chocolate, and Kilgus Farmstead!
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Need a way to cool down this summer? Check out the local Ice Cream "Scene." Read the article below and find mentions of Green City Market vendors Snookelfritz Ice Cream and Kilgus Farmstead as well as pastry-chef and owner Mindy Segal of …
Important information regarding the Chef's BBQ
Thursday, July 15, 2010
TICKETS: "Hard Tickets" for each individual are REQUIRED for entry to the BBQ. Please make sure to bring your ticket with you! If you ordered tickets online, but did not receive your tickets via mail through Brown Paper Tickets, tickets are …
Chef's BBQ Tickets are SOLD OUT!
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Tickets for the 10th Annual Chef's BBQ are SOLD OUT! Thank you to everyone for supporting Green City Market! See you on Thursday!Some important information about the event:PARKING: Please note that the parking lot/garage on North and Stockton …
Green City Market Sprouts 'Seed to Table' Kids Party
Thursday, June 24, 2010
We encourage kids and families to join us for a day of gardening, composting, cooking, touring and tasting at Green City Market! All activities are open to the public – no RSVP required! The following activities are ongoing from 8:30am – …
Buy tickets now for Green City Market's annual chef BBQ
Friday, June 18, 2010
Don't miss out on one of Chicago's most loved culinary events! The Green City Market Annual Chef BBQ will take place in Lincoln Park on Thursday, July 15, 6:00pm-8:00pm. Over 95 restaurants will be represented with chefs preparing menu items …
Green City Market moves outdoors on May 12th!
Monday, April 19, 2010
After a successful indoor season at The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, we are excited to return to our outdoor home on May 12. We will be located at the south end of Lincoln Park, approximately 1790 N. Clark, and we'll be open every Wednesday and Saturday …
Announcing our new monthly Edible Gardens workshops
Friday, April 16, 2010
Join Green City Market’s Edible Gardens project manager, Jeanne Pinsof Nolan, as she takes you step-by-step through the growing season with our monthly series of hands-on gardening workshops. All workshops will take place one Saturday per …
Know Your Farmer: Brunkow Cheese of Wisconsin
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
We've started a Know Your Farmer series twice a month to get you more connected with our farmers. We're highlighting Joe Burns from Brunkow Cheese (Darlington, WI) for the fifth installation of our series. They'll be at every indoor market through April …
Know Your Farmer: Nordic Creamery
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
We've started a Know Your Farmer series twice a month to get you more connected with our farmers. We're highlighting Al Bekkum from Nordic Creamery (Westby, WI) for the fourth installation of our series. They'll be at every indoor market through April.1. …
Kids to Congress:
Friday, March 19, 2010
Three nonprofits came together on Thursday, March 11, to hand-deliver 65 letters written by a diverse range of area students asking Congress to invest in their education and well-being with healthier school lunches to the Chicago office of U.S. Senator …
Know Your Farmer: Three Sisters Garden
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
We've started a Know Your Farmer series twice a month to get you more connected with our farmers. We're highlighting Tracey Vowell and Kathe Roybal from Three Sisters Garden (Kankakee, Illinois) for the third installation of our series. They'll be at …
RSVP Information for January through April Chef Demos
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Our January through April chef demos will require RSVPs because of space limitations in the Nature Museum Science Lab (the demos will still be free). Invitations are extended only to our newsletter subscribers. Instructions on how to RSVP are sent out …
Know Your Farmer: Twin Oak Meats
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
We've started a Know Your Farmer series twice a month to get you more connected with our farmers. We're highlighting Tom and Amy Ifft from Twin Oak Meats (Fairbury, Illinois) for the second installation of our series. They'll be at every indoor market …
Know Your Farmer: Heartland Meats
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
We've started a Know Your Farmer series twice a month to get you more connected with our farmers. We'll be highlighting Pat and John Sondgeroth from Heartland Meats for the first in our series. They'll be at every indoor market through April.Why should …
Green City Market to resume acceptance of Link Cards.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
In an effort to expand access to local, sustainable food in Chicago, Green City Market will resume acceptance of SNAP Benefits (Link Cards) at the market. Starting Saturday, December 5th, all Link Card customers will be able to make food purchases at …
Green City Market now accepting applications for the 2010 outdoor market.
Monday, February 01, 2010
Green City Market is now accepting applications for the 2010 outdoor market.Green City Market, a 501(c)(3) not for profit organization, supports local farmers by providing a Chicago marketplace for locally raised, sustainable, and organic products. The …
Green City Market and the City of Chicago to host Chicago Farmer Forum
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Note: This event is open only to farmers, market vendors/producers and chefs interested in buying direct from farmers.Green City Market and the Mayor's Office of Special Events present the Chicago Farmer Forum, Saturday, February 6, 2010, at Kendall …
Are You Game?: Details about our January 16th Market
Monday, January 11, 2010
Green City Market kicks off the 2010 Indoor season on Saturday, January 16 from 8:00am to 1:00pm in the south gallery of the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum. We will be offering chef tastings, demonstrations and special vendors highlighting this market's …
47 vendors join our Indoor Market this winter.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
The following vendors will be at the Market in November and December:Abby's Crepe Stand Bennison's Bakery (All dates but 11/25)Blue Marble Family Farm (Saturdays Only until stock runs out) Brunkow Cheese Burton's Maplewood Farm (Saturdays only)Capriole …
Green City Market moves indoors!
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Green City Market will move indoors from November 7, 2009 - April 24, 2010. We will set up shop at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum (2430 N. Cannon Drive) again this year. From November 7 through December 23, Green City Market will be open every Wednesday …
End of Outdoor Season and Halloween Party
Monday, October 26, 2009
The annual Halloween Party is Saturday, October 31st from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm at Green City Market (this is also the last day of our outdoor season). We will kick things off at 9:00 am with a special Halloween Tour for kids of Green City Market with …
Green City Market awarded two grants.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
We are thrilled to announce that on October 16, the Illinois Department of Agriculture announced that Green City Market has been awarded two grants amounting to $25,000. GCM is one of 28 Illinois funded projects and the only organization to receive …
Apple Fest!- Wednesday, October 7th
Thursday, October 01, 2009
We invite you to join us in this month's Savor the Seasons festival celebrating tomatoes in the height of their season. Several varieties of heirloom tomatoes will be available to sample. Chef tastings will be with Patrick Sheerin (Signature Room), Alex …
Green City Market receives federal grant.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the release of 86 grants totaling more than $4.5 million under the Farmers Market Promotion Program (FMPP), naming Chicago’s Green City Market as the sole recipient statewide. Part of the USDA’s …
Pledge to be a Locavore: Sept. 9th through Sept. 23rd.
Tuesday, September 01, 2009
The 2009 Locavore challenge will run from September 9th through September 23rd. The Town Hall Meeting will be on September 23rd, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Sign up now to become a part of the Locavore challenge!Pledge to become a Locavore and join other Chicagoans …
Green City Market Annual Harvest Benefit
Monday, August 24, 2009
You are cordially invited to attend the annual Green City Market Harvest Celebration Sunday September 13th, 2009 4:30 until 7:00 pm. The celebration will be held at the beautiful country estate and gardens on Bill Kurtis and Donna La Pietra in …
Edible Garden Fall Field Trips
Thursday, August 20, 2009
The 2009 Edible Gardens Fall season is right around the corner and we invite you to visit the gardens at Lincoln Park Zoo for a field trip! We provide each child with a hands-on garden experience and they will participate in activities such as harvesting, …
Vote now for Green City Market!
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Are you a fan of Green City Market? Do you think we are the best Farmer's Market in the country?Show your support and spread the word about Green City Market and local, sustainable food by voting for the Green City Market in the Care 2 Love Your Farmers …
Latin Fest!
Thursday, August 06, 2009
We invite you to join us at this month's community festival event showcasing a Chicago neighborhood Saturday, August 8th! Chef tastings will be with Efrain Cuevas (Clandestino Supper Club), Rick Miranda (Cafe 28) and Mario Santiago …
Last day to buy Chef BBQ tables: July 13th
Thursday, July 09, 2009
The last day to buy the VIP tables for the Green City Market Annual Chef BBQ is July 13th. There is a limited number of VIP tickets are available only through the Green City Market office by calling (773) 880-1266. There are two levels of VIP ticket …
Lead Feather
Tuesday, July 07, 2009
Lead Feather is a non-profit organization working to strengthen relationships to the earth and one another through Native American ceremony, time in the wilderness, and environmental programming. Lead Feather offers week-long wilderness experiences that …
Special Announcement: Market open on July 4th
Friday, June 26, 2009
Due to popular demand, Green City Market will be open on July 4th from 7 am to 1 pm in our outdoor market location. Hope to see you there!
Green City Market Annual Chef BBQ
Friday, June 12, 2009
Tickets for the Green City Market Annual Chef BBQ are sold out! A limited number of VIP tickets are available only through the Green City Market office by calling (773) 880-1266. There are two levels of VIP ticket this year: The Heirloom level, which …
