McKinley Farmers Market

Selling our produce

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Garden Journal 8-30-09

Andy and I went to the McKinley Park Farmer’s market today. McKinley Park Farmer’s Market is a fair trade, organic farmers market held the last Sunday of each month during the summer.

Farmers Market at La Palapa on Damen

It takes place at La Palapa Restaurant on Damen at Archer. We brought lemon balm, papalo, collard greens, thyme, sage and chives. We were one of four vendors.  COB, McKinley Park Apothecary y and a farm from Union Pier Michigan were other exhibitors.

Chad from Cob Connection

COB is a farm in Humboldt Park. Chad, their coordinator, had beets, baby carrots, collard greens and organic bug sprays. We bought a bottle made of spinach water and soap.McKinley Park Apothecary has teas, lip balms and salves made by Leslie Fiedler, an herbalist whom I met through my classes at the Chicago College of Healing Arts.

Greens

Lemon Balm

We sold 2 bunches of chives ($4), all of our collard greens ($2), 2 bags of lemon balm ($4), a container of cherrry tomatoes donated by Allie ($2) $2 worth of peaches (at 2 for 25 cents)–donated by Leslie and 2 bags of worm compost ($6) for a total of $16.