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Posted September 11, 2024
Green City Market Awarded $125,000 to Deepen Support for Local Farmers
We’re thrilled to announce that Green City Market has been awarded a $125,000 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 July 10, 2024
Our vendors at the south end of GCM Lincoln Park have the summer items you need
Get all your summer goods along Stockton! Looking for a change in scenery during your next Saturday visit to GCM Lincoln Park? Shake things up by starting at the south entrance of N. Stockton Drive, where our dedicated vendors have new summer items j…
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Posted May 22, 2024
Tickets on Sale Now for Green City Market's Annual Peak Season Celebration; a Farm-to-Table Four Course Meal at Mick Klug Farms
Green City Market (GCM) has opened ticket sales for their 2024 Peak Season Celebration in partnership with Ritual Zero Proof. The nonprofit organization behind Chicago’s flagship sustainable farmers’ markets will host a four-course farm-t…
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Posted March 26, 2024
Green City Market Aims to Open Early, April 6 in Lincoln Park, May 4 in West Loop
Vendor fees fund only 50% of the cost to run GCM’s markets; organizers are depending on community support to fund an extended season. To unlock more economic opportunities for local farmers and increase access to nutritious produce for food-ins…
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Posted December 7, 2023
Your 2023 Green City Market Holiday Gift Guide
The winter holidays are right around the corner, and it’s the perfect time to purchase gifts for your local-food-loving friends and family! We’ve put together a list of some of our favorite seasonal products, gift bundles, and more from o…
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Posted December 1, 2023
Recipe Spotlight: Warm Apple Tartes Tatin
Green City Market's own Katie Schwartz (@katiefeedsyou on Instagram) is bringing spiced flavors straight into winter with her warm apple tartes tatin! Katie suggests using an assortment of firm apples like the one's found at Nichol's Farm and Orchard…
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Posted November 3, 2023
Katie Schwartz' Fall Recipe: Kabocha Squash Sauce and Fried Sage over Pasta
GCM's own Katie Schwartz of @katiefeedsyou has squash season in full effect! This week Katie's bringing you a creamy roasted kabocha squash sauce with fried sage over fresh Daisies pasta. Throw together an Iron Creek Farm kabocha squash, Kankakee Val…
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Posted August 17, 2023
Green City Market Awarded $100,000 Grant for Third Year 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 July 31, 2023
Sweet Corn Grits with Roasted Tomatoes and Fried Eggs
In August, we want to eat nothing but corn and tomatoes — what grows together, goes together, people. We love this recipe from Phoebe Moore that mixes fresh corn with grits, roasted tomatoes, and a generous amount of parm to create a dish that'…
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Posted July 26, 2023
The Tom Boy: A Po' Boy with Tomatoes Three Ways
This week, we're celebrating the start of peak tomato season with a New Orleans classic, the po' boy. We're featuring a recipe from Billy Zureikat: the Tom Boy. His recipe uses tomatoes from Iron Creek Farm in three different ways: fried green tomato…
