Chicago Market Newsletter — February 2023
What Does Your Co-op Value?
Earlier this month, the Board voted to explicitly add Justice to our public expression of the Co-op’s Values. See below for the text of our Justice Value, and check out this blog post for more information on our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Want to get involved helping us live into our Justice Value? Email [email protected] to get started!
Become a Friend of the Uptown Farmers Market Today
The Uptown Farmers Market offers a variety of sponsorship opportunities that help us fulfill our mission—to bring fresh foods, fun, and community involvement to Uptown! And you can be our "friend" through a minimum $50 sponsorship! As a Friend of Uptown Farmers Market, you will be listed on the Market website and be entered into a special raffle to win Market Bucks to spend with your favorite farmer or producer. Help support your Uptown Farmers Market by signing up here—let's be friends!
Reminder: The Uptown Farmers Market has a new, permanent home! Starting May 3, 2023, the Market will take place in Sunnyside Mall—the pedestrian stretch of Sunnyside between Magnolia and Beacon, just a block south of Wilson Avenue.
Board Update
We're excited to welcome John Law back to the Board. His new job a year ago at the City put him in a position of possible conflict of interest as our Chicago Recovery Plan (CRP) grant application was being considered, so he stepped down from our Board. Now that the grant is fully approved, he was eager to return and the Board voted to appoint him to fill our one empty seat. It was an easy decision for the Board knowing that our Owners had already supported him by electing him in the first place, and he's already digging in to support our project.
If you'd like to be a part of our Board, the best first step is volunteering with us. Click here to get involved.
Project Updates Video Series
There is so much going on now as our project moves rapidly forward, and we're capturing the steps with super short videos.
These are up on our social media accounts but also collected here at our YouTube Channel. Bookmark the link and check back for our frequent updates. The first three cover Dan's work on the local food supply chain and a visit to a food pantry and soup kitchen so that we're sure to deliver on our mission to "care for the community".
In the News
Chicago Market Hosts Mayor and City Officials for Recovery Program Grant Awards
- Gardening with Native Plants - February 25, 2-3:30pm at Chicago Market
- Board Meeting — March 6, 7-9:00pm
Note that as of December, Board meetings will be on the first Monday of the month.
News from Our Business Owners
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