Bringing Local Harvests to Chicago

Check out our seasonal produce, packaged goods, and sustainable practices at a variety of Chicago area farmers markets.

Farmers Market Schedule

Urban Canopy attends markets throughout the Chicagoland area to bring you the best local produce we can grow and find

In an effort to increase the supply of healthy, local, and organic fruits and vegetables at Farmers Markets, we sell both our own Chicago-grown produce as well as produce from partner local farms. We attend markets all around the city

Where to Find Us

Lincoln Park Farmers Market, 61st Street Farmers Market, 95th Street Farmers Market, Homewood Indoors Farmers Market, Glenwood Sunday Farmers Market, Bronzeville Farmers Market, Daley Plaza Farmers Market

Double your produce with Link Up Illinois

We’re proud to be in partnership with Link Up Illinois, a program of Experimental Station, that enables us to double the value of your Link purchases up to $25 with Link Match to be used toward fresh fruit and vegetables at participating Farmers Markets.

Link Up Illinois is making healthy, local, farm-fresh foods more affordable and accessible by doubling the value of Link purchases at farmers markets, farm stands, food co-ops, and independent grocery and corner stores across Illinois.

Link Up Illinois is a program of Experimental Station. You can learn more at www.linkupil.org.

Our Market Partners

  • River Valley Ranch

  • Nichols Farm and Orchard

  • Gary Comer Youth Farm

Farmers Market Compost Drop-Off

Our Farmers Markets also allow you to compost. Dropping of compost in person is ideal for customers who regularly attend markets and don’t require recurring home pick up.

How it Works:

Market customers can pick up a compost bucket at any of our markets and drop it off when it gets full. $5 dollars for your first bucket and $5 per bucket swap. 



*Please note that farmers market drop-off is not available for customers who are already enrolled in our residential pick up services. If you bring your own bucket or container instead of swapping our buckets, it must be hermetically sealed and we guarantee returning your provided container after drop-off.

 Farmers Markets FAQ

  • A Compost Club membership involves a regular pick-up date where your compost is picked up from your home. This can be weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly, with plans starting at 20$/mo. Compost drop-off, however, does not need to be on a schedule. Just bring your compost bucket to the market whenever you’re ready to swap it out and we’ll give you a new bucket for $5. Note that farmers market drop-off is not available for customers already in our residential pick-up services.

  • The Urban Canopy attends markets on both the north side and south side Chicago. Market’s we’ve historically attended include 61st Street Market and Glenwood Sunday Market. The Urban Canopy also manages and attends Bronzeville Farmers Market and Pullman Farmers Market. For a confirmed guide to which markets The Urban Canopy will be at in 2026 please refer to the calendar above. If there is a market near you that we don’t attend, let us know! Reach us at markets@theurbancanopy.org

  • Typically, certain crops such as root vegetables, which can be stored and distributed during winter months, are available to some extent all year. The Urban Canopy typically attends the 61st Street indoor market during the winter season, and offers root vegetables, mushrooms, and processed goods. During the market season, The Urban Canopy attends an array of markets (refer to market calendar) and during certain seasons, certain crops are easier to find. During Spring, quick growing crops like spinach and peas are common as well as leafy greens like kale and chard. Summer brings more fruits like berries, peppers, and summer squash. Fall is typically cooler with crops like brussel sprouts and cauliflower maturing, along with winter squash. And winter usually consists of storage crops grown during the Fall meant to last until Spring, like beets, carrots, apples, and other roots or hardy fruits.