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Bob Benenson

Oct 25 min read

Chicago Region Farmers Market Schedule, October 4-10

FARMERS MARKETS l We've had a good long season for some of our summer crops. The clock is ticking though, so check the week's market sked

Bob Benenson

Sep 293 min read

Spirit of Farm Aid: Youthmarket, Compost, Big Apple Orchard

FARM AID l The Farm Aid organization presented its Spirit of Farm Aid Awards the evening before the big Sept. 21 Festival. See who got them.

Bob Benenson

Sep 281 min read

I Got Sunshine (and Local Produce) on a Cloudy Day

FARMERS MARKETS l The last September Saturday dawned gloomy in Chi. That's when our farmers market vendors need us most. My market haul...

Bob Benenson

Sep 266 min read

Chicago Region Farmers Market Schedule, September 27-October 3

FARMERS MARKETS l The O-word — October — has arrived in Local Food Forum's Chicago farmers market schedule. There's still a lot to love...

Bob Benenson

Sep 186 min read

Chicago Region Farmers Market Schedule, September 20-26

FARMERS MARKETS l Fall starts Sunday. There's still quite a bit of summer produce, but don't dally! Check out the Chicago area market sked..

Bob Benenson

Sep 141 min read

Season Overlap Continues at Chicago Farmers Markets

FARMERS MARKETS l Not much change in Chicago: still plenty of summer crops while we transition to fall. Zucchini may be getting scarcer...

Bob Benenson

Sep 72 min read

Winter Squash Squeezes in at Late Summer Chicago Market

FARMERS MARKET l It was a beautiful Saturday at Chicago's Green City Market, with a difference: The season's first appearance of outerwear.

Bob Benenson

Sep 63 min read

Green City Market Chef BBQ Was Smokin' Once Again

FARMERS MARKETS l Green City Market proved once again why its Chef BBQ fundraiser is Chicago's most anxiously awaited annual tasting event..

Bob Benenson

Sep 56 min read

Chicago Region Farmers Market Schedule, September 6-12

FARMERS MARKETS l It's still warm enough for summer wear at Chicago markets, but the clock's ticking on that beautiful peak season produce

Bob Benenson

Aug 293 min read

Dispatch from Colorado: Sometimes a Farmstand is the Place to Be

LOCAL FOOD l Local Food Forum subscriber Ruth Katcher has toured the West with local food stops. She shares an essay about a Colorado stand.