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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...
Bob Benenson
May 172 min read
Berry 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 Benenson
May 165 min read
After 11 Years, Foodshed Co-op Breaks The Tape
Scott 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 Benenson
May 145 min read
Farmers Market Webinar Recording for You!
The conversation on last night’s Local Food Forum “Better” Dialogues, titled Food Education and Its Impact.
Bob Benenson
May 101 min read
Market, 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...
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