Bylaw Amendments - 2020
In accordance with our Bylaws, the Board may propose Bylaw amendments for Ownership to approve. There are three amendments that will appear on Owner ballots this year. Voting will open just after our Annual Meeting on August 30, 2020 and all Owners will receive voting instructions via email at that time.
Below are the amendments and reasoning for each.
Read moreFirebrand Presentation - 7.22.2020
At our July 22, 2020 Board meeting we heard directly from our operational feasibility pros at Firebrand. If you missed it, the full video (minus a minute we missed of the intro) and a brief synopsis are below.
Read moreSummer Cocktails with Bitter Ex!
Ryan Rezvani of Bitter Ex Bitters joined us and our community for a Zoom workshop on summer cocktail recipes using fresh fruit and herbs, shrubs, and of course bitters!
Kitchen Skills with Charles Dabah
Last week Charles Dabah of The Levantine Kitchen joined us and our community for a Zoom workshop to present knife skill training, advice on storing fresh herbs, spice tips, and more!
What About E-Commerce?

And so when we build Chicago Market it will need to have a big e-commerce, delivery and curbside pickup program, right?
Well...let's dig into those assumptions.
Container Gardening In the City Video
Chicago Market Owner #70, Kasey Bersett Eaves of Vivant Gardening Services joined us and our community on a Zoom workshop May 28, 2020 to teach people about growing in containers.
The Grocery Landscape
The industry experts are definitely hard at work studying this and we're staying tapped in to their knowledge. There are three organizations that help start-ups like ours get launched and we're in touch with them all.

Flip Your Pronouns!

Owners Meeting Recording - April 25, 2020
Chicago Market's Board welcomed Owners on Zoom Saturday afternoon for a chance to hear about our site updates in-person (well, as in-person as the current situation allows!), to answer questions, and most importantly, learn how they can lean in and support their Co-op.
Gerber Building Update
If you've walked or driven past the Gerber Building in the last couple of months, you've probably noticed something: Construction on Chicago Market has not yet begun. Our project has faced a number of serious challenges over the past six months, and we'd like to share them with you. We believe that there is a light at the end of the tunnel, but it will require understanding, commitment, and the ability to, if necessary, adjust our plans. We are as committed as ever to doing everything possible to get Chicago Market open.
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