Want to eat local and healthy produce from Chicago area farmers?
Check out this helpful map and schedule of Chicago farmers markets from DNAInfo here. The City of Chicago’s Farmer’s Market schedule is here.
A helpful Seasonality chart to show when eat type of fruit or veggie is in season is here.
Why shop at Farmers Markets? CUESA (The Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture website explains 10 reasons to shop at Farmer’s markets here. Huffington Post (also affectionately known as HuffPo), finds even more reasons to shop at farmer’s markets in their post, 15 benefits of Shopping at a Local Farmer’s Markets here.
Why do you shop at local farmer’s markets?
What is your favorite Chicago area farmer’s market?