Plant Chicago

We can’t believe it’s almost the end of 2026! Only THREE markets left of the year and we’ve got some fun plans for them all 🤸‍♀️ Join us in supporting local businesses and neighbors. Each month has a fun seasonal swap/activity.

Music by shey 💃🏽🪩

October 👻🌱 PLANT SWAP featuring ¡Anímate! Studio! Bring your family and friends to creatively build fun structures while you enjoy a delicious cooking demo, great music, and even take a plant home!

November 🎃💥 PUMPKIN SMASH: our most talked about event, bring those jack-o-lanterns and give them back to the earth instead of tossing them in the trash. Smash them up and release your stress while diverting waste.

December ❄️☃️ WINTER CELEBRATION MARKET: shop small this holiday season. Give your loved ones a locally (and handmade gift) with goodies from local vendors.

Cooking demo 👩🏽‍🍳 every market at 12pm and you get $15 in coupons to spend with a local farmer/beekeeper. Shop with your link card and get matched 1:1!

Questions? Send us a DM ✨💌

Countdown is on! 📆 join us next Thursday, October 1st for our annual fundraiser ✨

This year’s a special one as we’re celebrating 15 years of cultivating local circular economies! We wouldn’t be able to have such an impact if it weren’t for our community 💕

Come by for an evening of fun raffles, delicious food and refreshing drinks, groovy live music, an awesome silent auction, and recognizing impactful partnerships.

Tickets are on sale now at the link in our bio. Need a community ticket? Send us a DM and we’ll share a special code for you 🌱

Are you a small business, artist, or service provider? It’s not too late to donate to our silent auction! This year, you can expect to see donations from folks like Merz Apothecary, Vargo Brother Ferments, Chicago White Sox, shey, Patagonia, Keep It Savory Salt Co., Chicago Tool Library and more!

Submit your donation today at the event page 🎁

Delicious food by some amazing friends. Come try light bites from:

Kaya Grill & Gyoza, El Hongo Mágico, Lizbeth, Chile Toreado, and Cadinho. Catering by Maison Cuisine

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Enjoying refreshing drinks from Half Acre B**r Co, Apologue Spirited Liqueurs, and Viva La Horchata.

Need a pick me up for this evening gathering? Limited coffee will be available from Dream Catcher Cafe ☕️

While you enjoy the night, make sure to connect with Mario Mena 🎨 Mario is a muralist, teaching artist, and painter whose work is deeply rooted in his migratory journey from Jalisco and his upbringing on the SW side of Chicago.

You can purchase a raffle ticket for your chance to win a 4x4ft masterpiece that will be live painted and represent our work over the last 15 years. Best part is, you don’t need to attend the event for your chance to win! 😉

get your ticket today! 🎟️

Last year’s awardees! 🍄‍🟫 we presented *some* of our partners with a unique and biodegradable award — inoculated toilet paper rolls for their support in creating mycelial connections!

This year, we’re showing appreciation to three circular economy leaders. Who will take a famed toilet paper roll? Come find out! 🙃

From all of us at Plant Chicago, we can’t wait to celebrate and grow with y

What a beautiful rainy day! Perfect for stopping by this weekends tiendita 🏃🏽‍♀️

This week's box includes: Eggs, Bok Choy, Broccolini, Pears, Cherry Tomatoes, Fredonia Grapes 🍇

This week's superstar are pears! These were locally grown and sourced by Mick Klug Farms in St. Joseph, Michigan, and by Seedling Orchard in South Haven, Michigan! As we move into Fall, we are excited to see new varieties of apples and pears come into the firehouse. 🍐

This week's produce selection is:

0.10/each Serranos and Jalapeños
0.25/each Habanero Peppers
0.50/each Onions
$1/bunch Fresh Herbs (last of the season!)
$1 bags of Fredonia Grapes
$1/each Pears
$1.25/each Honeycrisp and Maia Apples
$12 Frozen Gallon of Apple C***r

Guess what? We’re officially 15 years old! 🥹 time flies when you’re having fun cultivating local circular economies. If you’ve been to our fundraisers before, you know we have some of the best food, cocktails, and entertainment around.

We’re thrilled to have music by Boiadeiro, bringing a groovy twist to some iconic classics while Mario Mena paints a beautiful 4x4ft piece representing the last 15 years and what to come 🖼️ 🎶

Light bites by El Hongo Mágico, Lizbeth, and Kaya Grill & Gyoza complemented with drinks by Apologue Spirited Liqueurs

Come celebrate with us and enjoy bidding on fun prizes! 🎟️ tickets are on sale now, and are on a sliding scale. If the price doesn’t work with your budget, and you want to join the celebration, let us know you’d like a community ticket ✨ or, if you have the means— donate a ticket for a community member 💚

We’ll see you there! 🌱

🎵 "It's too hot, it's too hot" 🎵 Hope y'all are still having a great Friday and staying cool! It is so close to being Fall, not surprised to see Chicago's weather gives us our last blast of heat until spooky season arrives 👻

What's hot is this week's local food box: Eggs, Grapes, Green Beans, Peaches, Onions, and Shish*to Peppers 😋

This week's superstar are Shish*to Peppers! These were locally grown Frillman Farms, in Berrien Springs, Michigan🌶

These slender and compact peppers are in season this month. The tall tale goes if you buy these, 1 in every 10 are going to have a burst of spicy heat. Tom, our Education Manager, loves that challenge! He enjoys blistering them in the air fryer with a dash of salt. If you are a super, duper, cool person who follows our LFB newsletter, you will find an amazing recipe that utilizes these in a introductory way~

This week's produce has a lot of heat, thanks to Sol De Chicago Farm 🌞 ! 🌞

This week's deals are:

Serrano and Jalapeños 10 cents each
Habanero and Carmen Peppers 25 cents each
Onions 50 cents each

Cremini Mushrooms $2/bag
Fresh Herbs $3/bunch
Peaches $4/pound
Cantaloupes $6/each

Este verano, Senadora, Dra. Ada Alvarez Conde nos echó una visita para platicar sobre la importancia de la agricultura local y cómo es que nosotros cultivamos economías circulares en Chicago.

Tuvo la oportunidad de hablar con el fundador, Daviiid Toledo, de Contemporary Farmer, Inc de sus prácticas orgánicas y porque es importante de apoyar los agricultores y empresas chicas.

Aunque nuestro invernadero está bajo construcción, esto fue lo que le interesó mucho a Ada Alvarez Conde. Cómo utilizar espacios para poder cultivar nuestros propios alimentos y en comunidad. Nuestro invernadero estará disponible para empresas chicas y miembros de la comunidad este próximo año que viene.

Muchas gracias por la visita, Dra. Álvarez Conde! Esperamos darle otra bienvenida cuando nuestro proyecto de construcción esté completo 💚🌱

Is it Friday already? Come by this weekend for this week's fresh and seasonal selection of produce!

This week's box has: Eggs, Collard Greens, Leeks, Grapes, and Jalapeños 🔥

As a general reminder, La Tiendita is open every Friday and Saturday from 11-5pm~ We hope to see you soon 🏃🏽‍♀️

This week's Superstar is grapes! 🍇 These perfectly shaped, almost cartoon like produce, is now available this weekend. This variety is called "Vanessa" and has a sweet, strawberry like flavor to them! Grown and Harvested by Mick Klug Farms, a powerhouse of seasonal fruit and vegetables, who have been killing it this summer 🌞 Support their mission by shopping with us, or at any farmer's market this Saturday. Kiara is super happy seeing grapes this week, we hope you are too!

This week's produce inlcudes:

$1 Items (EACH):
Kale Bunches, Eggplant, Potatoes, Green Bell Peppers, Potatoes

3 for $1 Tomatillos and Roma Tomatoes

$2 Items (EACH):
Cremini Mushrooms

$3 Items (EACH):
"Vanessa" Grape Bags
Fresh Herbs
Serrano Peppers
"Dandee" Apples

$4 Items (EACH):
Sun Gold Tomatoes

$5 Items (EACH):
"Blushing Star" Peaches

to this month’s Back 2 School Mercado de Intercambio! 🎒📚

In partnership with Free Street Theater, we welcomed over 100 families and distributed 300 book bags with school supplies! So many lovely faces came by to learn about services offered by Mobile Migrant Health Team - Chicago, who generously distributed hundreds of care packages and more.

Thank you to everyone who stopped by! ➡️ swipe to see more pictures of the day ☀️

Vendors like viva la horchata got to meet neighbors and share their refreshing aguas frescas.

Bee-uTiful always finds a few customers. Having some of the most delicious local and seasonal honey, Jess regularly shares samples and accepts link, market vouchers, and senior coupons. 🍯

Every month, we host a cooking demo by a local chef who utilizes produce from our Local Food Box. 📦 have you ever had oatmeal with zucchini before? It was a real treat — thanks to Dulce from Cedillo's Fresh Produce for showing us her way of making this healthy breakfast!

This month was special as Free Street Theater also offered a showing of their Toca Tierra production! It’s a short story about what it takes to grow into a big strong tree and the different ways we can support our mama Earth.

The show featured an almost 14 ft tall tree puppet that community residents got to hug and show appreciation for 🌳💚