Learn About Chicago’s Green City Market Sept. 27 at the Stevenson Center on Democracy

Green City Market board member Elizabeth Richter will share the inspiring story and mission of the Green City Market this Sunday, Sept. 27 at 2 p.m. at The Stevenson Center on Democracy (25200 N. St. Mary’s Rd. Lake Forest, IL 60045). 

Richter will discuss the contribution the Green City Market and its vendors make to ensure Chicagoans access to local, sustainable food. Tickets are $15 for the general public and free for students that register online using their school email. Make your reservation today at http://www.stevensoncenterondemocracy.org/events.html Copies of the Green City Market Cookbook will be available to purchase or may be purchased on line here.

The Green City Market was founded with a plan to provide a marketplace for purchasing

sustainably grown food that educates, promotes, and connects farmers and local producers directly to chefs, restaurateurs and the greater Chicago community. In 2014 they launched the Green City Market Cookbook which includes more than 90 seasonal recipes from the local Chicago community of customers, volunteers, farmers and Chicago Chefs.

Chicago’s Green City Market has been named one of America’s Top 10 Farmer’s Markets by USA Today. It has come a long way since its humble beginnings 1998. The Market started as a handful of vendors in an alley next to the Chicago Theater and has since grown into the best and biggest farmers market in Chicago with more than 60 vendors and 175,000 visitors per year. 

Green City Market Chef BBQ Restaurant List Continues to Grow; Secure your tickets now.

Green City Market’s 15^th annual Chef BBQ benefit, taking place this Thursday, July 16 from 5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. (VIP entry at 4:30 p.m.) in Lincoln Park, continues to add high-profile restaurants to their ever-growing list of participants. Complementing the BBQ’s 100+ chefs and restaurants are more than 30 of the Midwest’s best brewers, distilleries, wineries, and mixologists will feature locally made craft beer, wine, hand-crafted cocktails and non-alcoholic beverages.

Green City Market Chef BBQ Attendees.
Photo credit: Cindy Kurman, Kurman Communications, Inc.

With the BBQ only days away and Thursday’s forecast looking bright, now is the time to secure your ticket to Chicago’s most exciting food fest of the summer. Tickets to the benefit go a long way in helping Green City Market cover operating costs year-round. Green City Market Chef BBQ tickets can be bought online here. For more information on the BBQ including pictures from last summer’s benefit, visit the Green City Market Newsroom.

New additions to the fabulous roster include chefs from hotels such as the Waldorf Astoria Chicago to Girl & the Goat Executive Chef Stephanie Izard’s upcoming Chinese restaurant Duck Duck Goat. Hospitality groups such as Element Collective (Nellcote, Old Town Social, Leghorn Chicken, RM Champagne Salon, Owen + Alchemy, Kinmont ) and One Off Hospitality Group (Blackbird, Nico Osteria, The Publican, Ladies of Pastry) also will be taking part in the highly-anticipated benefit.

Below is a complete list of the restaurants and beverage providers partaking in the 2015 Green City Market Chef BBQ:

Restaurants

312Chicago

676 Restaurant and Bar                

Ada St.

Arbor

Armour & Swift

Atwood Restaurant

Balena   

Bar Takito / Takito Kitchen          

BellyQ

Big Jones            

Bistronomic                       

Boka

Boltwood           

Bottlefork / The Duck Inn            

Cafe des Architectes     

ceres' table        

CH Distillery

Chilam Balam / Shaman by Chilam Balam              

Cochon Volant 

Cookies & Carnitas

Dirk's Fish & Gourmet Shop

DMK Burger Bar / Fish Bar / MK

Element Collective: Nellcote / Old Town Social / Leghorn Chicken / RM Champagne Salon / Owen + Alchemy / Kinmont

Eli’s Cheesecake              

Embeya

Farmhouse Chicago       

Feast / Goddess & Grocer

Fork       

Formento's

FOUND                

Frontera Grill / Topolobampo / XOCO    

Frontier

Gather  

Girl & the Goat / Little Goat / Duck Duck Goat    

Prairie Grass Cafe's George Bumbaris and Sarah Stegner.
Photo credit: Cindy Kurman, Kurman Communications, Inc.

Goose Island Beer Company

GT Fish and Oyster         

HaiSous

Haymarket Pub & Brewery

Heartland Meats Inc.

Highflier Provisions        

Homestead on the Roof              

Japonais by Morimoto                  

Knife & Tine

La Sirena Clandestina  and the upcoming El Che Bar

Lillie's Q / LQ Chicken Shack

Limelight             

Lockwood Restaurant & Bar

Lula

Maddy's Dumpling House

Madison & Rayne           

Maple & Ash                     

Momotaro

North Pond Restaurant

One Off Hospitality Group: Blackbird / Nico Osteria / The Publican

One Off Hospitality Group: Ladies of Pastry

Osteria Via Stato             

Park Grill at Millennium Park      

Perennial Virant

Piece Brewery

Prairie Grass Cafe           

Red Door

River Roast

Sable Kitchen & Bar        

Salero Restaurant           

Seedling              

Sepia

Seven Lions       

Shaw's Crab House         

Smoque and Ina              

Sofitel Chicago Water Tower

Sunday Dinner Club / Honey Butter Fried Chicken

Table, Donkey and Stick               

Taus Authentic                 

Terzo Piano       

tesori trattoria and bar

TÊTE Charcuterie             

The Betty           

The Bristol          

The Chopping Block

The Dawson

The Gage / Acanto

The Glunz Tavern            

The Kitchen

The Nomad Food Co.                    

The Peninsula Chicago

The Radler

The Signature Room at the 95th®

The Terrace at The Conrad

Three Floyds Brewpub 

Trenchermen / Pub Royale

Uncommon Ground & Greenstar Brewing

Uncommon Ground on Devon  

Vie Restaurant 

Villains Chicago

Waldorf Astoria Chicago               

White Oak Tavern & Inn               

Wood Restaurant

Beverages

Bell’s Brewery

Blaum Bros. Distilling Co.

Candid Wines

CH Distillery

Columbia Street Roastery

Dablon Vineyards Winery & Tasting Room

Forbidden Root Brewery

Fresh Coast

Goose Island Beer Company

Grand River Spirits

Half Acre Beer Co.

Hickory Creek Winery

Illinois Sparkling Co.

Intelligentsia Coffee / Kilogram Tea

KOVAL Distillery

Lakeshore Beverage

Lehmans Orchard

Lush Wine & Spirits featuring Chateau Nomad

Metropolitan Brewing

Midwest Wine Selections

Moody Tongue Brewing Company

New Holland Brewing and Artisan Spirits

North Shore Distillery

Off Color Brewing

Oppidan Spirits

Quincy Street Distillery

Three Floyds Brewpub

Two Brothers Brewing Co.

Vitani Spirits

Wirtz Beverage Group

Twenty-One New Restaurants Featured at Green City Market’s 15th Annual Chef BBQ Benefit July 16

CHICAGO, IL, July 2015 — Twenty-one new restaurants will join Green City Market’s 15th annual Chef BBQ Benefit 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., Thursday, July 16 in Lincoln Park. The BBQ will showcase the who’s who of Chicago’s culinary scene, including this year’s new comers: Acanto, Arbor, Bar Takikto, Bohemian House, Bottlefork, Fork, Formento's, Frontier, HaiSous, Japonais by Mormioto, Lillie’s Q, Maddy’s Dumpling House, River Roast, Salero, Seven Lions, Taus Authentic Food, The Duck Inn, The Gage, The Kitchen, The Nomad Food Company and Villains Chicago. The list of new restaurants continues to grow, so be sure check the Green City Market website often to see what restaurants have been added.

All dishes served at the BBQ feature items offered from the bounty of the market with over 100 chefs and restaurants creating culinary magic. In addition to food, more than 30 of the Midwest’s best brewers, distilleries, wineries, and mixologists will feature locally made craft beer, wine, hand-crafted cocktails and non-alcoholic beverages. 

For the 5th consecutive year, the Green City Market BBQ lead sponsor is Wirtz Beverage Group. Their featured brands this year are: 

• Craft Beer/Cider: BuckleDown Brewery, Une Annee, 4 Hands Brewing, and Citizen Cider
• Craft Spirits: Death’s Door Spirits, Suerte Tequila, Templeton Rye Whiskey

For additional information, visit the Wirtz Beverage website at http://www.wirtzbev.com/drinks@chefbbq. 

Advance tickets are available through Brown Paper Tickets and at the Green City Market on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Check the Green City Market website at http://gcmchefbbq.brownpapertickets.com/. General admission tickets are $125; individual VIP tickets are $250. 

For the first time this year, VIP tickets may be purchased in various quantities, making it easy for companies and families to enjoy the special treatment in groups of whatever table configuration they want. VIP experience will feature elegant décor, with optional seating styles for tables of 2, 4, 6 or more. Large corporate cabanas seat 16 for $10,000 and include a dedicated server for food and beverage service. Logo recognition is available at the gold level as well as placement on cabana, step & repeat, and program. Private lounge grouping seats 10 guests for $5,000, including a small cabana, a dedicated server for food and beverage service and logo recognition at the silver level in program and on cabana. VIP ticket holders are treated to a special early VIP reception from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Guests are encouraged to purchase tickets early, as this event has sold out in past years.

Visit the Green City Market Website for a complete list of participants.

Grilling for Father's Day? Shop for Dad at Green City Market

This Father’s Day weekend, skip the trip to the local grocery store. Instead, plan your meals and more at Green City Market. There is no better way to have a traditional Father’s Day than with delicious grilled meats and veggies that you know are sustainable and all-natural. Located in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood, Green City Market (7 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Wednesday and Saturday between Clark Street and Stockton Drive at approximately 1817 N. Clark), Green City Market Fulton in the Fulton Market District (799 W. Fulton Market at Halsted; 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays only), and Green City Market Soho House, 113-125 North Green Street, Chicago (opening Sunday, June 14 and running 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. every second Sunday of the month through October 11) are filled with dozens of farmers and vendors stocked with fresh goodies the whole family can enjoy.

Let Dad fill his grill with meat bought straight from the farmers who raised it and with veggies picked the morning you buy them. While you’re there, pick up a copy of the Green City Market Cookbook and discover new ways to grill the classics. 

The Green City Market Cookbook is a collection of recipes gathered from our entire community of customers, volunteers, farmers and Chicago chefs. Each recipe was carefully selected by a team of culinary professionals and features the main crops of each season, and the story behind the recipe from each contributor.

The culinary talent of The Green City Market community is what makes this book unique. It's like a giant recipe swap where professional chefs, customers, and farmers exchange their favorite things to cook with the best ingredients from each season.

GCM Cookbook is available at the market as well as on the Green City Market website http://www.greencitymarket.org. The cost is $24.95.

What's in it?

• Over 90 seasonal recipes based on ingredients from the market.
• Appetizers, entrees, soups and desserts for each season.
• Over 100 photos of the delicious dishes and their key ingredient so you know what to look for at the market.
• Each recipe features a short story submitted by the recipe's author about why the recipe is special to them.

Buy Dad and the Family Tickets to the Green City Market BBQ Thursday, July 16
 

Green City Market will be hosting its 15th annual Chef BBQ Benefit 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, July 16 in Lincoln Park, featuring the who’s who of Chicago’s culinary scene. It makes the perfect father’s day gift for the foodie dad in your life.

All dishes served at the BBQ feature items offered from the bounty of the market with nearly 100 chefs and restaurants creating culinary magic. In addition to food, 50 of the Midwest’s best brewers, distilleries, wineries, and mixologists will feature locally made craft beer, wine, hand-crafted cocktails and non-alcoholic beverages. Advance tickets are available through Brown Paper Tickets and at the Green City Market on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Check the Green City Market website at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event. General admission tickets are $125; individual VIP tickets are $250. For the first time this year, VIP tickets may be purchased in various quantities, making it easy for companies and families to enjoy the special treatment in groups of whatever table configuration they want. VIP ticket holders are treated to a special early VIP reception from 4:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Guests are encouraged to purchase tickets early this year as this event has sold out in past years.

 Summer Bean Salad with Sun Gold Tomatoes, Market Herbs, Smoked Trout, and Goat Cheese Dressing

I’ve been going to Green City Market twice a week since 1999. My thing is to get there before anybody else, just before it opens, around 6:00 a.m. At that hour, I might chance upon a special find or something in limited quantity: tiny mustard greens with flowers, baby sunchokes, or the first of the July tomatoes. The beans and tomatoes in this dish just happened to be sitting on Beth Eccles’ tables at the Green Acres Farm stand one day, and the idea leapt into my mind to do a light salad with smoked trout from Rushing Waters. These are the kinds of magical moments you search for as a chef; those that seem to happen at that early morning hour as you walk through the day’s harvest. —Jason Hammel, co-owner/chef, Lula Cafe; co-owner, Nightwood Restaurant

Prep time: 30 minutes

Cook time: 1 minute

Makes 4 servings

2 ¼ teaspoons salt, divided

½ pound mixed pole beans, such as yellow, green, and haricots verts, etc.

2 small pattypan squash, sliced on a mandoline or very thinly sliced

2 radishes, sliced on a mandoline or very thinly sliced

½ cup yellow Sun Gold cherry tomatoes, quartered or halved

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

2 teaspoons red wine vinegar or champagne vinegar

¼ cup chopped mixed fresh herbs, such as tarragon, thyme, basil, and chives

¼ cup sour cream

¼ cup buttermilk

1 small shallot, minced

1 tablespoon honey

1 ½ teaspoons cider vinegar

1 teaspoon Dijon mustard

½ cup crumbled goat cheese

3 ounces smoked trout, broken into chunks

Cooking Instructions:

1. Place a bowl of ice water next to the sink
2. Fill a large stockpot with water and place it over high heat. Add 2 teaspoons of the salt and bring to a rolling boil. Add the beans and simmer for 30 seconds to 1 minute. Remove from the heat.
3. Drain the beans and plunge them into the ice water bath to cool. Drain, pat dry with a paper towel, and cut the beans on the bias into ½-inch slices.
4. In a large bowl, toss together the beans, squash, radishes, tomatoes, oil, red wine vinegar, and the remaining ¼ teaspoon of salt. Add the herbs and toss again.
5. In a medium bowl, combine the sour cream, buttermilk, shallot, honey, cider vinegar, and mustard and mix well. Stir in the goat cheese.
6. Spoon the dressing onto 4 serving plates. Top with the bean mixture and smoked trout and serve.

Reprinted with permission from The Green City Market Cookbook, Agate Publishing, 2014.

About Green City Market

Green City Market is a 501(c)(3) not for profit organization celebrating its 17th anniversary. The mission of Green City Market is to provide a marketplace for purchasing sustainably grown food and to educate, promote and connect farmers and local producers directly to chefs, restaurateurs, and the greater Chicago community. Green City Market values education about quality food and its source. Green City Market values farmers who take care of the land; the preservation of sustainably farmed land; a vibrant thriving community of local farms; and consumption of locally grown foods.

Green City Market’s incredible momentum comes from its broad base of support including conscientious and caring farmers and producers, consumers, chefs, restaurateurs, and other culinary professionals. It also reflects Chicagoans' increasing concern for a more sustainable food system by improving the quality of food on the table, produced by local farmers using organic and sustainable practices that preserves the environment for future generations. GCM's support of these local artisan farmers and producers increases the density of fresh, high-quality, locally produced food in Chicago, and provides the basis for a regional cuisine.

Photo credit: Cindy Kurman, Kurman Communications, Inc.

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Plan a Green City Market Mother's Day Weekend Outing Saturday, May 9

Share:    Looking for the perfect Mother's Day weekend outing? Look no further than Green City Market. Spend a beautiful morning and afternoon strolling through Lincoln Park and enjoy purchasing delicious,  sustainable foods from Green City Market farmers and vendors (7 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Wednesday and Saturday in Lincoln Park between Clark and Stockton Drive at approximately 1817 N. Clark.  Start your Saturday at 9 a.m. listening to mbria  music by Matthew Shelton, then catch Food Network stars The Hardy Boy's Dan Smith and Steve McDonagh cooking demo at 10:30 a.m., have lunch and checkout the Edible Garden.  Don't forget to pick up goods for your Mother's Day meal.  Looking for the perfect gift? No kitchen should be without the Green City Market Cookbook. Grab a copy and some flowers. Mom will be thrilled. The Green City Market Cookbook is a collection of recipes gathered from our entire community of customers, volunteers, farmers and Chicago chefs. Each recipe was carefully selected by a team of culinary professionals and features the main crops of each season, and the story behind the recipe from each contributor. The culinary talent of The Green City community is what makes our book unique. It's like a giant recipe swap where professional chefs, customers, and farmers exchange their favorite things to cook with the best ingredients from each season. GCM Cookbook is available at the market as well as on the Green City Market websitehttp://www.greencitymarket.org. The cost is $24.95. Books also will be available for purchase at the Green City Market annual barbecue event, Thursday, July 16.    What's in it? • Over 90 seasonal recipes based on ingredients from the market. • Appetizers, entrees, soups and desserts for each season. • Over 100 delicious photos of the completed dishes and their key ingredient so you know what to look for at the market. • Each recipe features a short story submitted by the recipe's author about why the recipe is special to them.

Roast Leg of Lamb in Garlic-Mint Marinade with Pea Shoot Salad from The Green City Market Cookbook   My mother, Helen, roasted a leg of lamb some Sundays for supper following church. She always put so much care and attention into her cooking that she didn't even realize how detailed her effort was. For example, she would squeeze a lemon over the lamb and then make small incisions in the meat and insert slivers of garlic. Under the leg of lamb, she would place small new potatoes, onions, and more garlic for added flavor. Finally, she made a great pan jus with the delicious lamb drippings. Our family is Armenian, so lamb is a major part of our culture, heritage, and life! -Carrie Nahabedian, chef/owner, Naha and Brindille; Green City Market board member Prep time: 25 minutes Standing time: 30 minutes Cook time: 1 hour 20 minutes Makes 8 servings For the Lamb: 1 (4-5-lb) whole bone-in leg of lamb Kosher salt, as needed Freshly ground black pepper, as needed 1 cup packed fresh mint leaves, chopped 4 cloves garlic, minced 24 medium-sized firm new red potatoes, halved (if the potatoes are small, use more and leave them whole) ¼  cup olive oil, divided 4 sprigs fresh thyme (optional) 1 head garlic, separated into cloves ⅓ cup white or red wine For the Pea Shoot Salad: 2 teaspoons olive oil 1 ½ teaspoons sherry wine vinegar 3 ounces (about 4 cups) fresh pea shoots Shaved radishes (optional) To make the Lamb: 1. Butterfly the lamb and remove the bone, excess fat, heavy silverskin, and tendons. Sprinkle the inside and outside of the lamb generously with salt and black pepper. Rub the mint and garlic over the inside and outside of the lamb. Roll the lamb up and tie with kitchen string. Let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. 2. Preheat the oven to 425°F. 3. In a large, shallow roasting pan, place the potatoes. Add 2 tablespoons of the olive oil and season with salt and black pepper. Toss well. Place the thyme sprigs (if using) over the potatoes. Add the garlic to the pan. Place the lamb over the potatoes and drizzle the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil over lamb. Roast until nicely browned, about 15 minutes. 4. Reduce the oven temperature to 325°F and continue roasting for 1 hour to 1 hour and 20 minutes (depending on the size of the lamb), until the internal temperature of the thickest part of the meat registers 130°F. Remove from the oven. 5. While the lamb is roasting, test the potatoes by piercing them with a fork. When they are tender, transfer them to a bowl and keep warm. 6. Transfer the lamb to a platter, tent with foil, and let rest for 20 minutes before carving. 7. Place the pan full of drippings over 1 or 2 burners on the stovetop. Add the wine and cook over medium-high heat, scraping the drippings from bottom of pan. Add a splash of water, if needed, and bring to a boil. Stir in any juices from the lamb platter. Remove from the heat but keep warm for serving. To make the Pea Shoot Salad: 1. In a medium bowl, whisk together the oil and vinegar. Add the pea shoots and radishes (if using) and toss well. To serve: 1. Carve the lamb into slices and serve with the warm potatoes and pan juices. Garnish with the salad. Reprinted with permission from The Green City Market Cookbook, Agate Publishing, 2014.

Green City Market Names New Executive Director - Melissa Flynn

Chicago -- Melissa Flynn has been named executive director of Green City Market  one of the nation’s preeminent sustainable farmers markets, located in Chicago. Flynn comes to Green City Market with   extensive leadership experience including eight years as executive director of the Lincoln Square Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce.  “We are thrilled to have Melissa Flynn as our new Executive Director,” said Vi Daley, co-president of the Green City Market board. “Melissa has a very impressive background which will be beneficial to our market,” she said.  Sarah Stegner, co-president of the Green City Market board said: “Melissa’s passion for sustainability is the perfect fit for the market.” “This is a very exciting time to be working in the field of sustainability and urban agriculture and I cannot think of a better place to do so than the Green City Market,” said Melissa Flynn.   Flynn is a skilled and experienced executive with a proven track record for creating a successful business climate balanced by strong values of sustainability and community.   Most recently, Flynn was managing partner of MJF Partners LLC, focusing on helping small businesses and non-profits in strategic planning, internal restructuring and identifying key collaboration and marketing opportunities. Flynn has a Masters Degree in Human Resources from Loyola University and is a graduate of the Institute of Organization Management from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.  About Green City Market Green City Market is a 501 (c) (3) not for profit organization celebrating its 17th anniversary. The mission of Green City Market is to provide a marketplace for purchasing sustainably grown food and to educate, promote and connect farmers and local producers directly to chefs, restaurateurs and the greater Chicago community. Green City Market values education about quality food and its source. Green City Market is funded by individual donations, corporation sponsorships, grants and fund raising events. Learn more about Green City Market at http://www.greencitymarket.org and follow it on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/greencitymarket and Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/greencitymarket. Post photos on Instagram at http://www.instagram.com/GreenCityMarket.

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Great Holiday Shopping. Don't forget HoliDose this Sunday!

 

 

Green City Market will be at Dose Market taking place this Sunday at VenueOne, 1034 W. Randolph. Dose Market is a great place to pickup last minute holiday gifts. Green City Market volunteers will be on hand with Green City's new Cookbook, wrapped or unwrapped it's the perfect gift for the foodie in your life!

A Dose to eat, shop, laugh, lounge and gift, it's the biggest Dose yet, showcasing 115 of the finest

makers, bakers artisans, entrepreneurs and, well, us! Cheer alongside our fair city's finest in food, fashion and fun and take home delights for everyone on your list. It's the HoliDose!
 

THE DOSE 411

Dose Market 

December 14th, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

VenueOne

1034 W. Randolph, Chicago, IL 60642

eat, shop, laugh, lounge and gift

Tickets are $8 online, $10 at the door, both include free drink ticket for 21+

Kids under 12 always free.  No pups.

Free coat check.

Street and valet parking available. CTA Morgan Street station nearby.

Tomorrow Marks #GivingTuesday. Contribute to Green City Market

#GivingTuesday kicks off tomorrow and it’s a perfect time to bring awareness to donations needed to sustain Green City Market. Why is Green City Market unique in its needs to raise funds?

 “It’s expensive to run Green City Market,” says Sarah Stegner, co-president of the board. "We understand that a lot of customers think that shopping at Green City Market supports the market’s operations. It doesn't."
 

Green City Market’s greatest challenge is balancing the growing expenses of running an outdoor

market while keeping its farm fees as low as possible. Green City Market's booth fees are among the lowest in Chicago by $10-$20 per market. However these fees cover just 14% of its expenses to run an outdoor market, with its top expenditures being mulch to keep our shoppers and vendors dry in inclement weather, park district fees, and the required outdoor restrooms.Because of the difference in Green City Market’s costs to operate Chicago’s first year-round farmers market and keeping its farmers' fees intentionally low, Green City Market must rely on the support of generous individuals to help cover this difference.

Green City Market asks you to please consider making a tax deductible donation to our 501 (c) 3 charitable organization to help cover the gap between its costs to run the market and its intentionally low farmers' fees. By giving to Green City Market, you are impacting the Chicago community by supporting the belief that good food is a right, not a privilege.

All donations greater than $50 receive a free tote bag!
 

This year’s new effort to raise money through the sale of the Green City Market Cookbook provides an added income stream to help supplement the cost of running the market. The cookbook makes a perfect holiday gift and those who purchase the book can feel a personal reward as they are helping support the market’s bottom line. This year’s #GivingTuesday dollars can go even further as Green City Market has a $20k matching gift for our Edible Gardens program. Green City Market will create donation cards if anyone wants to give a gift to a Market fan. Additionally, Green City Market offers sponsorship opportunities to support programs such as Chef Demonstrations, the Green City Market Chefs Barbecue, Eat Local campaign and Club Sprout activities.

Green City Market is honored to be among the thousands of businesses to join the national #GivingTuesday movement to encourage spending with a purpose.  #GivingTuesday is the first of its kind effort to harness the collective power of a unique blend of partners - charities, families, businesses and individuals – to transform how people think about, talk about and participate in the giving season. Coinciding with the holiday shopping season, #GivingTuesday inspires people to take collaborative action which will improve their local communities, give back in better, smarter ways to the charities and causes they support and help create a better world.

Contributions may be made by visiting: https://www.greencitymarket.org/support/index.asp

Donate today!

"Good food is a right, not a privilege." ~Alice Waters

Here is how your donation helps Green City Market. If you give…

$30 you have provided our daily match for 2 Illinois Link card holders.

$50 you have bought 2 weeks of produce for the Club Sprouts program.

$100 you have supported the cost of our compost program for a single market.

$250 you have purchased chef demo supplies for a month.

$500 you have paid for mulch expenses for one market.

$1000 you have provided scholarships for 2 of our farmers.

$2000 you have covered our per market difference between operating costs

Green City Market Junior Board Online Auction Now Live

The  Green  City  Market  Junior  Board  is hosting an  online  auction packed  with  exciting,  one-of-a-kind  experiences  for  Chicago  food  and  drink  lovers.

This  year,  the  auction  features coveted  items  such  as A  Glittering  Night  at  the  James  Beard  Awards:  VIP  treatment  at  the  "Oscars  of  Food,"  plus  dinner  at  Beard  Award-winning  Frontera  Grill,  or  Stock  Your  Home  Bar  with  Your
Own  Mixology  Class:  Charcoal  Bar's  Danielle  Pizzutillo  conducts  a  private  mixology  course  for  6  –bottles  included.

The  online  auction  can  be  found  at  http://www.32auctions.com/gcm2014 and  will  end  on  Sunday,  November  16th at  6  pm.

The  online  auction  items  include:
• A  Glittering  Night  at  The  James  Beard  Awards
• Brewer  for  a  Day  +  Dinner  in  Pilsen
• Butchering  Class  and  Dinner  in  Wicker  Park
• Distilling  and  Brewery  Tours  Around  Lake  Michigan
• Do  Ravinia  Right:  Music  &  Picnic  Under  the  Stars
• Exclusive  Rooftop  Dinner  for  6  at  Lightology
• Pies  +  Beer  +  Live  Music=  Epic  Summer  Fun
• Private  Wood-¬-Fired  Dinner  for  12
• StockYour  Home  Bar  with  Your  Own  Mixology  Class

The auction is being held in conjunction with the Green City Market Junior Board’s Thursday,  November  13 local  and  seasonal  fall  fundraiser,

A  (Mostly)  Veggie  Affair:  Cheat  on  Meat  or  Go  Whole  Beast!
at  Wicker  Park’s  Chop  Shop  &  The  1st  Ward  (2033  W.  North  Ave.)  from  7 p.m. to  10 p.m.  Throughout  the  evening,  guests  will  enjoy  a  walk-around  stationed  tasting  featuring  local  chefs’  all-vegetable  dishes  made  with  Green  City  Market vendor  produce.  Complementing the array of  delicious
vegetarian  fare,  Junior  Board  member  chefs  Jared  Batson,  Scott Manley  and  Eric  Mansavage  also  will prepare  three  whole  pigs  “Three  Little  Pig-¬-style,”  incorporating  straw,  wood  and  bricks  both  in  their  cooking  methods  and  for  creative  inspiration.  With  all  the  great  local  food  on  offer,  attendees  will  be  able  to
Cheat  on  Meat  or  Go  Whole  Beast!


Tickets  are  on  sale  now  for  $55 at http://gcmveggieaffair.brownpapertickets.com/.
Proceeds  from  both  the  event  and  the  online  auction  will  benefit  Green  City  Market’s  LINK  Card  matching  program,  Illinois'  food  assistance  program  that  enables  families  to  purchase  wholesome  local  and  seasonal  food  from  the  farmers’ market.


Green City Market
Green City Market is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to improve the availability of a diverse range of high-quality foods by providing a marketplace for purchasing sustainably grown food and to educate, promote, and connect farmers and local producers directly to chefs, restaurateurs, and the greater Chicago community. Green City Market, Chicago’s only year-round sustainable farmers market, operates May-October at the south end of Lincoln Park, 7am-1pm, every Wednesday and Saturday and in the Fulton Market District at 222 North Halsted Saturdays from 7am-1pm. The Market moves indoors to the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum November-April. For more information, visit www.greencitymarket.org or call (773) 880-1266.

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Cantina de la Granja Green City Market benefit event on October 29

Cantina de la Granja (5025 N. Clark) is hosting a Green City Market benefit on October 29 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. A Modern Mexican restaurant opening in early 2015 in Chicago's Andersonville neighborhood, Cantina de la Granja's vision is to innovate traditional and regional Mexican dishes through modern culinary techniques while keeping flavors authentic. 

Cantina de la Granja will provide a Midwest farm-to-table experience by sourcing from a hyper-local group of farmers and growers, with 70% to 75% of the ingredients including meats, seafood and vegetables, sourced within 200 miles of Chicago. The owner is Mark Robertson (Uptown Management Group - Crew Bar & Grill, Sofo Tap). The exec chef is Diana Davila.

In addition, Cantina de la Granja will feature a 1,400 square foot rooftop garden designed to produce 1,000 pounds of ingredients, not only to be use in the restaurant, but also as a source to prototype varietals such as peppers that will continue to be harvested at local farms. 

All proceeds of ticket sales will be donated to Green City Market. The tickets are all inclusive and just $60.  Purchase tickets on line here: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/886552.

Photo description: Taco de Cabrito Adobado on flour tortilla with ancient herbs and cacao. Taco of slow clay roasted goat in vinegar, dried chilies, citrus and coffee on a made by my hand, family recipe of Chihuahua flour tortilla. To finish chopped onions and obscure Mexican herbs hoja santa & papalo and grated cacao.