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Bob Benenson
Life is Just a Container of Cherries
Farmers Markets l Cherries are the latest variety of delicious local fruit to hit Chicago's farmers markets.
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Bob Benenson
Jun 67 min read
Local Food Forum's Website is LIVE
Local Food Forum l This new Local Food Forum website has launched. Visit often, send your feedback, and help us build a better food system.
Bob Benenson
Jun 64 min read
Chicago Region Farmers Market Schedule: June 7-13, 2024
Chicago Farmers Markets l So many farmers markets are open during the week of June 7-13. Let's get out there and support local farmers!
Bob Benenson
Jun 45 min read
SOAR Winners
Farmers Markets Chicago l The June surge of Chicago area farmers market openings has its charms, and this downtown market is one of them.
Bob Benenson
May 313 min read
If Beating the Rain Were an Olympic Sport...
I got out early Saturday morning because I was racing the rain on my first 2024 trip to the Green City satellite market in Chicago’s..
Bob Benenson
May 297 min read
Thank You, Farmer John
Wednesday brought the sad news that John Peterson, the legendary sustainable farming pioneer from Caledonia, Illinois, is shutting down...
Bob Benenson
May 245 min read
I've Got a Big Head (of Lettuce)
The idea that fresh, local, sustainably produced food at the farmers market is soooo expensive was always an exaggeration. Now, after...
Bob Benenson
May 226 min read
Hello, Picasso, My Old Friend
Barb and I had an errand to run in the Loop, so we timed it so we could drop in on the season opener of the venerable Daley Plaza Market...
Bob Benenson
May 194 min read
Beer Head-lines Chicago Events Roundup
I had the pleasure of being one of the first people to write a story about Begyle Brewing back in August 2012, when it was a craft beer...
Bob Benenson
May 184 min read
South Looping You in on Market Fun
The Saturday South Loop Farmers Market, in the same-name Chicago neighborhood just south of downtown, has been around for a few years...
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