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Stop by Austin farmers market this week
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The Austin Town Hall weekly city market continues on Thursdays from 1 to 6 p.m. through Oct 26.
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The Austin Town Hall weekly city market continues on Thursdays from 1 to 6 p.m. through Oct 26.
Stop by the farmers market at 5610 W. Lake St. on Thursday afternoons. Three other farmers markets also are open this summer on the West Side.
Fresh fruits and vegetables will be distributed while supplies last from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 18 at the Legler Regional Library, 115 S. Pulaski Road. The next free produce market will be held April 15.
The farmers market of the season will be held Oct, 27 from 1 to 6 p.m. at Austin Town Hall, 5610 W. Lake St.
EATS Groceries hopes to open a store on Madison Street, after years of exploring possible sites across the West Side. Meanwhile, Forty Acres Fresh Market continues to make progress on its building on Chicago Avenue.
Stop by 5713 N. Chicago Ave. Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be fresh produce, meat, baked goods and more.
Stop by Austin Town Hall from 1 to 6 p.m. Sept. 30, 5610 W. Lake St. Don’t miss the last market of the season. LINK/SNAP and LINK Match are accepted.
Austin’s ALDI, one of only two grocery chains in the neighborhood, reopened Thursday after an extensive remodel. The recently remodeled store, located at 5926 W. Fillmore St., closed for renovations June 2 as part of an ongoing nationwide update and expansion to existing ALDI grocery stores. It’s just one of two major chains providing groceries to a community of nearly 100,000 people. The other is Walmart, at 4650 W. North Ave. It also was recently remodeled.
Austin Coming Together in partnership with the Greater Chicago Food Depository will be distributing food from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 30, while Forty Acres Fresh Market will hold its weekly pop-up market at Austin Town Hall from 1 to 6 p.m.
This month’s fresh produce pop-up will be held Friday, March 13 (from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.); Saturday, March 14 (from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.); and Sunday, March 15 (from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.) Be sure to stop by 5051 W. Chicago Ave. to buy your fruits, vegetables and more.