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Bookmark This Article with Combined Lists of Farmers Markets and Other Outlets
As promised, this article combines the previously published Local Food Forum lists of Chicago region indoor winter farmers markets and other farms and outlets from which you can secure your off-season local food fix.
The following winter local food sources are in or serve the Chicago region. If you know of any that I missed, please share the details with me at bob@localfoodforum.com.
And if you are looking for winter farmers markets in Illinois outside Chicagoland, visit the Illinois Farmers Market Association website.
I recommend that you bookmark this page for easy access, though it will be pinned to the Local Food Forum website homepage throughout the season.
Also, please note that only some of the winter markets are held weekly; others are held on selected dates. Make sure you know before you go.
2025 CHICAGO REGION WINTER FARMERS MARKETS
(Alphabetical order)
61st Street Market (Chicago)
Location: Experimental Station, 6100 S. Blackstone Ave., Chicago
Day of Week/Time: Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Dates of Operation: 2nd Saturday of the month January - April
Batavia Indoor Market
Location: Grainology Brewstillery, 131 Flinn St., Suite C, Batavia
Day of Week/Time: Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Dates of Operation: Every Saturday through May 10
Buffalo Grove Indoor Winter Farmers Market
Location: Vernon Township Community Center, 2900 N. Main St.
Day of Week/Time: Sundays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Dates of Operation: 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month through April
Cary Winter Farmers Market (Crystal Lake)
Location: Algonquin Township Office, 3702 U.S. Highway 14, Crystal Lake
Day of Week/Time: Sundays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Dates of Operation: 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month through May 11
Community Indoor Farmers Market (Evanston)
Location: Immanuel Lutheran Church, 616 Lake St., Evanston
Day of Week/Time: Saturdays, 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Dates of Operation: Every other Saturday January 4-March 15 and April 5
Edgewater Indoor Market (Chicago)
Location: 5917 N. Broadway, Chicago
Day of Week/Time: Selected Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Dates of Operation: January 18, February 15, March 22
Farmers Market at the Dole (Crystal Lake)
Location: The Dole, 401 Country Club Road, Crystal Lake
Day of Week/Time: Sundays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Dates of Operation: Every other Sunday January 12-March 23; April 13 and 27
Green City Market Avondale (Chicago)
Location: 3031 N. Rockwell, Chicago
Day of Week/Time: Saturdays, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Dates of Operation: Every Saturday through March 22
Huntley Indoor Farmers Market
Location: Huntley Municipal Complex, 10987 Main St., Huntley
Day of Week/Time: Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Dates of Operation: 2nd Saturday of each month through April
Jefferson Park Sunday Market (Chicago)
Location: Irish American Heritage Center, 4626 N. Knox Ave.
Day of Week/Time: Selected Sundays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Dates of Operation:Â February 2, April 6, May 4
Logan Square Indoor Farmers Market (Chicago)
Location: 2537 N. Pulaski Rd., Chicago
Day of Week/Time: Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Dates of Operation: Every Saturday through March 29
Palatine Farmers Market
Location: 137 W. Wood St., Palatine
Day of Week/Time: Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Dates of Operation: 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month through April
Ravinia Winter Farmers Market (Highland Park)
Location: Wayfarer Theaters, 1850 W. 2nd St., Highland Park
Day of Week/Time: Saturdays, 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Dates of Operation: Every Saturday from January 11 through April 26
St. Charles Indoor Farmers Market
Location: Baker Memorial Church, 307 Cedar Ave., St. Charles
Day of Week/Time: Fridays, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Dates of Operation: Every Friday through May
Skokie Winter Farmers Market
Location: 4051 Main St., Skokie
Day of Week/Time: Sundays, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Dates of Operation: Every other Sunday January 12-March 23, plus April 13 and 27
South Loop Farmers Market — Roosevelt Collection (Chicago)
Location: Roosevelt Collection Shops, 150 W. Roosevelt Rd.
Day of Week/Time: Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Dates of Operation: Every Saturday, January 11-March 29
South Loop Farmers Market — Water Tower Place (Chicago)
Location: Water Tower Place, 835 N. Michigan Ave., 4th Floor
Day of Week/Time: Sundays, 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Dates of Operation: Every Saturday, January 12-March 30
Wheaton Indoor Market
Location: 117 W. Wesley, Wheaton
Day of Week/Time: Saturdays, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Dates of Operation: Every Saturday through April
Wicker Park Indoor Farmers Market (Chicago)
Location: The Robey, 2018 W. North Ave.
Day of Week/Time: Sundays, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Dates of Operation: Every other Sunday, January 5-March 30
Woodstock Farmers Market
Location: All Seasons Orchard, 14510 IL-176
Day of Week/Time: Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Dates of Operation: Every other Saturday from January 4 through March 29, and April 12 and 26
OTHER LOCAL FOOD OUTLETS SERVING THE CHICAGO REGION
(Alphabetical order)
99 Counties, Keystone, Iowa
E-Commerce, purchases shipped to home
Products: Regeneratively produced meats
Website: https://99counties.com/
All Grass Farms, Dundee, Illinois
On-farm store and E-Commerce, purchases shipped to home
Products: Meat, dairy
Website: https://allgrassfarms.com/
Bennett Farms, Edwardsburg, Michigan
E-Commerce, purchases shipped to home
Products: Pastured meats, dairy
Brian Severson Farms, Dwight, Illinois
E-Commerce, purchases shipped to home
Products: Organic flours and grains
Website: https://qualityorganic.net/
Finn's Ranch, Buchanan, Michigan
E-Commerce, drop sites, hand delivery in select Cook and DuPage County zip codes
Products: Grass-fed and pastured meats
Website: https://www.finnsranch.com/
Fresh Picks, Niles, Illinois
E-Commerce, hand delivery in much of Chicago area, and store pickup
Products: Online grocery with a wide range of better-for-people-and-the-planet products
Website: https://www.freshpicks.com/
Hazzard Free Farm, Pecatonica, Illinois
E-Commerce, purchases shipped to home
Products: Sustainably produced flours and grains
Website: https://www.hazzardfreefarm.com/
Jacobson Family Farms, Antioch, Illinois
E-Commerce, local home delivery and pickup
Products: Regeneratively produced products, meats, dairy, CBD products
Website: https://www.jacobsonfarms.com/
Jake's Country Meats, Cassopolis, Michigan
E-Commerce, meat drops, farm store, select retail outlets
Products: Pasture-raised meat
Website: https://jakescountrymeats.com/
Janie's Mill, Ashkum, Illinois
E-Commerce, purchases shipped to home
Products: Sustainably produced flours and grains
Website: https://www.janiesmill.com/
Kakadoodle, Matteson, Illinois
Collaborative E-Commerce site for products from Kakadoodle Farm and a number of regional produce, dairy, meat, egg and grain products
Website: https://kakadoodle.com/
Liberty Prairie Farm Store, Grayslake, Illinois
Brick-and-mortar store run by non-profit that also owns the nearby sustainable Prairie Crossing Farm
Products: Wide range of fresh, frozen and packaged goods from sustainable farms and producers
Mint Creek Farm, Cabery, Illinois
E-Commerce with hand delivery in parts of Chicago and select suburbs, shipping elsewhere
Products: The Carr family of Mint Creek Farm pioneered modern pasture-raising of livestock in east-central Illinois
Website: https://www.mintcreekfarm.com/
Nordic Creamery, Westby, Wisconsin
E-Commerce, purchases shipped to home
Products: Wide variety of goat and cow's milk cheese and butters
Website: https://www.nordiccreamery.com/
River Valley Ranch Mushrooms, Burlington, Wisconsin
E-Commerce with home delivery in selected Illinois and Wisconsin locations; nationwide shipping
Products: Fresh mushrooms, value-added products and sauces made with mushrooms
Website: https://rvrvalley.com/
Three Sisters Garden, Kankakee, Illinois
E-Commerce with twice-a-week hand delivery resumes January 29 after farmer Tracey Vowell's annual winter break
Products: Wide variety of produce, pecans, homemade glasswork
Village Farmstand, Evanston, Illinois
E-Commerce, brick-and-mortar pickup location
Products: Aggregated fresh, frozen and packaged products from numerous regional sustainable producers; owners also own the regenerative Tulip Tree Gardens farm in Beecher, Illinois
Website: https://villagefarmstand.store/
Wanda Farm, Harvard, Illinois
E-Commerce, purchases shipped to home; farm store and pickup
Products: Pasture-raised meats; farmer Joe Wanda is a strong advocate of regenerative farming practices.
Website: https://wandafarms.com/