GREEN CITY MARKET IS SECURING THE FUTURE OF FOOD BY DEEPENING SUPPORT FOR SUSTAINABLE FARMERS, EDUCATING OUR COMMUNITY, AND EXPANDING ACCESS TO LOCALLY-GROWN FOOD. GREEN CITY MARKET WORKS TOWARD ITS VISION OF A FUTURE WHERE SUSTAINABLE FARMERS ARE THRIVING THROUGH ITS YEAR-ROUND MARKET PROGRAMS AND BY BUILDING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN GROWERS AND EATERS. IN THIS FUTURE, EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND ACROSS THE NATION KNOWS WHO GROWS THEIR FOOD, HOW IT'S GROWN, AND WHY THIS KNOWLEDGE MATTERS AND SO GREEN CITY MARKET PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY TO BUILD AWARENESS OF THE LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM. WE IMAGINE A FUTURE WHERE ALL NEIGHBORS REGARDLESS OF ZIP CODE OR INCOME LEVEL HAVE ACCESS TO LOCALLY-GROWN, SUSTAINABLY-PRODUCED FOOD. GCM WELCOMES AND MATCHES SNAP BENEFITS TO ENSURE EVERY CHICAGOAN HAS ACCESS TO LOCAL, SUSTAINABLE FOOD REGARDLESS OF ZIP CODE OR INCOME LEVEL.
