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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…
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Posted April 20, 2020
How to Stock Your Kitchen and Stomach During a Pandemic
By Isabel Markowski, RDN, LDN With current COVID-19 conditions, many of Chicago’s grocery store shelves have become ghost towns. As a registered dietitian, I always support fresh produce as the top-line of nutrition, frequenting Green City Mark…
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Posted April 16, 2020
Forbes: Eight Gourmet Provisions To Elevate Your Home Cooking
Written By: Amber Gibson We still have at least a few weeks of mandatory staying at home, and your recipe repertoire may be running thin. You don't necessarily have to embark on a complicated new recipe requiring hours to prepare to impress your quar…
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Posted April 16, 2020
Dining Out: Green City Market Making it Simple to Buy Local in Chicago
Written By: Kaleigh Glaza Trying to eat fresh while you’re at home? It’s easier than you think! You can now #stayathome and still stay connected to your local Midwest farmers by shopping online from Green City Market Delivered, or through…
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Posted April 13, 2020
Chicago Mag: How Illinois Farms Are Staying Afloat
Written By: Maggie Hennessy Trent Sparrow, owner of Catalpa Grove Farm in Dwight, about 80 miles southwest of Chicago,usually doesn’t follow the news too closely. On March 15, he was overseeing the birth of lambs when Governor J.B. Pritzker ann…
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Posted April 13, 2020
Eater: Illinois's Small Farmers Turn to Tech During Pandemic Restaurant Closures
Written By: Naomi Waxman It’s kidding season at Prairie Fruits Farm & Creamery in downstate Champaign. Co-owners Leslie Cooperband and husband Wes Jarrell are, as Cooperband describes it, in the midst of “full-on baby goat madness rig…
