Chicago's Green City Market

Green City Market's Chef BBQ is coming up on Thursday, September 5, and we're looking for a VIP Production Assistant to help us with our biggest fundraising event of the year! Back for its 23rd year, Chef BBQ is located in the heart of Lincoln Park and attracts 100+ of Chicago’s top restaurants, brewers, winemakers, and mixologists. Reporting to the VIP Event Producer, the VIP Production Assistant will play a critical role in supporting the setup, facilitation, and breakdown of the Chef BBQ VIP section operations. Interested? Click our link (https://bit.ly/3QDJXIF) to learn more and apply today!

Congratulations to our Executive Director Mandy Moody for her five year work-iversary at Green City Market!!! 🎉 Mandy has inspired support and provided strength-based leadership throughout the nonprofit sector over the course of her career, and we are so grateful she joined GCM in 2019 to champion our mission in securing the future of food for everyone. Since becoming executive director in 2021, Mandy has led the organization through significant growth over the last three years, and we can't wait for what's to come under her incredible leadership, dedication, and vision for Chicago's local food system! 💚

Interested in joining the Green City Market team? We are currently looking for an Operations Coordinator to help uphold Green City Market’s mission, primarily through supporting the successful operations of all aspects of our organization. If you're someone who enjoys collaboration, designing and implementing projects, and cultivating relationships with vendors, volunteers, and GCM staff, learn more and apply today by using our link (https://bit.ly/49YdeVq) 🌱

A HUGE thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate our West Loop Opening Day!!! 🎉 Sharing a few of our favorite moments from opening day — and a special shout-out to all of our amazing vendors, volunteers, city partners, and stakeholders who all came out to support us this past Saturday! GCM West Loop will operate every Saturday through November 23 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 115 S. Sangamon St — plan your visit soon at https://lnkd.in/ehs7DbQt 😎

Exciting news!! 2023 at GCM is officially logged in the books -- read all about it in our 2023 Impact Report! Each year, the Green City Market staff works to assemble a dynamic report sharing updates on each of our programmatic pillars -- farmer support, edible education, and food access. From supporting more than 50+ farmers and food businesses to providing more than $260K in purchasing power for Chicagoans facing food insecurity, we couldn't have done it without your support. Thanks to our customers, vendors, partners, and stakeholders, we're continuing to build a stronger, more sustainable food system for everyone. You can find the full 2023 Green City Market Impact Report here: https://lnkd.in/gDKJ6iqJ

We’re unveiling all the delicious creations for GCM’s first Zero-Proof Sustainable Supper next week!! Here’s a sneak peek 🤫 Our friends at Ritual Zero Proof are doing a hometown team up with the creative minds at Ella Elli to bring you specialty non-alcoholic cocktail pairings for the three-course dining menu at our Zero-Proof Sustainable Supper on Tuesday, April 16. As a company based here in Chicago, Ritual Zero Proof is thrilled to partner with fellow homegrown groups like GCM and Ella Elli, who promote sustainability in the Midwest. Click the link below to secure your spot today, and stay tuned to our socials this week for an in-depth look at the unique zero-proof menu we’re cooking up! 🥂 https://lnkd.in/ex6AFc9N

Thrilled to announce Ritual Zero Proof’s latest partnership with Chicago's Green City Market! GCM Lincoln Park was one of the very first must-do’s I checked off upon moving here two years ago so this full circle moment is pretty exciting 💚 GCM’s mission is one we wholeheartedly stand behind: securing the future of food by deepening support for sustainable farmers, expanding access to locally-grown food, and educating this incredible community. It’s easily one of the best farmer’s markets in the country, while also putting on some of the most engaging and delicious events I’ve ever sponsored and/or attended 🥕 To kick things off, we’ll be offering NA cocktail pairings for their first Sustainable Supper Series at Ella Elli on Tuesday, 4/16! This will be an entirely zero proof beverage service, with each cocktail perfectly curated for each course ✨ While we’d love to see you there, don’t worry if you can’t make this one - this is just the beginning. Who knows, maybe you’ll catch us slinging non-alc French 75’s at the market later this year 🥂 David Dorton David Crooch Marcus Sakey Allie Kim Chelsea Hammersmith 4 Star Restaurant Group https://lnkd.in/g_ewmyce

IT'S OFFICIAL!!! 🎉🎉 Green City Market is re-opening a month early at both locations, returning to Lincoln Park this Saturday, April 6, and West Loop on Saturday, May 4. Join us this Saturday for our Opening Day Ceremony and 25th Anniversary Celebration, beginning at 9 am at the center of the market! You'll hear from GCM and community leaders, sample some yummy treats from our vendors and more! We've got 50+ local farmers and food producers joining us this season, including brand-new vendors such as Kaleido Greens, Cahokia Rice, and Cornelia McNamara Flowers. GCM Lincoln Park will operate every Saturday through November 23 and on Wednesdays starting May 1 through October 30 from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. GCM West Loop will operate every Saturday beginning May 4 through November 23 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Mary Bartelme Park at 115 S. Sangamon St. Plan your visit today at https://lnkd.in/ga8MkVjp! #chicago #thingstodoinchicago #shopfarmersmarkets #chicagofarmersmarkets #greencitymarket #shopsmall #lovelocal #lincolnpark #westloop #westloopisthebestloop

Small food and farm businesses are currently facing one of their toughest seasonal challenges: maintaining a steady revenue stream. That’s where Green City Market comes in. With the help of supporters like you, GCM creates critical sales opportunities through our farmers’ markets by connecting local farmers with customers like you. But a longer season means higher operating costs, and Green City Market needs sustained support in order to open our markets over 4 weeks early and increase the number of markets we host by over 11%. Be part of a community of GCM Growers today with a monthly or one-time donation, and help us open GCM early and build a more local, sustainable, and equitable food system with us at bit.ly/gcmgrowers. #greencitymarket #donate #sustainability #agriculture #farming #chicagostrong

It might shock people to learn that it costs more than $350,000 each year to operate our markets. From permit fees to portalet rentals, market expenses aren’t exactly the most exciting things to talk about; but the costs are significant for a market of our scale. To keep the market affordable for small-scale, local farmers, vendor fees cover only half of the costs to operate the market. Remaining expenses are funded through charitable contributions made by community members like you. We just learned we will be able to open our markets a month early — but we need your help to make it happen. Join our community of Green City Market Growers today with a monthly or one-time donation: bit.ly/gcmgrowers. If every person who reads this becomes a GCM Grower by giving $25/month, together, we could fully fund this work for the entire year before the season even starts. That’s less than $1 a day to build a more resilient, sustainable food system alongside our farmers. #greencitymarket #donate #sustainability #agriculture #farming #chicagostrong