Bob BenensonMay 172 min readBerry Good News: 1st Strawberries are In!Thursday was a lot, but I managed to squeeze in a first-of-the-season visit to the late afternoon/evening Lincoln Square Farmers Market in t
Bob BenensonMay 165 min readAfter 11 Years, Foodshed Co-op Breaks The TapeScott and Kim Brix had the honor of cutting the ceremonial ribbon on Wednesday (May 15) at the opening of the FOODshed co-op grocery store..
Bob BenensonMay 145 min readFarmers Market Webinar Recording for You!The conversation on last night’s Local Food Forum “Better” Dialogues, titled Food Education and Its Impact.
Bob BenensonMay 101 min readMarket, May I?With the Chicago Chefs Cookbook launch at Mariano’s Lakeview on my calendar for 11 a.m. (details below), I had to make an early morning...
Bob BenensonMay 93 min readThe Lighter Side of Green City MarketFor most of its history, Green City Market’s Saturday markets in Lincoln Park have drawn big crowds of local food lovers...
Bob BenensonMay 35 min readBob's Charmed (and Locally Farmed) LifeYeah, this is the life. It’s May, the outdoor farmers market season is off to the races (and it happens to be Kentucky Derby day), and...
Bob BenensonMay 19 min readUptown Market's New Year on the BlockCreated in 2021 by the developing Chicago Market co-op grocery store project, the market spent its first two years in the shadows just...