Lincoln Square farmers market returns Tuesday with over 50 vendors
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Updated · Block Club Chicago · May 4
Lincoln Square farmers market returns Tuesday with over 50 vendors
5 articles · Updated · Block Club Chicago · May 4
The market reopens at 7am at 2301 W. Leland Ave beside the Western Brown Line station, back in its longtime home after two years away during construction.
It will run Tuesdays through Nov. 17 and Thursdays through October, offering seasonal produce, baked goods and sustainably raised meats.
The return marks the start of farmers market season across Lincoln Square, North Center, Ravenswood, Irving Park and Independence Park, with some later markets still finalising vendors.
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