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Posted May 22, 2020
WGN Lunchbreak: Spicy Tomato Soup
Watch at wgntv.com, and get Lisa's spicy tomato soup recipe here.
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Posted May 22, 2020
Outdoor market update
All of us here at Green City Market — our staff, volunteers, and vendors — miss seeing you at the market. With June right around the corner, we are as anxious as all of you to safely return to Lincoln Park and the West Loop to begin our o…
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Posted May 14, 2020
Tomatoes in May: Iron Creek Farm bringing peak season faves early
Fresh! Gorgeous! Ripe tomatoes! In ... May? Yep, you heard it right — Iron Creek Farm in LaPorte, Indiana has juicy, fresh sungold tomatoes available now. Our friends at Iron Creek know you're antsy for a summery barbecue with perfect tomatoes …
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Posted May 13, 2020
Food & Wine: Chefs Source Their Food From These Semi-Secret Purveyors — and Now You Can Too
Written by Andrea Strong of Food & Wine Restaurants across the country have shuttered, laying off countless workers and leaving suppliers without their wholesale clientele. To make up for lost revenue and to keep their businesses afloat, many res…
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Posted May 8, 2020
Edible Ed @ Home: It's taco time!
What better way to enjoy a fun, nutritious dinner than with tacos?! This week’s newsletter will focus on the building-block components of making this tasty dish, giving you options for a variety of different fillings, spice blends, and side dis…
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Posted May 1, 2020
"This is a wake up call": How COVID-19 is impacting local growers
This is Abby. She owns Mick Klug Farm in St. Joseph, Michigan with her family. Abby’s family has tended to Mick Klug Farm and fed the Midwest sustainable, local produce for three generations. Her family is the reason we have sweet strawberries …
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Posted May 1, 2020
School's out: GCM brings Edible Education to your home
Schools have been closed for nearly seven weeks now, and the remainder of the school year has been cancelled. Our Edible Education students are hunkered down at home, with no way of knowing when they’ll be back in the classroom. Green City Mark…
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Posted April 29, 2020
Tribune: Farmers markets will open in Chicago area, but most are delayed and are adopting distancing rules
Written by Louise Chu of the Chicago Tribune The outdoor farmers market season in Chicago traditionally kicks off on the first Saturday of May at Green City Market. The crown jewel of organic produce transforms a grassy corner of Lincoln Park into a …
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Posted April 28, 2020
Green City Market's Lincoln Park Opening Day postponed
Extension of Illinois shelter-in-place and Chicago Park District closures freeze permit process GCM will continue home deliveries of fresh, local food With May 2 right around the corner, I am writing to welcome you to Green City Market's 21st season …
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Posted April 23, 2020
CBS: Farmers Struggling As Restaurants, Farmer's Markets Close During Pandemic
Reporting by CBS Chicago This pandemic is hurting area farmers, not only those supplying tp restaurants, but those counting on farmer’s markets. Abby Schilling owns Mick Klug Farm with her husband in St. Joe Michigan. She told CBS 2 that 50% pr…
