Garden Collage takes a trip to Chicago to the chef-approved Green City Farmers Market, where it’s possible to buy fresh, local produce from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin.
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Tart Michigan cherries are great for pies, juice, making maraschino cherries, and for eating fresh.
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Edible flowers are everywhere!
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A variety of mushrooms are available from River Valley Ranch in Burlington, Wisconsin.
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Indiana Garlic Flowers perfume the air.
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Lovely lettuce from Magnolia Hill Organics.
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Gorgeous pink chive blossom vinegar from Bushel & Peck, who also make a variety of delicious pickled local vegetables.
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Legendary Michigan cherries– in both sweet and tart varieties– are widely available in July and August.
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Green City Farmers Market hosts a Kids Tasting Table every day of the market in which children can get a membership card that gets punched every time they try a new vegetable at the market.
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The Edible Gardens initiative in Lincoln Park– where Green City Market is hosted– offers kids and their families the opportunity to pick and taste produce less than 100 yards away from where it is sold.
Molly Beauchemin
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Onions and other savories from Illinois growers.
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Sunflowers in the Midwest are like citrus in Florida: it’s produce that’s emblematic of the place.
