Green City Market in Chicago celebrates 25 years
CHICAGO â One of Chicago 's most popular farmers' markets is celebrating 25 years of connecting local farmers to the city.The Green City Market has been steadily growing in popularity. This summer, their Lincoln Park farmers' market has seen an average of 15-20,000 people come through each week.Tens of thousands of hungry, curious, produce-loving shoppers flood into Lincoln Park to visit the Green City Market.
Jerry Boone, owner of Froggy Meadow Farm. 'We're coming all the way from Buchanan, Michigan, about two hours away from Chicago,' Schilling said. 'We're in Marengo, Illinois, which is in western McHenry County. it's about 65 miles from here,' Freeman said. 'I only do Green City Market. I'm a very small farm, and this is the best market in the city by far,' Boone said.
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