Plant Chicago Farmers Market

Plant Chicago Farmers Market is a farmers market in Chicago, Illinois. Season information in the source data: Outdoor: 2nd Saturday 11am-3pm (warmer months). Source: USDA National Farmers Market Directory. Last verified on Mar 20th, 2023. Call to confirm hours before visiting. Verified 2026-11-05 from official source – https://plantchicago.org/farmers-market/. Monthly Mercado, every 2nd Saturday 11am-3pm; next and final 2026 market Saturday, November 7, 2026; winter indoor markets February-April 2027 to come. SNAP/EBT: Yes – Link Match up to $25. Photo: Plant Chicago Farmers Market, from the market’s official website. Depth research (official sources, Nov 5, 2026): Monthly Mercado, every 2nd Saturday, 11am-3pm, at the corner of 45th & Marshfield (across from The Firehouse), 4459 S. Marshfield Ave, Chicago IL 60609; phone 773.847.5523. Address note: chicago.gov lists 4444 S. Marshfield Ave; the market’s own site says 4459, which is used here. 2026 dates per chicago.gov: June 13, July 11, August 8, September 12, October 10, November 7, 11am-3pm, with the (L) Link marker. Do NOT publish August 12 as a market date – chicago.gov lists ‘August 8 & 12’ but August 12, 2026 is a Wednesday and this is a Saturday market, almost certainly a city typo. Nov 7 is the 1st Saturday of November, not the 2nd, but it is listed by chicago.gov as a 2026 date and no official source lists Nov 14. Final 2026 market Sat Nov 7, 2026. Products: fresh, local produce plus skillshares, a free clothing store, live music, cooking demos and raffle items; each Mercado has a themed swap and unique skillshare offerings. Community composting: bring food scraps for drop-off. The Firehouse retail space (across the street) offers food and beverages and home and garden goods, all made locally and/or with circular-economy practices; Link-matched food items there include honey, bread, produce, spices, seeds and more. No meat, dairy, eggs or flowers are specifically named on the current market page. Payments: Link/EBT Yes. Link Match: dollar-for-dollar up to $25 per market on produce – Link cardholders can purchase up to $50 worth of produce for just $25. How it works: Link/EBT transactions go through the farmers market info booth (not at vendor booths); shoppers swipe once and receive ‘market cash’ plus Double Value Coupons (DVC) matched up to $25; DVC is for fruits and vegetables only; ‘market cash’ covers Link-eligible foods (bread, cheese, honey, hot sauces, jams). Funded by Experimental Station’s LINK Up Illinois program. Cash/card is NOT published on the current market page. WIC is NOT published. Senior coupons are NOT published on the current market page (a 2022 annual report says the market that year supported the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program – 2022 only, not current). Winter: ‘Stay tuned for information on our winter indoor markets, from February-April of 2027.’ No winter location, dates or hours published yet. Parking/transit and accessibility are NOT published on the market page or Visit page. No current vendor list or vendor count is published; the market page only links a vendor-application form. Do NOT use the stale 2020 vendor names (Cedillo’s Fresh Produce, Avrom Farm, Bee-utiful Bees, Back of the Yards Coffee, Butterdough, Pixie Dust Salts) – that was a weekly Saturday format that no longer runs. Member of the Chicago Farmers Market Collective (CFMC). Sources: https://plantchicago.org/farmers-market/ https://www.plantchicago.org/link-up-illinois-program https://plantchicago.org/visit