Green City Market West Loop

📍 Dwight, IL

In its own words: "Our family raises organic, non-GMO grains on a small farm in Illinois, from start to finish." The farm says it started with its first certified organic sweet corn and has expanded to organic oats, wheat, popcorn, peas, soybeans and buckwheat, sold in restaurants and stores from Chicago to St. Louis.

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

📍 Chicago, IL

Illinois MarketMaker, the find-a-farm directory the Illinois Department of Agriculture points to, lists these ways to buy direct: selling at farmers markets, online ordering. Products as published in that directory: Honey, Honey & Honey Products. The farm describes itself this way in its directory profile: Chicago Honey Co-op is an urban agricultural cooperative dedicated to local sustainable agriculture. Unlike most beekeepers, we use no chemical treatments in our beehives. We are an agricultural cooperative registered with the Il Dept of Ag. We have 26 members and 100 hives on the west side of Chicago and are currently selling at 4 farmers markets.

📍 Chicago, IL

In its entry in the USDA CSA directory the farm gives a share season running June to October.

🌱 USDA organic (farm's own description)

ℹ️ Listed in the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service On-Farm Market Directory, which lists farms selling their own products to the public at or near the farm. Production methods the farm reports to the directory: Organic (USDA Certified). On site, the farm reports: Hand washing station(s), Flush toilets. Payment the farm reports taking: Cash, Personal Checks, Debit card/Credit card. Directions the farm gives the USDA directory: Intersection of Wood and 59th on the north side of the viaduct. Facilities listed: hand washing station(s), flush toilets. Federal nutrition programs listed: SNAP.

📍 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

📍 Marengo, IL

The summer CSA runs 24 weeks from mid May to October, with an 8 week fall share in November and December and a winter share twice a month from January to March.

💵 CSA shares as the farm prices them: standard fruit and vegetable share $1,152 for 24 weeks ($48 a week), chef's premium $1,800 ($75 a week), small share $912 ($38 a week), fall share $384 for 8 weeks ($48 a week), winter share $276 ($46 a week).

ℹ️ The farm delivers CSA shares to over 40 Chicagoland locations or to your home; home deliveries are made on Fridays. It says it delivers throughout most of the Chicagoland area on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Its early signup sale runs January 1 to 15.