Eli's Cheesecake and Wright College sponsor a weekly farmers market at the Eli's factory on the NW side. Every week, they have an interesting guest speaker connected to different food and agricultural issues. This year, The Local Beet is co-sponsoring this lecture series and there's a very interesting lineup, including LTHers (and Beet editors) Melissa Graham (MAG) and Rob Gardner (Vital Information), Carrie Nahabedian, the dean of Kendall College, and more.
The full lineup is hereCheck out the lecture series at the farmers market every Thursday from June 25th to July 30th at 1pm at 6701 W. Forest Preserve Drive in Chicago.
All lectures are free and open to the public.
Best,
Michael