Here is a MAP of your location and the Farmers Markets near you. DOWNLOAD PLACEMARKS for these markets, and view them in Google Earth.
I found a great FARMERS MARKET DIRECTORY for the state of Illinois, by town. Also a list of WINTER FARMERS MARKETS in the Chicago area. You are surrounded by a network of CSA's (community-supported-agriculture), or Subscrtiption Farms. GRASS IS GREENER delivers meat, poultry and egg shares in Evanstone and Oak Park, and THE LOCAL BEET will connect you with subscription farmers delivering fresh produce around Chicago. Check out their websites, read their descriptions of what's in a weekly share, how much of what kinds of food, and how much money they get per share. "Share-a-Share" with friends or family, or see if you can just order a large quantity of something you'll preserve.
One of the best ways to afford organic, grass fed beef, poultry and pork is to buy a CHEST FREEZER and to buy your meats in quantity. I am still eating from a quarter steer I put away two years ago, and this year I added a whole lamb, several pastured chickens and a turkey to the freezer. ILLINOIS EAT WILD has a good listing of organic grass farmers raising all kinds of meat. You can click on their MAP LINK and zoom in on the growers in your area.
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