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At Farm Fresh, we know you are living your best life building memories and experiences. But often when we live life to the fullest, it’s our food that takes a backseat. Since 1977, we’ve been bringing you tasty and wholesome food full of natural goodness. You can read more about our story here. Whether you are hungry for something new or are looking for quality ingredients to make your favorite dishes more special, we’re here to help you live the life you want without compromising on great food. At Farm Fresh, eating well doesn’t mean eating boring. It’s about food full of flavor, nutrition, variety and balance. Whatever your taste – from tender chicken breasts and organic eggs to hearty black olives and foul – we’ll help you create delicious experiences for you and your loved ones. Learn more: www.farmfresh.com

Makers Market is a multi-channel (eCommerce, brick-and-mortar, social media, and open-air markets) specialty retailer with a mission to Rebuild the Legacy of American Made through its passionate support of local artists/makers/designers and their creations. Makers Market was founded on the idea of modernizing and keeping American-made goods alive for a new generation: goods that are authentic, well-designed, and sustainably produced. Founder and CEO, Suzy Ekman, has dedicated her career to American-made products. Raised in the Deep South, she spent precious time in her father’s workshop learning, making, and listening to stories. Trips through the countryside discovering potters, blacksmiths, and textile weavers instilled a deep appreciation for makers who create beautiful product with their hands. This early-life exposure, combined with decades of executive management in Business Consulting and US Manufacturing companies led to the launch of Makers Market (www.makersmarket.us).

Local Foods is a distributor and retailer of local food. Through our one-of-a-kind distribution center, grocery and event space, we bring the stories of producers to life. Local Foods makes it easy to eat local. Local Foods’ store showcases the best of the Midwest, including the sustainable whole-animal meat mecca Butcher & Larder, and Stock, Chicago’s truest farm-to-table cafe. Behind the scenes, Local Foods operates Chicago's first locally-focused wholesale distribution center dedicated to supplying the best local products to more than 250 of the city’s most acclaimed chefs, hotels, grocers, caterers, schools and institutions. Local Foods is a mission-oriented organization, partnering with the area’s finest small-scale, family farms with the aim to revive and strengthen the Midwest’s local food system and infrastructure. Local Foods market is open M-F 11a-8p and Sa-Su from 9a-6p. Free parking is available in Local Foods’ lot as well as on the street. For more information, visit us at 1427 W. Willow St (behind the Hideout) or at www.localfoods.com.