What's in the Wicker (Park) Basket
Plus, the weekly day-by-day regional market schedule
Dropping By Wicker Park’s Opening Day
I made a bit of a last-minute decision to visit Wicker Park Farmers Market’s season opener on Sunday. So not as many photos as usual, though I did get this gentleman’s permission to take a pic of that adorable puppy. Look at that face!
More below, but first the weekly day-by-day regional market schedule. Not a big week for openings — the big surge starts in early June — but the venerable Oak Park Farmers Market does begin its season on Saturday (May 21).
This Week’s Chicago Region Market Schedule
(* =Season openings)
(** =One-off market)
Tuesday, May 17
Lincoln Square Tuesday Farmers Market, 7 a.m. to noon, Lincoln & Leland, Chicago
Woodstock Tuesday Farmers Market, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m, Historic Woodstock Square
Wednesday, May 18
Andersonville Farmers Market, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., 1500 W. Catalpa Ave., Chicago
Green City Wednesday Market, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., 1817 N. Clark, Chicago
Uptown Farmers Market, 2:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., 4620 N. Broadway, Chicago
Thursday, May 19
Daley Plaza Chicago City Market, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., 50 W. Washington St., Chicago
Growing Home Farm Stand, 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., 1844 W. 59th St., Chicago
La Grange Farmers Market, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., 53 S. La Grange Rd.
Lincoln Square Thursday Market, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., Lincoln & Leland, Chicago
Friday, May 20
Back of the Yards Farmers Market, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m, 940 W. 50th Pl., Chicago
Saturday, May 21
Batavia Indoor Farmers Market, 9 a.m. to noon, 160 First St.
Division Street Chicago City Market, 7 a.m. to noon, Chicago
Downers Grove Farmers Market, 7 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 5001 Main St.
Downtown Evanston Farmers Market, 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m, University Place and Oak Ave.
Grayslake Farmers Market, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., 201 Center St.
Green City Market Lincoln Park, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., 1817 N. Clark, Chicago
Green City Market West Loop, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., 115 S. Sangamon St.
Kankakee Farmers Market, 8 a.m. to noon, S. Schuyler and Merchant
Oak Park Farmers Market*, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m, 460 Lake St.
Park Forest Farmers Market, 7 a.m. to noon, 152 Main St.
Palatine Farmers Market, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., 137 W. Wood St.
61st Street Farmers Market, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., 6100 S. Blackstone Ave., Chicago
The Lincoln Park Farmers Market, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., 2001 N. Orchard, Chicago
Woodstock Saturday Farmers Market, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m, Historic Woodstock Square
Sunday, May 22
Logan Square Farmers Market, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., 3107 W. Logan Blvd., Chicago
95th St. Farmers Market, 8 a.m to 1 p.m., 1835 W. 95th St., Chicago
Northwest Side Farmers Market Collective**, 9:30 a.m to 1:30 p.m, 4626 N. Knox Ave., Chicago
South Loop Indoor Market, L&A Healing Studio, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., 2018 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago
Wicker Park Farmers Market, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., 1425 N. Damen Ave., Chicago
As always, if I’ve missed anyone, please let me know at bob@localfoodforum.com.
More From Wicker Park
When I get to a market shortly before closing, it is sort of like Supermarket Sweep. My small haul included a very large chicken, two dozen eggs, and a package of andouille sausage from Avrom Farm in Ripon, Wisconsin (labeled Cajun Bratwurst because Wisconsin) and asparagus from Los Rodriguez Farm (Eau Claire, Michigan).
A change of pace from Dogs of the Farmers Market: One young man walked around with two rabbits in a carrier (I was only able to get the angle on one of them). And yes, I did get to pet the rabbit.
Coolio!