61st Street Farmers Summer Market

📍 Chicago, IL

Illinois MarketMaker, the find-a-farm directory the Illinois Department of Agriculture points to, lists these ways to buy direct: on-farm sales, a CSA, selling at farmers markets, online ordering, retail. Products as published in that directory: Asparagus, Baked Goods, Beans, Beets, Bok Choy, Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrots, Celery, Chard, Collards, Cucumbers, Eggplant, Eggs, Eggs & Egg Products, Fruit, Garlic, Gourds (Edible), Greens, Honey, Honey & Honey Products, Hot Peppers (Chili Peppers), Kale, Lettuce, Microgreens, Mustard, Okra, Onions, and 14 more. The farm describes itself this way in its directory profile: At Eden Place Farms, young people and adults can truly connect with their food. We offer workshops ranging from Composting to Cooking with Seasonal Produce, but the best way to learn about urban agriculture is to dig with us in the fields! Contact us to learn more about upcoming workshops and volunteer opportunities.

🌱 non-GMO, USDA organic (farm's own description)

💵 CSA shares run $18 to $37. Farm merchandise: a tee shirt $15 and a farm hat $10.

ℹ️ The directory lists these on site: restrooms. It is listed as family-friendly, kid's activities. The farm describes its growing as organic, non-GMO and vegan, and runs workshops, a farm store and a farmers market alongside microgreens.

📍 Cabery, IL

Heritage Black Spanish Aztec and Bronze Breasted turkeys are offered for pre-order each fall. Frozen turkey pickups are Saturday November 21 with deliveries Wednesday November 18; fresh turkey pickups are Tuesday November 24 and Wednesday November 25.

🌱 pasture-raised (farm's own description)

💵 Turkeys are $9.75 a pound for large birds of about 20 to 25 pounds, $10.75 a pound for medium birds of 14 to 19 pounds and $11.75 a pound for small birds of 9 to 13 pounds, with a $50 deposit a bird taken off the total. Meat shares are a twelve month half share at 5lbs a month, $71 each, totalling 60lbs for $852, or a twelve month whole share at 10lbs a month, $133 each, totalling 120lbs for $1,596. Eggs are $8 a dozen with a four dozen limit per share, and a separate egg subscription runs from $8.10 a dozen a month.

ℹ️ The farm says its birds are all pasture-raised on its organic farm outside Stelle, Illinois.

🚗 Pickup or delivery at 8 spots off the farm