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Green City Market

By some measure the best farmers’ market in town is the one that’s closest to your house—I mean, how many different kinds of kale do you need? But for sheer scope and diversity there’s no contest. Now in its tenth year, the sustainably minded Green City Market in pastoral Lincoln Park goes way beyond fruits and veggies. More than 30 vendors hawk flowers, herbs, seedlings, pickles, preserves, bread, free-range meat and poultry, and artisanal cheese, not to mention pastries from Bleeding Heart Bakery and the market’s famous made-to-order crepes. Be forewarned: Green City may be a victim of its own success. On opening weekend many stalls were cleaned out by 11 AM and the stroller mob clamoring for free samples at the Brunkow’s cheese tent was kinda scary.  Wed and Sat 7:30 AM-1:30 PM, 1750 N. Clark (Lincoln Park between Clark and Stockton), chicagogreencitymarket.org. —Martha Bayne

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