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MONDAY
Farmstand at Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences (3857 W 111th St, Jun 16–Oct 17, 10am–5pm; also Tue–Sat)
Students work a 35-acre farm to harvest produce that is sold at this all-day market.
TUESDAY
City Farm (1240 N Clybourn Ave, Jun 5–Oct 25, 3–6pm; also Thu and Sat)
In the shadow of what’s left of Cabrini Green, the nonprofit Resource Center grows produce (much of which ends up at restaurants like Lula Café) above ground in raised dirt beds.
Federal Plaza (230 S Dearborn St, May 13–Oct 28, 7am–3pm)
Lincoln Square (4700 N Western Ave, Jun 10–Oct 28, 7am–2pm)
Museum of Contemporary Art (220 E Chicago Ave, Jun 10–Oct 28, 10am–6pm)
Prudential Plaza (Lake St at Beaubien Ct, Jun 10–Oct 21, 7am–3pm)
South Chicago (2650 E 83rd St, Jul 1–Oct 28, 9am–4pm)
WEDNESDAY
Chatham/Seaway (645 E 87th St, Jul 16–Oct 1, 9am–2pm)
Gately/Pullman (11141 S Cottage Grove Ave, Jun 11–Oct 29, 7am–2pm)
Green City (1750 N Clark St at Stockton Dr, May 14–Oct 29, 7am–1:30pm; also Sat)
New this year: At the Eat Green Foods booth (manned by the chefs behind Sunday Dinner Club), you’ll find Heartland beef burgers grilled to order with seasonal toppings from pickled ramps to heirloom tomatoes.
Lawndale/Green Youth Farm (3555 W Ogden Ave, July 9–Oct 15, 7am–2pm)
South Shore (7054 S Jeffery Blvd, Jun 11–Oct 29, 7am–2pm)
THURSDAY
City Farm (1240 N Clybourn Ave, Jun 5–Oct 25, 3–6pm)
Daley Plaza (50 W Washington St, May 15–Oct 2, 7am–3pm)
Dunning-Eli’s/Wright College (6701 W Forest Preserve Ave, Jun 19–Oct 30, 7am–2pm)
NEW Englewood (6452 S Ashland Ave, Jun 19–Oct 30, 9am–2pm)
At the Growing Home stand, produce like greens and salad mixes are from nearby Wood Street Urban Farm.
Hyde Park (5211 S Harper Ave, Jun 5–Oct 30, 7am–2pm)
NEW Sears Tower (233 S Wacker Dr, Jun 19–Oct 30, 7am–2pm)
Don’t miss the hand-packed pints of ice cream from the Amish-run County Farm.
Uptown (1145 W Wilson Ave, Jun 19–Oct 23, 8am–3pm)
SATURDAY
Austin (5500 W Madison St, Jul 12–Oct 25, 7am–2pm)
City Farm (1240 N Clybourn Ave, Jun 5–Oct 25, 10am–1pm)
Conuco (2800 W Division St, Jun 21–Sept 27, 9am–2pm)
A collaboration between Growing Power and the Puerto Rican Cultural Center, this market (whose name means “countryside”) will include artisan bread from Fulton Street Baking.
Edgewater (6034 N Broadway, Jun 28–Oct 18, 7am–noon)
Evanston (University Pl at Oak Ave, Evanston, May 17–Nov 14, 7:30am–1pm)
Forest Park French Market (Madison St at Circle Ave, Forest Park, April 26–Oct 25, 9am–1pm)
Look for the French nuns hawking homemade pastries.
Garfield Park (300 N Central Park Ave at Washington St, May 3–Oct 26, Sat and Sun 8am–5pm)
Green City (1750 N Clark St at Stockton Dr, May 17–Oct 25, 7am–1:30pm)
Lincoln Park (2001 N Orchard St, May 17–Oct 25, 7am–2pm)
Morgan Park (9200 S Ashland Ave, Jun 7–Oct 25, 7am–2pm)
Near North (50 W Division St, May 31–Oct 25, 7am–2pm)
Nettlehorst French Market (3252 N Broadway, Apr 26–Nov 1, 8am–2pm)
North Center (4100 N Lincoln Ave, Jun 14–Oct 18, 7am–2pm)
Oak Park (Lake St at Elmwood Ave, Oak Park, Jun 7–Oct 25, 7am–1pm)
This year, the market will be open from 8am–noon on May 24 and 31 to sell edible and flowering plants for those starting their gardening.
Printers Row (36 W Polk St, Jun 14–Oct 18, 7am–2pm)
NEW 61st Street Farmers Market (2650 E 83rd St, May 17–Oct 25, 9am–2pm)
Southport Green Market (1420 W Grace St, Jun 14–Oct 11, 8am–noon)
SUNDAY
Ashburn (7100 S Kedzie Ave, Jun 22–Oct 19, 7am–2pm)
Beverly (9500 S Longwood Dr, Jun 8–Oct 19, 7am–2pm)
NEW Bronzeville (4400 S Cottage Grove Ave, Jun 15–Oct 26, 10am–3pm)
NEW Erie Park (530 W Erie St, Jun 22–Oct 26, 7am–2pm)
The annual River North Summerfest will kick off this fledgling weekly market featuring seven produce vendors in the neighborhood’s two-year-old park.
Garfield Park (300 N Central Park Ave at Washington St, May 3–Oct 26, Sat and Sun 8am–5pm)
Logan Square (3107 W Logan Blvd, Jun 1–Oct 26, 10am–3pm)
Quiet hunger pangs with fresh hot crêpes from Cook au Vin’s stand.
Skokie (5127 Oakton St, Skokie, Jun 22–Oct 26, 7:30am-12:45pm)
Wicker Park/Bucktown (1425 N Damen Ave, Jun 8–Oct 26, 7am–2pm)
Jennifer
Fri, Jun 20, at 10:08pm
Here's the map:
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Karen
Sun, May 25, at 03:18pm
I drove out to Garfield Park only to be told by a woman in the Conservatory that the market will not be open this season.
Johanna
Wed, May 21, at 01:34pm
Where are the suburban markets?