Plant Chicago

Resharing ✨ check out our flyer for the next few markets this season! Join us every second Saturday for a fun time swapping, shopping, and getting to know your neighbors. Our resident DJ, will be on the ones and twos playing all the right tunes to get you groovin. Check out our free swap stations every month or sit in on our cooking demo! It’s truly a unique experience you don’t want to miss.

We accept and match Link/SNAP purchases 1:1 up to $25! Come double your dollars at your local market 🌱

👚 June: Clothing Swap supported by our good friends at

🧘🏽‍♀️July: Health & Wellness — annual medial device swap with community care resources and more.

🎒 August: Back to School Giveaway— join us and for our annual Back to School Mercado! Free school supplies, clothing swap for the new school year, and fun summer activities!

We’re lucky to host an amazing group of local vendors every year. Fresh produce, local and seasonal honey, delicious hot food, handmade goods and so much more! Interested in vending with us? Check out the link in our bio and find the Market Inquiry Form! 📝

*this market aims to reduce our waste and help others do the same. Come learn about how you can reduce your household waste by taking a bucket for food scraps home, completely free!* 🪣

It’s International Compost Awareness Week and we are getting ready for a compost filled Saturday!

Why is composting so important? It feeds the soil that feeds us! By composting your food waste, you are actively eliminating harmful greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Not to mention the good microbes and elements we return to the earth and the amount of carbon that gets sequestered in the process! Curious about how you get started? Join us this Saturday from 12-4 pm to Celebrate Life Through Compost!

The following comes from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (www.ilsr.org), a national nonprofit organization working to strengthen local economies, and redirect waste into local recycling, composting, and reuse industries. It is reprinted here with permission.