CSAs, Local Food Co-ops, Farm Fresh Grocery Stores & Delivery

Farmer’s Markets and Delivery

• Find all Farmer’s Markets near you at the Find Food IL Community Food Map by UIUC. The map also indicates where SNAP and WIC are accepted. Additionally, WBEZ put together their own map, 2023 WBEZ guide to summer farmers markets in Chicago and the suburbs.

• Link Up Illinois - Has a map of farmer’s markets participating in the Link Up program, which is doubling the value of Link purchases at farmers markets, farm stands, food co-ops, and independent grocery stores.

• You can also grow your own, even if you don’t have a yard! Find out more on our Lawn, Garden, and Wildlife page.

• Closed Loop Farms Salad Club - Want fresh greens and other add-on items delivered to your door each week, in a box that is continually reused by the service? Check out Salad Club! Their produce is grown right here in Back of the Yards.

• Green City Market - Located in Lincoln Park and the West Loop, this large farmer’s market operates from spring to fall.

• Fresh Picks - Midwest-sourced produce delivery

• River Valley Ranch - Midwest-sourced produce delivery

• For a comprehensive list of food justice resources in Chicago, put out by Northwestern’s Center for Health Equity Transformation, visit this link. (Thanks to Ivy Leung for providing this document!)

Grocery Stores (locally sourced, organic, fresh produce and meat)

All of these locations can also be found on our Interactive Map.

• Dill Pickle Coop - This sustainable grocery store also has home and personal care items. They sell items sourced from local farms, including produce and meat. They also carry bulk foods, coffee, tea, spices, and more, and you can bring your own containers to refill. Logan Square

• GreenGrocer - A neighborhood stop for natural, organic, and local foods. They carry a large selection of vegan, gluten free, and dairy free products, and work with local farms to provide you with fresh meat, dairy, and produce. They also offer online ordering/delivery. West Town

• Homestead Meats - At Homestead Meats, a butcher shop serving Chicago and the North Shore, they handcraft unique fresh meats, deli meats, sausages, and other charcuterie. Sourced from family-owned, sustainable Midwestern farms that raise their livestock in open pastures without hormones or GMO feed. These methods produce more healthful meat, providing a kinder existence for livestock, and are less taxing to the environment. Evanston, IL

• Sugar Beet Coop - A full-service, co-op grocery store that provides a mindfully curated selection of local, sustainable, and healthy foods while prioritizing food accessibility. Oak Park

• Village Farmstand - A micro-warehouse community grocery store with an online marketplace built for small farmers and loyal patrons who strive to be part of a resilient food system. Evanston
  
  

Dry Goods Only

• Eco & the Flamingo - Bring your own container, because you can fill it up with bulk food, including grains, pasta, nuts, coffee, loose leaf tea, and more. They also have cleaning products and personal care items. Lincoln Square, Evanston

• Tinyshop Grocer - A zero waste shop with dry goods and prepared foods all packed in fully returnable containers. Dry goods items can be ordered through the website beforehand and picked up in person! Logan Square (Opening May 2022)
  
  

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Shares Serving Chicago

Illinois

• Angelic Organics - Caledonia, IL

• Cedar Valley - Ottawa, IL

• Frillman Farms - Prairie View, IL

• Global Garden Farm - Chicago, IL (Albany Park)

• Growing Home - Chicago, IL (Englewood)

• Just Roots - Chicago, IL

• Nichols Farms - Marengo, IL

• Patchwork Farms - Chicago, IL (Humboldt Park)

• Prairie Wind Family Farm - Grayslake, IL

• Star Farm - Chicago, IL (Back of the Yards)

• Urban Canopy - Chicago, IL

• Urban Growers Collective - Chicago, IL (Multiple)

• Wild Trillium Farm - Richmond, IL

• Your Bountiful Harvest - Chicago, IL

Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin

• Geneva Lakes Produce - Burlington, WI

• Iron Creek Organic - La Porte, IN

• Kings Hill Farm - Mineral Point, WI

• Mick Klug Farm - St. Joseph, MI

• Tomato Mountain - Brooklyn, WI

Animal Products Only

While we want to note that the environmental impact of meat is significantly higher than it is for produce and we support reducing or eliminating meat consumption, for those who do consume animal products, choosing to source locally and from sustainable farms is the most eco-friendly option. Here are some excellent farms leading the way:

• Arnold’s Farm - Elizabeth, IL

• Avrom Farms - (Animal Product-Focused) Ripon, WI

• Cedar Valley - Ottawa, IL

• Finn’s Ranch - Buchanan, MI

• Slagel Family Farm - Fairbury, IL