Sunday, August 2, 2015
-- Week #12 of 23
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** Indicates an Associate Vendor whose product is being sold on commission at another Vendor's stall.
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The Logan Square
Farmers Market
is a project of
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MARKET NEWS
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| Urban beekeeper Michael Thompson from Chicago Honey Co-op. |
Chicago Honey Co-op is back this Sunday! Not only does this agricultural cooperative keep beehives and harvest and jar their honey, but they also practice and advocate for sustainable urban agriculture and awareness of the natural environment. Read more about them in this summer's issue of
Edible Magazine.
Looking for
produce this weekend? Well summer is in full swing now, so you have lots of options. Here's a list of just some of what this week's local farmers are bringing to the market:
- Sweet Corn
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| Organic sweet corn from Tempel Farm Organics. |
- Carrots (orange and purple!), Beets and Radishes
- Cucumbers
- Chard, Kale and Collard Greens
- Summer Squash, Zucchini and Eggplant
- Cabbage and Chinese Cabbage
- Lettuce (including arugula)
- Tomatos (heirloom, sungolds, blush and juliet)
- Potatoes
- Onions
- Garlic and Scapes
- Herbs (basil, parsley, oregano, to name just a few!)
See you at the market!
Rachel Fletcher
Market Manager
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Music at the Market: Bow Radleys
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The
Bow
Radleys are a group of fiddling friends who met at the Old Town School who love playing old time string music, and love it when people can't keep themselves from dancing to it! So put on your dancing shoes and join us.
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More at the Market:
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Community Tent:
Chicago Public Media serves the public interest by creating and delivering diverse, compelling content that informs, inspires, enriches and entertains. Through a broad range of media platforms, we connect diverse audiences in our service area and beyond to one another. We help them make a difference in our communities, our region, and our world.
ADVOCATES FOR URBAN AGRICULTURE
AUA is a coalition of individuals, organizations and businesses working to support and expand sustainable agriculture in the Chicago area, from home- and community-based growing to market gardens and small farms.
The group meets quarterly and maintains an array of working groups dedicated to pursuing AUA's mission through advocacy, outreach and resource sharing, with AUA's Steering Committee acting as its governing body. Membership is free.
If you have an interest in urban agriculture, of any sort, or are merely curious, stop by at Community Tent 2, and chat with us.
Community Class:
Yoga on the Grass by Tula Yoga Studio
10am-11am
Free community yoga class by our friends and neighbors at Tula Yoga Studio. Be sure to bring your own mat! More info at: http://tulayoga.net/
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It's National Farmers Market Week!
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A Last Word
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Dear Neighbors,
Not only did farmers markets get recognized with their own postage stamps last year (that's them, just above), but this year, as the number of markets nation wide tops 8,000, we've got National Farmers Market Week to celebrate, starting this Sunday.
This season, we have nearly 40 farmers selling crops and products at our Market, a big jump from the nine who were with us when the Chamber took over operations in 2007! Since then we've seen a lot of success in bringing rural and urban Americans together, in job creation through support of small scale farming in the country and the City, in educating people about where their food comes from and how it's grown, and bringing positive attention to Logan Square, its businesses and institutions.
And did I mention that the Market is just a nice place to meet the neighbors and hang out? So, let's do a little low-key celebrating. I'll see you at the Market!
Paul Levin, Executive Director
Logan Square Chamber of Commerce
773-489-3222
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