Monday, January 28, 2013

Chicago –  The Andersonville Winter’s Farmer’s Market –  11:30 – 3:00 at the Ebenezer Lutheran Churc




The Farm Dinner Season has not started but scheduling has. Two of the most well known farm dinner providers, City Provisions who provide a biodiesel bus so you don t have to worry about drinking and driving and Outstanding in the Field has announced their farm dinner schedules budget car truck rentals for 2012.  Now, City Provisions served up supper clubs all winter, and  Heritage Prairie , which also has a indoor facility, provides farm dinners throughout the year. So check out their schedules below (I ve marked the events as FD for Farm Dinners). Since Outstanding in the Field is a national company, I only included their Midwest dates. Finally, I can t forget this one, yes, it was my first farm dinner, Prairie Fruits Farm in Champaign, Il. I grew to know about Prairie Fruits from tasting their cheeses at the Green City Market and my nickname for their chevre was The Happy Goat Cheese people because they are known for their animal husbandry. Then Pastoral Artisan , here in Chicago,  sponsored a trip to the farm and okay, it was a lunch, not a dinner, but I met all their very friendly goats!!!! So check out the dates for Prairie Fruits below as well. Also, as usual, if we have missed something, shoot us a comment, we LOVE comments and the events are constantly updated so more dinners and markets will be added as we are made aware of them, you have to love the web for its spontaneity and there are more dinners budget car truck rentals that will be added to August, and September calendar this week.
With the weather we have been having it does not feel like mid-March at all but really feels like a great summer day and all the markets should budget car truck rentals be open. We live in Chicago folks so we all know the weather can take a 360 degree turn on a dime, so the schedule for all the indoor markets is below and as we move into April more markets will be open. It only gets better from here for the Chicago locavore!!!!!!
Ongoing through June 10th Chicago –  Feast:Radical Hospitality in Contemporary Art Smart Museum University of Chicago  Go here for all the projects associated with it.  And more soon on the Local Beet!
Chicago budget car truck rentals - Soup and Bread at The Hideout 1354 W. Wabansia 5:30pm – 7:30pm Soup Bread is a free weekly soup dinner to benefit hunger relief efforts across Chicago – to sign up to serve soup email soupnbread10@gmail.com Each week we round up a handful of Hideout staff and regulars, plus local musicians, writers, artists, and professional cooks to donate pots of homemade soup. We heat them up in crock pots and serve them up, along with fresh bread and the occasional muffins, pie, or cookies. All are welcome. We've got soups this week from: Camille Severino, Jon Langford, Carol Watson/Milk and Honey, David Meyers/Cafe YO, Anne Kostrowski/Crumb Bread, budget car truck rentals Mike Bancroft/Co-op Hot Sauce ,Megan O Connor and Lance Avery/No Chefs Allowed, DJ Sarah Gardiner Proceeds to the Common Pantry
Chicago – Another chance to taste  FEW Spirits as part of  Whiskey Week At  Delilahs budget car truck rentals 7-10pm 2771 N. Lincoln They'll be pouring rye, white whiskey, and a splash of bourbon. In case you didn't see it on the home page or above, budget car truck rentals here is Local Beetnik Tom Keith's witty write-up, really, it is a great read, on FEW!
Decatur - Farm to Plate conference – Join  Land Connection founder Terra Brockman and other community members at the Illinois meeting of the American Planning Association. Terra will be speaking on Building Health and Wealth Through Local Food with other members of the  Edible Economy budget car truck rentals Project. budget car truck rentals Registration information is here.
Chicago –  Fruit Tree Grafting Workshop - "What You Need to Know to Become a Backyard Orchardist" – 1-5pm Peggy Notebaert Nature budget car truck rentals Museum – Sponsored by  Slow Food Chicago Workshop includes information on the best choice of fruit trees and berry plants to grow organically in the Chicago area, how to graft a fruit tree that you are unable to find from an organic nursery and more. It will be lead by Orianna budget car truck rentals Kruskewski of  Asian Pear Farm. $35, $25 for SFC member s go here to make a reservation.
National Cash Mob Day – What is this all about go here . Want to participate in Chicago, follow on Twitter  @cashmobchicago It is all about supporting locally owned, independent businesses. Here is a link to the Chicago Facebook page meet in Lincoln Square under the arch at 3pm.
Chicago –  Basic Backyard Chicken Care – A ngelic Organics budget car truck rentals Learning Workshop 10:00am – 1pm 1444 N. Sacramento Raising chickens as pets and for eggs is LEGAL in Chicago and part of our growing local food and urban agriculture scene. Learn how to keep you, your chickens, your neighbors happy – from daily needs and year-round care to relevant city regulations. For anyone who has read the book,  Farm City, chickens seem to be the next step for a lot of people, particularly some friends of mine who will go unmentioned (but you should go to this workshop!!) Angelics is trying to empower people with the information to follow through with this idea!!!!
Chicago Farmer s Market Saturday -A Preview Of Summer - Sheffields 3258 N. Sheffield 2-6pm Grab a beer and meet your local farmers, budget car truck rentals Bob and Jennifer budget car truck rentals Borchardt from Harvest Moon Farms . They'll be happy to answer your questions about eating local from their CSA to farming. You can also browse other products from local purveyors including Red Wattle pork, grass fed beef, pastured lamb, eggs, cheese from Provenance and other prepared foods.
budget car truck rentals Evanston –   Evanston Indoor Farmer's Market , at the Evanston Ecology Center , 2024 McCormick Blvd at Bridge St., (there is a large parking lot across the street), thrown by the  Friends of the Evanston Market – Expect many of the vendors found at the summer Evanston markets, see  here for a list of vendors and other information on the market – 2024 McCormick – 9 AM – 1 PM — Read a report from the market from Beetnik, budget car truck rentals Peg Wolfe  here .
St. Charles –  Farm Fresh Food Stuffs sponsors a market at St. Charles Place Steakhouse and Banquet -NEW MARKET(weather permitting)  in St Charles this Saturday. We will be on North Ave (route 64) on the east side of town between Kirk Dunham budget car truck rentals Roads in the parking budget car truck rentals lot of St Charles budget car truck rentals Place. Open from 9am to 3pm.
Westmont - Standard Market Open House -333 East Ogden Ave. 11-8pm Standard Market is committed to sourcing product within 250 miles of the store. Being a person that loves contests, not only is Standard Market having a chili-cookoff, they have a great contest going on, that involves food trivia, teams, prizes called the Standard Market Sweep Game Show later on in the day. Go to this link to get further information!
Chicago –  The Andersonville Winter's Farmer's Market budget car truck rentals –  11:30 – 3:00 at the Ebenezer Lutheran Church on Foster just west of Ashland This is the best kept Farmer's Market secret in Chicago. Great produce, great deals…Come by and say hi to Paula Jeremias, the market manager of  Tiny Greens and let her know you read about this market in the LB, you will make her day!! How to get there by CTA?Here it goes: The nearest CTA bus stops directly in front of our church with the #92 and #50 CTA buses serving the church. The #22 CTA Clark bus stops 2 blocks east of the church, while the CTA Red Line Argyle and Berwyn stops are a 10-15 minute walk away. The #92 Bus also serves the Berwyn Red Line stop, while the #50 bus connects to the Brown Line stop at Damen.
Chicago –  What's Brewing in Chicago? The Politics of Beer Haymarket Pub and Brewery 6:30pm – 8pm 7373 W. Randolph St. The Public Square presents a lively conversation on the politics of beer–past and present. Join us to take a look back in Chicago's history as the beer capital of the world then fast forward to the rise of microbreweries today. Sponsored by the Illinois Humanities Council and is free but reserve a  spot here.
New!!!!! Chicago –  Growing Power Winter Market menu a t Sepia - 135 N. Jefferson St. 6:30 pm Sponsored by the  Green City Market Junior Board – $115 per person, inclusive of wine pairings, welcome reception with cocktails crafted budget car truck rentals by head bartender Josh Pearson, tax, gratuity and donation to Green City Market. Erika Allen from Growing Power will speak and if it is at Sepia, you know the meal will be fantastic!!!!
Chicago - Desserts budget car truck rentals for Deserts – A Sweet Fundraiser for  Fresh Moves – Sponsored by the Chicago Green Restaurant Coalition , Greenhouse Loft(housed in Chicago' Green Exchange) 2545 W. Diversey Ave. 7-10:00pm Fed Up a food blog devoted to better food ideas for a more sustainable world is behind this event. Almost everyone has a sweet tooth and Fed Up wants to take advantage of this fact. The fundraiser will be an evening of sampling desserts from some of the finest bakeries, chocolatiers, restaurants, caterers budget car truck rentals and pastry chefs in Chicago.  Buy tickets here $75 VIP, $55 regular admission.
Springfield - Local Foods Awareness Day 10:30am – 4pm at Illinois State Capital Complex budget car truck rentals This is the #rd Annual Local Food and Farm Lobby Day Sponsored by the Illinois Stewardship Alliance Local food advocates, farmers, budget car truck rentals and citizens from across the state will come together budget car truck rentals in Springfield to encourage their legislators to  support local food and farms . The day will consist of a legislative update, orientation, lobbying training and lunch. After lunch the group will descend upon the capitol to meet with legislators to advocate budget car truck rentals for positive policy solutions that support local food and farms. Following the lobbying efforts there will be a round table discussion with Illinois Lieutenant Governor Sheila Simon.
Niles - Fresh Picks Open House Amazingly, Irv and Shelly and their band of fresh pickers have been packing boxes and sending local, organic foods to your door for six years.  To celebrate, they re having an open house.  Many of the great products featured in their virtual budget car truck rentals store will be there offering tastes budget car truck rentals and samples, and they ve wrangled some area chefs also to make it a party.  You can read more about it here. RSVP at openhouse@freshpicks.com . Bring a friend and you both will get a gift at the door!
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