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Stop at any one of the four Austin locations before they close for the year. The final date for Columbus Park is Sept. 11; for LaFollette Park its Sept. 12; and for the Austin City Market its Sept. 13. The PCC Austin Farm Stand continues until Oct. 16.
Don’t miss the chance to visit on Tuesdays this month the PCC Farmers Market, at 330 N. Lotus, and the Garfield Park Market, at 200 N. Kedzie Ave., this Thursday.
Ben’s Bar-Be-Cue, located at 5931 W. North Ave., may be the first Austin restaurant to be part of the annual food festival, which runs from July 5-9.
This year’s season starts Tuesday, June 2 at 330 N. Lotus Ave.
Crisp! Mobile Produce is targeting Austi with a low-cost delivery service that was featured last week at Loretto Hospital.
The Praxis Marketplace grocery store and large-scale food production center is expected to open in 2014 and create more than 600 jobs in the community.
At the Sweet Homes Chicago creative workshop Dec. 15, attendees learned about and critiqued the contests’ top entries, which propose ways to create a more self-sufficient community.
The free 1 to 3 p.m. Dec. 8 basketball skills clinic is being held at Marshall High School, 3250 W. Adams St. Youth ages 8 to 18 are welcome to participate. Registration starts at 12:15. Canned goods for a local food pantry will also be collected at the event.
The free event will take place from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 18 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 846 N. Menard Ave.
There are many pantries, soup kitchens and mobile produce marts for those in need of food on the West Side.